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Imperialism Warm Up

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When one country takes control of another for economic, political or military gain it is called?

a)

Colonialism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Nationalism

2.

Why did the US want to acquire Hawaii?

a)

the US gained access to the best beaches and coastlines

b)

Hawaii was known for its gold

c)

it allowed the US to gain access to the naval base

3.

Name of the ocean that surrounds Hawaii

a)

Atlantic

b)

Hawaiian

c)

Pacific

4.
4. Last monarch of Hawaii
a)
King Kamehameha I
b)
Queen Liliuokalani 
c)
King Kalakaua
d)
Queen Emma
5.
16. What happened to Hawaii in 1898? 
a)
Invaded by the U.S.
b)
Annexed- became U.S. territory 
c)
Invaded by Spain
d)
Annexed by Great Britain
6.

What was the Open Door Policy?

a)

called for tariffs against countries

b)

government allowed progressives to talk to government officials for change

c)

we would welcome immigrants to the country for jobs

d)

called for protection of equal privileges for all countries trading with China

7.

Which country was the subject of the Open Door policy?

a)

Japan

b)

Cuba

c)

China

d)

Philippines

8.

Which 1823 policy discouraged European intervention in the Western Hemisphere?

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Roosevelt Corollary

c)

Social Darwinism

d)

Teller Amendment

9.

Why did European countries use their power to try and colonize Africa?

a)

Valuable markets

b)

Raw Materials

c)

Land

d)

All the above

10.

Motivations for Imperialism:

a)

Cultural (white man's burden)

b)

Raw materials after industrialization

c)

Money through trade and resources

d)

Competition with other European countries

e)

All the above

11.

The purchase of Alaska, also known as Seward's Folly, ended up giving the United States ____________.

a)

a vast amount of natural resources

b)

markets for trade

c)

a good place for a naval base

12.

The United States bought Hawaii.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which statement would most likely come from American imperialist?

a)

The United States has enough problems of its own. We should keep out of the affairs of other countries.

b)

American businesses are producing more than they can sell. We need to acquire overseas markets.

c)

If we don't help this country fight off the Communists, the entire region will be overrun by communism.

14.

When a powerful country dominates the economic and political affairs of a weaker region.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Treaty of Kanagawa

c)

Seward's Folly

d)

Corollary

15.

Ended Japan's two-hundred year period of economic isolation. Secured American coaling rights in Japanese ports and protections for shipwrecked sailors.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Treaty of Kanagawa

c)

Seward's Folly

d)

Corollary

16.

The Treaty of Kanagawa opened 2 sea ports in _________ to American Ships.

a)

Russia

b)

China

c)

Philippines

d)

Japan

17.

actions that relate to the relationships between nations

a)

Foreign Policy

b)

Domestic Policy

c)

Diplomacy

d)

Isolationsim

18.

policy to remain free from relationships with other nations

a)

Isolationism

b)

Dollar diplomacy

c)

Armistice

d)

Expansionism