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M6 - U.S. Imperialism

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The last queen of Hawaii who lost control of the island to U.S. forces.

a)

Queen Liliuokalani

b)

William Seward

c)

Sanford B. Dole

d)

Pearl Harbor

e)

imperialism

2.

Secretary of State under Lincoln and Johnson, who arranged for the US to buy Alaska.

a)

Queen Liliuokalani

b)

William Seward

c)

Sanford B. Dole

d)

Pearl Harbor

e)

imperialism

3.

Advocated the westernization of Hawaiians and led the first government of Hawaii by Americans.

a)

Queen Liliuokalani

b)

William Seward

c)

Sanford B. Dole

d)

Pearl Harbor

e)

imperialism

4.

U.S. naval base built in Hawaii in 1887 that became a coaling station for refueling American ships.

a)

Queen Liliuokalani

b)

William Seward

c)

Sanford B. Dole

d)

Pearl Harbor

e)

imperialism

5.

The policy of extending a nation’s authority over other countries by economic, political, or military means.

a)

Queen Liliuokalani

b)

William Seward

c)

Sanford B. Dole

d)

Pearl Harbor

e)

imperialism

6.

The use of sensationalized and exaggerated reporting by newspapers or magazines to attract readers.

a)

yellow journalism

b)

Rough Riders

c)

San Juan Hill

d)

José Martí

e)

Valeriano Weyler

7.

A volunteer cavalry regiment, commanded by Leonard Wood and Theodore Roosevelt, that served in the Spanish-American War.

a)

yellow journalism

b)

Rough Riders

c)

San Juan Hill

d)

José Martí

e)

Valeriano Weyler

8.

The site of a key victory by the American infantry during the 1898 conflict in Cuba with Spain.

a)

yellow journalism

b)

Rough Riders

c)

San Juan Hill

d)

José Martí

e)

Valeriano Weyler

9.

A Cuban poet and journalist who organized a Cuban resistance against Spain.

a)

yellow journalism

b)

Rough Riders

c)

San Juan Hill

d)

José Martí

e)

Valeriano Weyler

10.

Spanish general who responded to the rebellion in Cuba.

a)

yellow journalism

b)

Rough Riders

c)

San Juan Hill

d)

José Martí

e)

Valeriano Weyler

11.

Rebel Filipino leader who believed the U.S. promised the Philippines their independence.

a)

Emilio Aguinaldo

b)

John Hay

c)

Boxer Rebellion

d)

Foraker Act

e)

protectorate

12.

Secretary of State under McKinley and T. Roosevelt who believed that all nations should share trading rights with the U.S.

a)

Emilio Aguinaldo

b)

John Hay

c)

Boxer Rebellion

d)

Foraker Act

e)

protectorate

13.

A 1900 rebellion in which members of a Chinese secret society sought to free their country from Western influence.

a)

Emilio Aguinaldo

b)

John Hay

c)

Boxer Rebellion

d)

Foraker Act

e)

protectorate

14.

A 1900 law in which the U.S. ended military rule in Puerto Rico and set up a civil government.

a)

Emilio Aguinaldo

b)

John Hay

c)

Boxer Rebellion

d)

Foraker Act

e)

protectorate

15.

A country whose affairs are partially controlled by a stronger power.

a)

Emilio Aguinaldo

b)

John Hay

c)

Boxer Rebellion

d)

Foraker Act

e)

protectorate

16.

Mexican rebel leader who was a fierce nationalist.

a)

Francisco "Pancho" Villa

b)

Emiliano Zapata

c)

John J. Pershing

d)

Roosevelt Corollary

e)

dollar diplomacy

17.

Mexican rebel leader who was the son of a mestizo peasant and dedicated to land reform.

a)

Francisco "Pancho" Villa

b)

Emiliano Zapata

c)

John J. Pershing

d)

Roosevelt Corollary

e)

dollar diplomacy

18.

Brigadier General under President Wilson who was sent to deal with the Mexican rebels.

a)

Francisco "Pancho" Villa

b)

Emiliano Zapata

c)

John J. Pershing

d)

Roosevelt Corollary

e)

dollar diplomacy

19.

Statement where US claimed the right to protect its interests by means of military intervention in the affairs of Western Hemisphere nations.

a)

Francisco "Pancho" Villa

b)

Emiliano Zapata

c)

John J. Pershing

d)

Roosevelt Corollary

e)

dollar diplomacy

20.

The U.S. policy of using the nation’s economic power to exert influence over other countries.

a)

Francisco "Pancho" Villa

b)

Emiliano Zapata

c)

John J. Pershing

d)

Roosevelt Corollary

e)

dollar diplomacy

21.

What was the Treaty of Wangxia?

a)
a treaty that the United States signed with China
b)
a treaty that the United States signed with Japan
c)
a treaty that the United States signed with Cuba
d)
a treaty that the United States signed with the Philippines
22.

Read each statement and decide whether they are true or false. 

Categorize the following

William Seward believed that the United States should expand its borders.

The United States paid about two cents per acre for Alaska.

Americans in the 1860s thought that the purchase of Alaska was a good idea.

Russia originally owned Alaska before the United States acquired it.

True
False
23.

Number the events in chronological order.

a)

American missionaries form Christian schools and churches in Hawaii.

b)

Hawaii is allowed to export sugar to the United States on a duty-free basis.

c)

Hawaii is pressured to allow the United States to use Pearl Harbor as a naval base.

d)

The United States proclaims Hawaii a United States territory.

1)
2)
3)
4)
24.

What was the final step that the United States took to get Japan to agree to trade?

a)
They sent warships into Tokyo Bay.
b)
They signed the Treaty of Wangxia.
c)
They refueled their ships at Japanese ports.
d)
They refused to meet with British representatives.
25.

Why did William Seward arrange to purchase Alaska from Russia?

a)
He supported American expansionism.
b)
He wanted to win the American Civil War.
c)
He knew the area was filled with precious minerals.
d)
He felt the area would be a good place to build a railroad.
26.

Why did some of the people of American descent who were living in Hawaii in the late 1800s want the United States to annex the territory?

a)
They wanted protection from foreign nations.
b)
They wanted to avoid paying duty fees on their sugar.
c)
They wanted the right to purchase land in the islands.
d)
They wanted to eliminate immigration from East Asia.
27.

When did American capitalists begin investing millions of dollars in Cuba’s sugar cane plantations?

a)
after slavery in Cuba was abolished
b)
after Cuba won its independence from Spain
c)
after José Martí organized guerrilla campaigns
d)
after the promises of the Monroe Doctrine were met
28.

Who was responsible for placing hundreds of thousands of Cubans in barbed-wire concentration camps?

a)
Joseph Pulitzer
b)
William McKinley
c)
Enrique Dupuy de Lôme
d)
General Valeriano Weyler
29.

Who was responsible for destroying the Spanish fleet at Manila?

a)
John Hay
b)
Leonard Wood
c)
George Dewey
d)
D. William T. Sampson
30.

What role did José Martí play in ¡Cuba Libre!?

a)
He supported Grover Cleveland for president.
b)
He called for the emancipation of Cuban slaves.
c)
He wrote yellow journalism stories for American newspapers.
d)
He organized guerrilla campaigns against American-owned sugar mills.
31.

Which specific event caused the American public to insist upon going to war with Spain?

a)
the bombing of the USS Maine
b)
the publishing of yellow journalism
c)
the actions of General Valeriano Weyler
d)
the destruction of American-owned plantations
32.

What role did Theodore Roosevelt have in the Spanish-American War?

a)
He led a naval blockade in Cuba.
b)
He was a leader of the Rough Riders.
c)
He was president of the United States.
d)
He fought in the first battle in the Philippines.
33.

Why were the Supreme Court’s rulings in the 1901 Insular Cases significant?

a)
Military rule in acquired territories would only be temporary.
b)
Businesses in acquired territories were prohibited from going into debt.
c)
People in acquired territories didn’t have automatic protection under the Constitution.
d)
Governments in acquired territories were required to lease land to the United States for its military.
34.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Russia was the only country that did not set up trading networks in China.

The Boxer Rebellion occurred out of resentment of foreign domination in China’s cities.

The first set of Open Door notes proposed that nations share trade in China with the U.S.

The Boxer Protocol required China to pay restitutions for the Boxer Rebellion.

True
False
35.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Worried that U.S. imperialism could lead to endless wars with European rivals.

Felt that people should have a right to govern themselves, just as Americans do.

Was concerned about the impact of imperialism on U.S. workers.

Samuel Gompers
Andrew Carnegie
Moorfield Story
36.

Why did the people of Puerto Rico probably dislike the Foraker Act?

a)
It forbade Puerto Ricans from traveling outside their country.
b)
It allowed the U.S. Supreme Court to try Puerto Rican citizens.
c)
It required that Puerto Ricans buy goods only from American merchants.
d)
It let the president of the United States choose the top Puerto Rican leaders.
37.

Why were the Cubans reluctant to ratify the new constitution after the Spanish-American War?

a)
The Cubans would not be able to travel abroad.
b)
The Cubans would not be allowed to export goods to Europe.
c)
The United States would remain a stronghold in the country.
d)
The United States would own all the plantations in the country
38.

What are two reasons that United States imperialists were interested in China?

a)
China was open to new religious points of view.
b)
China was seen as a vast market for foreign products.
c)
China had a struggling government that was about to collapse.
d)
China had forbidden the formation of unions and secret societies.
e)
China had large geographic areas that would eventually need railroad construction.
39.

What did the reelection of William McKinley show about the attitudes and beliefs of many Americans?

a)
They supported imperialism.
b)
They agreed with yellow journalism.
c)
They wanted to follow the Monroe Doctrine.
d)
They felt that people should govern themselves.
40.

Read each statement and decide whether they are true or false. 

Categorize the following

Theodore Roosevelt became president as a result of the election of 1901.

Theodore Roosevelt was known for his charming way of greeting people.

Theodore Roosevelt was enthusiastic about the building of the Panama Canal.

Theodore Roosevelt promised to protect the United States’ interest in Latin America.

True
False
41.

Match the description to the correct person.

Categorize the following

Considered a friend of the United States.

Overthrew Porfirio Díaz from power.

Engaged in retaliations against the United States.

Nationalist leader recognized by the Wilson administration.

Porfirio Diaz
Francisco Madero
"Pancho" Villa
Venustiano Carranza
42.

Why did Woodrow Wilson order John J. Pershing and his expeditionary force home?

a)
The border with Mexico was secure.
b)
“Pancho” Villa had stopped his raids.
c)
Venustiano Carranza was president of Mexico.
d)
The United States was facing World War I in Europe.
43.

Why did Theodore Roosevelt receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906?

a)
He was a leader of a group of Rough Riders.
b)
He encouraged the construction of the Panama Canal.
c)
He helped negotiate the end of the war between Russia and Japan.
d)
He refused to allow the imperial European powers to take control in the Americas.
44.

What caused the Mexican civil war to finally come to an end in 1920?

a)
Alvaro Obregón was elected.
b)
U.S. troops invaded Mexico City.
c)
Woodrow Wilson tightened border patrol.
d)
“Pancho” Villa stopped his raids on American soil.
45.

Why were the Filipinos upset about the terms of the Treaty of Paris?

a)
The United States would annex the Philippines.
b)
The Spanish would continue to occupy the Philippines.
c)
The Americans and Spaniards would fight on Philippine land.
d)
The Americans and Spaniards would jointly organize the Philippine government.

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