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American Imperialism Pt. 1

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Hawaiian queen who was forced out of power by a revolution started by American business interests

a)

Queen Liliuokalani

b)

Queen Kapiʻolani

c)

Queen Kaʻahumanu

d)

King Kalākaua

2.

The practice of stronger countries extending economic, political, and military control over weaker countries

a)

Capitalism

b)

imperialism

c)

Socialism

d)

Globalization

3.

American imperialist and admiral who urged the United States to build up its navy and take colonies overseas

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

George Dewey

c)

Alfred T. Mahan

d)

William Halsey

4.

Secretary of state under presidents Lincoln and Johnson

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Andrew Johnson

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

William Seward

5.

American businessman who headed the new government of Hawaii after the queen was overthrown

a)

John D. Rockefeller

b)

William McKinley

c)

Sanford B. Dole

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

6.

Port in Hawaii where the United States built a naval base

a)

Pearl Bay

b)

Honolulu

c)

Kodiak

d)

Pearl Harbor

7.

Political activist who worked for Cuban independence

a)

Fidel Castro

b)

Che Guevara

c)

Jose Marti

d)

Simon Bolivar

8.

General sent from Spain to Cuba to restore order in 1896

a)

General Sergi Bale

b)

General Primo de Rivera

c)

General Antonio Maceo

d)

General Valeriano Weyler

9.

Reporting in newspapers and magazines that exaggerates the news in order to make it more exciting

a)

Investigative journalism

b)

Sensationalism

c)

yellow journalism

d)

Tabloid journalism

10.

General sent from Spain to Cuba to restore order in 1896

a)

General Sergi Bale

b)

General Primo de Rivera

c)

General Antonio Maceo

d)

General Valeriano Weyler

11.

Fighting unit led by Theodore Roosevelt in Cuba

a)

The Buffalo Soldiers

b)

The Rough Riders

c)

The Iron Brigade

d)

The Flying Tigers

12.

Location of an important American land victory in Cuba

a)

The Battle of Gettysburg

b)

The Siege of Vicksburg

c)

San Juan HIll

d)

The Battle of Little Bighorn

13.

U.S. naval commander who led the American attack on the Philippines

a)

George Dewey

b)

Dwight Eisenhower

c)

Douglas MacArthur

d)

Chester Nimitz

14.

The treaty that ended the Spanish-American War

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of Ghent

d)

Treaty of Tordesillas