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Rise of American Power

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A national foreign policy of avoiding involvement in other countries affairs.

a)

Isolationism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Open Door Policy

d)

Sphere of Influence

2.

The practice gaining territories, to build a empire, and expand a nation's power.

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Imperialism

c)

Yellow Journalism

d)

Sphere of Influence

3.

An addition to the Monroe Doctrine that warned Latin American nations to pay their debts or the United States would use its international police powers.

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Sphere of Influence

c)

Dollar Diplomacy

d)

Roosevelt Corollary

4.

The style of reporting that exaggerates stories to increase sales.

a)

Yellow Journalism

b)

Roosevelt Corollary

c)

Dollar Diplomacy

d)

Open Door Policy

5.

A policy of trying to influence foreign governments through economics, and not through the use of the military.

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Dollar Diplomacy

c)

Imperialism

d)

Roosevelt Corollary

6.

Completed in 1914, this artificial waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Dollar Diplomacy

c)

Panama Canal

d)

Sphere of Influence

7.

Filipino rebel leader, who fought with U.S. during the Spanish-American War and after the war against the U.S. in an attempt to gain the Philippine islands independence.

a)

Emilio Aguinaldlo

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

William Seward

d)

Francisco "Pancho" Villa

8.
In the late 1800s, the United States became an imperialist nation when it
a)
acquired overseas territories
b)
declared its neutrality
c)
formed military alliances
d)
reduced trade with other nations
9.

These events lead the U.S. into war with Spain in 1898. (PICK 2)

a)

America annexing Hawaii

b)

Spain annexing Puerto Rico

c)

Cuban people being placed into (and dying in) reconcentration camps

d)

The U.S.S. Maine sinking

10.

How did the explosion of the USS Maine contribute to start of the Spanish American War?

a)

It was confirmed to be a Spanish attack on the U.S. military

b)

It killed many Cuban people, which made the U.S. want to save them

c)

Journalists used the explosion to write exaggerated articles that made many Americans support the war

d)

It was an example of Germans sinking neutral ships

11.

The United States gained territory after the Spanish-American War. Which of these is not one of those territories?

a)

Cuba

b)

Guam

c)

the Philippines

d)

Puerto Rico

12.

True or False: the US entered WWI strictly because of the sinking of the Lusitania

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What ended World War I?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

The League of Nations

d)

Wilson's 14 Point Plan

14.

Which is the correct order of the events that occurred during this time period?

1. Teddy Roosevelt is elected President

2. The Spanish American War starts

3. The U.S. enters World War I

4. The Panama Canal starts to be built

5. World War 1 begins

a)

1 -2 - 3 - 4 - 5

b)

2 - 5 - 3 - 4 - 1

c)

5 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 4

d)

2 - 1 - 4 - 5 - 3

15.

One reason for U.S. involvement in World War I was its economic and political ties with what other country?

a)

Cuba

b)

Germany

c)

Russia

d)

Great Britain

16.
Militarism means....
a)
Building up armed forces and getting ready for war
b)
Having pride in your nation
c)
Trying to build an empire
d)
Agreements to help others
17.

9) WWI began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia one month after:

a)

Serbia tried to take more of Austria-Hungary's land.

b)

Serbia burned their flag.

c)

Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were killed.

d)

The Lusitania was sunk.

18.

What was the Zimmermann Note?

a)

The German policy of attacking all ships entering or leaving Britain

b)

Wilson's speech concerning why the U.S should enter WWI

c)

A proposal by Germany that Mexico attack the US in return for territory

d)

a note left behind by a Serbian Nationalist in Austria-Hungary

19.
Payments for war damages were known as
a)
nationalism
b)
separatism.
c)
reparations.
d)
retaliations.
20.
What is nationalism?
a)

Love for one's country/desire to have that country independent.

b)

When nations want to control all countries.

c)

The battle between countries over unclaimed territories

d)

The process of becoming a nation and world power.

21.

Allied Powers (WWI)

a)

Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the United States

b)

Mexico

c)

Australia

d)

Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire

22.

Central Powers

a)

Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the United States

b)

Mexico

c)

Australia

d)

Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire

23.
What effect did World War 1 have on women?
a)
More women worked jobs to replace the men leaving for the war. 
b)
Women were made into slaves
c)
Women were not allowed to marry
d)
Women were not affected by WWI
24.

What was the name of President Wilson's plan for peace?

a)

Zimmerman Telegram

b)

Sussex Pledge

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Fourteen Points

25.
Which was not a cause of WW1?
a)
nationalism
b)
imperialism
c)
militarism
d)

nativism

26.

Read the source and answer the question...

What was the focus of this speech?

a)

an increase in muckraking publications

b)

the ban of imported raw materials

c)

the annexation of overseas territory

d)

a decrease in yellow journalism

27.

This is a presidential campaign button used in the 1916 election...

In 1917, what happened to cause Wilson to go against the message on this button?

a)

Russia allied with Germany after the Bolshevik Revolution

b)

Germany announced a return to unrestricted submarine warfare

c)

Great Britain was invaded by armies from the Central Powers

d)

The Central Powers refused to buy war materials from the United States

28.

Read the source and answer the question...

Which statement describes the impact of the case Schenck v U.S.?

a)

This case established limits on the freedom of speech.

b)

This case recognized the rights of the individual during a time of war

c)

This ruling led to an amendment being created to expand free speech.

d)

This ruling determined the authorization needed for military mobilization.

29.

Which government action was designed to discourage criticism of U.S. involvement in World War I?

a)

the Fourteen Points

b)

the War Industries Board

c)

the Zimmermann Telegram

d)

the Espionage and Sedition Acts

30.

What was the cause of the Great Migration seeing over half a million African Americans move north?

a)

Demand for labor in cities for wartime production

b)

The Civil War and Reconstruction

c)

Demand for labor in rural communities to grow more food

d)

Yellow Journalism