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Imperialism Quizizz

Total questions: 101

Worksheet time: 3hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the term imperialism refer to?

a)

A policy of giving away a country’s power to another nation as a gift

b)

A policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force

c)

A policy of trading goods between two states or nations

d)

A policy in which the government debates over paying someone to purchase another country

2.

Hostility towards Spain increased as Americans were persuaded by _____________, which is a style of newspaper reporting that emphasizes sensational news.

a)

Muckraking

b)

Yellow Fever

c)

Yellow Journalism

d)

Wall Street Journal

3.

Leading up to the Spanish-American War, the sudden explosion of the _____________ off of the coast of Cuba led Americans to believe that  _______________ was to blame, despite there being no concrete evidence.

a)

U.S.S. Maine; Cuba

b)

U.S.S. Alabama; Spain

c)

U.S.S. Maine; Spain

d)

U.S.S. Maryland; France

4.

The _______________ was a volunteer regiment that served during the Spanish-American War and was organized by future president ______________ .

a)

Rough Riders; Franklin Delano Roosevelt

b)

Tuskegee Airmen; Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Progressive Party; William Taft

d)

Rough Riders; Theodore Roosevelt

5.

In 1901, the __________________ made Cuba a legal protectorate of the United States.

a)

20th Amendment

b)

16th Amendment

c)

Platt Amendment

d)

Elastic Clause

6.

The ________________ was an extension of the Monroe Doctrine and enabled the United States to intervene in Latin American countries struggling with unstable conditions.

a)

Yellow Journalism

b)

Great White Fleet

c)

Rough Riders

d)

Roosevelt Corollary

7.

An _________________ for trade allowed the United States and other nations to trade “openly” with the Chinese and other countries.

a)

Closed Door Policy

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Roosevelt Corollary

d)

American Expansionist

8.

After attempts were abandoned by the French, the United States attempted to purchase the rights to complete the building of the ______________ in order to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

a)

Roosevelt Corollary

b)

Panama Canal

c)

Hay-Bunau-Varilla Canal

d)

Philippine Canal

9.

The term  ________________ refers to the idea that through financial investment in foreign nations, the United States would develop a scope of influence that would provide both stability and economic opportunity.

a)

Roosevelt Corollary

b)

Dollar diplomacy

c)

Open Door Policy

d)

Interventionist

10.

Which U.S. President is associated with "Big Stick Diplomacy"?

a)

Grover Cleveland

b)

William McKinley

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

d)

Woodrow Wilson

11.
Alfred T. Mahan argued:
a)
to become an empire, the US needed to acquire naval bases and strengthen its naval power
b)
the burden of the white man is to support and uplift non-whites
c)
imperialism was not democratic and engaging in it would be hypocritical
d)
the nation's economic needs could be satisfied from within as the US should avoid risking itself in foreign entanglements
12.

As a result of the Spanish- American War, the US became a political power in

a)

The Hawaiian Islands

b)

Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines

c)

Samoa

d)

Panama

13.
3. Helped overthrow Hawaii’s monarchy, was its first governor
a)
William McKinley
b)
Teddy Roosevelt
c)
William Howard Taft
d)
Sanford B Dole
14.
8. U.S. becomes this after the Spanish-American War
a)
Annexed by Spain
b)
A monarchy
c)
A dictatorship
d)
An imperial/world power
15.

The belief that the United States was destined to control the continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific is best described as _________________.

a)

Protestant Reformation

b)

Gilded Age

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

The Crusades

16.

Which of the following terms best describes the pride and commitment to one’s nation?

a)

Socialism

b)

Social Darwinism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Jingoism

17.

The _______________ was a foreign policy statement issued in 1823 stating that the U.S. would oppose any intervention by European nations to control nations in the Western Hemisphere.

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

Treaty of Paris

18.

Prior to the Spanish-American War, William R. Hearst published a letter known as the _______________ written by the Spanish minister to the U.S. which was insulting to President McKinley.

a)

McKinley Letter

b)

de Lome letter

c)

Hearst Letter

d)

Pulitzer Memoirs

19.

The most well-known battle of the Spanish-American War took place in Cuba at _____________.

a)

San Juan Hill

b)

The Alamo

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Havana Harbor

20.

The first military action of the Spanish-American War took place in 1898 in the Philippines at the _____________________.

a)

Battle of Horseshoe Bend

b)

Battle of Manila Bay

c)

Battle of San Juan Hill

d)

Battle of Antietam

21.

The ___________________ was signed in 1898, ending the Spanish-American War and rewarding the United States with the islands of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Treaty of Velasco

d)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

22.

The ________________ was an extension of the Monroe Doctrine and enabled the United States to intervene in Latin American countries struggling with unstable conditions.

a)

Yellow Journalism

b)

Great White Fleet

c)

Rough Riders

d)

Roosevelt Corollary

23.

The United States negotiated the __________________ with the newly independent government of Panama to purchase the land to build the Panama Canal.

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty

d)

Treaty of Manila Bay

24.

The term  ________________ refers to the idea that through financial investment in foreign nations, the United States would develop a scope of influence that would provide both stability and economic opportunity.

a)

Roosevelt Corollary

b)

Dollar diplomacy

c)

Open Door Policy

d)

Interventionist

25.
The new territories gained because of imperialism affected the U.S. by
a)
satisfying the complaints of anti-imperialists
b)
providing strategic naval bases and new opportunities for trade
c)
leading the U.S. into permanent alliances with European countries
26.
How did the Roosevelt Corollary alter or change  the Monroe Doctrine?
a)
the corollary completely destroyed the Monroe Doctrine
b)
The corollary had no effect on the Monroe Doctrine
c)
The corollary strengthened the Monroe Doctrine by allowing the U.S. to act as an international police force
27.
What was the purpose of the Great White Fleet sailing around the world?
a)
Sailors and ships were taken to new naval bases 
b)
It was an extension of the Monroe Doctrine 
c)
It showed America’s naval strength to the world.
28.
Imperialism is __________.
a)
when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
b)
when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
c)
when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
d)
when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation
29.
What event did yellow press most influence US governmental actions? 
a)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
b)
Events of 9/11
c)
Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
Sinking of USS Maine
30.
Which did American Anti-Imperialist League oppose?
a)
US conquest and possession of overseas territories
b)
Extension of right to vote to women
c)
Government regulation of large businesses
d)
Federal legislation ensuring food safety
31.
Platt Amendment's passage resulted in?
a)
Puerto Rico became self-governing commonwealth
b)
Creation of US military base in Cuba
c)
Official end to Spanish American war
d)
Establishment of diplomatic relations with Japan
32.
What was the goal of President Taft's Dollar Diplomacy?
a)
Help US allies increase readiness of armed forces
b)
Raise living standards of people in poverty-stricken countries
c)
Support development of democracies in Central America
d)
Create stability abroad for benefit of US commercial interests
33.
What country controlled Panama before the US built the canal?
a)
Spain
b)
Nicaragua
c)
France
d)
Columbia
34.
Leader of Hawaii when the American businesses over threw the government
a)
Sanford Dole
b)
Queen Liliokahlani
c)
Emilio Zapata
d)
Jose Marti
35.
What area is known as "Seward's Folly"?
a)
Hawaii
b)
Cuba
c)
Alaska
d)
Puerto Rico
36.
Roosevelt Corollary is also known as
a)
Big Stick Policy
b)
Dollar Diplomacy
c)
Rough Riders
d)
Monroe Doctrine
37.

In what year did the United States begin its rise as a world power?

a)

1898

b)

1941

c)

1914

d)

1929

38.

What territories did the United States acquire as a result of the Spanish-American War in 1898?

a)

Hawaii & Puerto Rico

b)

Puerto Rico, Guam, &

the Philippines

c)

Japan, Puerto Rico & Guam

d)

Puerto Rico, Hawaii & the Philippines

39.

The American victory in this war helped establish the U.S. as an imperial power.

a)

Vietnam War

b)

WWII

c)

Spanish American War

d)

WWI

40.

What were some economic effects of the Spanish-American War?

a)

Increased economic success

b)

New inovations

c)

Industrialization & Urbanization

d)

natural resources & new markets for trade

41.

What passage way, built by T. Roosevelt, made shipping and transportation more efficient between the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans?

a)

Panama Canal

b)

Big Stick Policy

c)

National Park Service

d)

Open Door Policy

42.

This person advocated for oversea expansion and the development of a large navy.

a)

FDR

b)

Alfred T. Mahan

c)

Sandford B. Dole

d)

Teddy Roosevelt

43.

This individual pushed for the annexation of Hawaii.

a)

FDR

b)

Alferd T. Mahan

c)

Sandford B. Dole

d)

Teddy Roosevelt

44.

This president pushed for increasing the size of the navy and the building of the Panama Canal.

a)

Sandford B. Dole

b)

FDR

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

45.

What is the type of sensational reporting where writers exaggerated or even invented stories?

a)

muckraking

b)

yellow journalism

c)

journalism

d)

reporting

46.
Why was the Spanish-American War fought?
a)
The US wanted to help Cuba gain independence from Spain so that the US could have access to Cuba's natural resources
b)
The US blamed to sinking of the USS Maine on Spain
c)
The Spanish Ambassador wrote a letter criticizing the president
d)
All of these
47.
Alfred T. Mahan expressed what opinion in his book "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History"?
a)
Nation benefited from a strong navy and overseas bases
b)
Panama Canal construction increased naval traffic and benefited all Central American countries
c)
US government increased foreign trade by providing businesses more incentives to build ships
d)
US government placed too much emphasis on modernizing navy instead army
48.
What does this map support?
a)
US fought the Spanish navy in Atlantic and Pacific
b)
Spanish-American War led to new US territories
c)
America became a colonial power in South America by surrounding it
d)
Panama Canal is critical to US trade
49.
What is being depicted in this cartoon?
a)
President Roosevelt's foreign policy
b)
President Taft's diplomacy
c)
Panama Canal policy
d)
Treaty of Paris 1898 acquisitions
50.

Why did the United States acquire Hawaii?

a)

The US wanted volcanoes

b)

To use the islands as a naval base, and for its sugar

c)

to create a naval base during World War II

d)

to assist Queen Liliuokalani take control of the islands

51.

What was a result of headlines like the one above?

a)

World War I begin

b)

The Spanish-American War

c)

The US entered World War I

d)

The Union defeated the Confederacy

52.

What were the two main locations of fighting during the Spanish-American War?

a)

Alaska and Hawaii

b)

Puerto Rico and Guam

c)

Cuba and the Philippines

d)

Spain and the United States

53.

After the Spanish American War, the U.S. Directly controlled all of the following territories EXCEPT

a)

The Philippines

b)

Guam

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Cuba

54.

Which policy gave US the right to be the "policemen of the Western Hemisphere"

a)

Roosevelt Corollary

b)

Good Neighbor Policy

c)

Open Door Policy

d)

Marshall Plan

55.

Why did Theodore Roosevelt help support a revolt against Columbia?

a)

Columbia refused to comply with trade agreements

b)

He wanted to establish a naval base in Columbia

c)

He wanted to establish a colony in Columbia

d)

He wanted to build the Panama Canal

56.

President Theodore Roosevelt said “Speak softly and carry a big stick.” His big stick was a reference to

a)

a. joining military alliances to carry out foreign policy goals

b)

using the navy to accomplish foreign policy goals

c)

a. using the national forests to stimulate building projects

d)

a. supporting woman suffrage to expand civil rights

57.

This image is a representation of...

a)

US Exploration

b)

US Diplomacy

c)

US War Relations

d)

US Imperialism

58.

Before 1898, most American had opposed imperialism. Why did imperialism suddenly become more popular in the US by the end of the century?

a)

Americans felt it was against the principles of democracy to rule over others.

b)

Americans wanted to sell goods to new markets and buy raw materials for new industries.

c)

Americans wanted to rule others because America had once been a British colony.

d)

Americans feared imperialism would bring the United States into conflict with other powers.

59.

Why is the Spanish American War of 1898 often considered a major turning point in US history?

a)

It revealed the US had become a world power.

b)

It marked the first American victory over a European country.

c)

It demonstrated the need for better communications in wartime.

d)

It showed American support for European economic interests in East Asia.

60.

Social Darwinism and the ideas expressed in the "White Man's Burden" were used by Europeans to justify their policies of

a)

pacifism

b)

communism

c)

isolationism

d)

imperialism

61.

Which of the following was NOT a reason for US Imperialism?

a)

Raw materials

b)

Power

c)

Social Darwinism

d)

To spread disease

62.

Imperialism made the United States more powerful.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

Imperialism helped supply businesses with raw materials during the Industrialization period in America.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

annexation means:

a)

adding on to a country

b)

giving up land or territory

c)

moving to a new country

d)

moving from city to city

65.

This document warned the Eastern Hemisphere to stay out of the Western Hemisphere

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Platt Amendment

d)

Foraker Act

66.

What is the "White Man's Burden"?

a)

A belief in "cultural superiority"

b)

A philosophy related to Manifest Destiny

c)

Taft's foreign policy approach

d)

A belief in white privilege

67.

Which of the following was NOT a motivating factor of imperialism?

a)

Establish naval bases around the world

b)

Expand to new world markets

c)

Slavery

d)

Spread American influence & democracy

68.

__________warned against the establishment of any additional European colonies in Latin America.

a)

Roosevelt Corollary

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

William H. Taft

69.

Which president said “speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.” The U.S. Navy is the “big stick” he is referring to.

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

William H. Taft

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

70.

__________used a combination of gifts and threats to convince Japan to enter into trade relations with the United States.

a)

Commodore Matthew Perry

b)

Lieutenant David Schwimmer

c)

General Matt LeBlanc

71.

This gave every country equal access to trade with China.

a)

Boxer Rebellion

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Modernization

d)

Sphere of Influence

72.

The explosion on the USS Maine started...

a)

WWI

b)

WWII

c)

Spanish American War

d)

Mexican American War

73.

Which of the following was not an advantage of owning Hawaii, Guam, and the Philippines?

a)

they served as places to stop and refuel

b)

they made it easier to trade with Southeast Asia

c)

they served as a source of more workers for the large number of factories in the US

d)

they served as a military advantage in defending the US

74.

Which of the following reasons for imperialism was based on the spread of Anglo-Saxon culture?

a)

The desire to compete with European empires

b)

White Man's Burden

c)

The need for more natural resources

d)

The need for more markets

75.

Where did the US encourage a revolt in Central America and why?

a)

Colombia; to take control of oil fields

b)

Panama; to build a canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

c)

Bolivia; to elminate the rebel Simon Bolivar

d)

Mexico; to catch "Pancho" Villa

76.

What was the significance of building a canal in Panama?

a)

it would take territory away from the Spanish empire

b)

it would allow easier economic and military access to and from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

c)

it would make it easier for the US to invade countries in South America

d)

it would allow the US to control worldwide trade

77.

The Roosevelt Corollary was related to what prior foreign policy?

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Big Stick Policy

c)

Dollar Diplomacy

d)

Moral Diplomacy

78.

What group did not benefit from Seward's purchase?

a)

the Russian government

b)

native tribes in the purchased territory

c)

the US

d)

Russians living in the purchased territory

79.

Hawaii was taken over by business men lead by...

a)

Sandford B. Dole

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Grover Cleveland

d)

the Queen of Hawaii

80.

Which amendment stated that the US would not annex Cuba?

a)

Teller Amendment

b)

Platt Amendment

c)

21st Amendment

d)

17th Amendment

81.

Which president refused to annex Hawaii?

a)

Cleveland

b)

T. Roosevelt

c)

Taft

d)

McKinley

82.

Which territory was promised independence after the Spanish American War but was actually denied independence?

a)

Guam

b)

Philippines

c)

Cuba

d)

Puerto Rico

83.

Why did the United States "need" territories like the Philippines and Hawaii?

a)

they acted as refueling stations for ships

b)

they had once belonged to the United States

c)

to rid the Americas of European powers

d)

so that those countries did not imperialize the US

84.

What often happens to areas that are colonized?

a)

the economy suffers and are the people are not treated as equals

b)

they become wealthy with the abundance of new opportunities that are presented

c)

they are often deported to another country

d)

they are executed

85.

This is the belief in regards to imperialism that it must be done so as to lead "backwards" people towards the light of democracy...

a)

White Man's Burden

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Self-determination

d)

Sphere of Influence

86.

Fake news is the modern term for what during the 1890s?

a)

yellow journalism

b)

red journalism

c)

false advertising

d)

negative journalism

87.

Which of the following is not a territory that the US acquired through war?

a)

Alaska

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Guam

d)

Philippines

88.

What role did the media(yellow journalism) play in the Spanish American War?

a)

shaped public opinion to go to war

b)

only covered facts of the events of the war

c)

play no role in the war whatsoever

d)

shaped public opinion to give the president war powers to declare war on Cuba

89.

Which president built on the Monroe Doctrine's limitations on colonization in the Western Hemisphere?

a)

T. Roosevelt

b)

Taft

c)

Wilson

d)

Seward

90.

How did the US gain the rights to build the Panama Canal?

a)

the US helped Panama achieve independence from Colombia

b)

a treaty with Colombia whom controlled Panama

c)

the US purchased the land from Panama for 7.2 million dollars

d)

the US helped Colombia put down a rebellion in Panama

91.

The white man's burden is illustrated in this picture. What was the white man's burden?

a)

the belief that imperialism was necessary to civilize people of color around the world

b)

the white man's struggle to control the Philippines

c)

The title of a poem written by Edgar Allan Poe

d)

The endless journey of trying to improve American foreign policy

92.

The Kingdom of Hawaii was annexed by the US for what reason?

a)

Great locations for tropical resorts.

b)

The local residents needed help to prevent the spread of poverty & disease.

c)

The location was strategically valuable to both military & business leaders

d)

Local rulers wanted financial aid to rebuild after a natural disaster.

93.

Teddy Roosevelt's idea that if diplomacy fails with a nation, we will use our military to get our way

a)

Big Stick Diplomacy

b)

Dollar Diplomacy

c)

Latin American Policy

d)

Missionary Diplomacy

94.

Which territory was NOT acquired as a result of our victory in the Spanish-American War, 1898?

a)

Guam

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Philippines

d)

Hawaii

95.

Dollar Diplomacy: How did this help America?

a)

The US intervened in Latin America and helped US businesses.

b)

The US intervened in Asia and increased the sugar trade.

96.

Why was the building of the Panama canal so important?

a)

It reduced the spread of communism in Latin American countries.

b)

It resulted in the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

c)

It reduced travel times between the Pacific & Atlantic Oceans (+ for trade)

d)

Created tension between the US & Latin American countries over immigration

97.

In the late 1800s, the US government wanted control of the areas labeled on this map in order to increase opportunities for

a)

cultural exchange

b)

foreign trade

c)

national self-determination

d)

technological growth

98.
3. Helped overthrow Hawaii’s monarchy, was its first governor
a)
William McKinley
b)
Teddy Roosevelt
c)
William Howard Taft
d)
Sanford B Dole
99.

As a result of the Spanish- American War, the US became a political power in

a)

The Hawaiian Islands

b)

Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines

c)

Samoa

d)

Panama

100.

Theodore Roosevelt once said "We Have Become A Great Nation.." When did he say this?

a)

1898: After the Spanish American War

b)

1920s The Jazz Age

c)

1776 Declaration of Independence

101.

When was the Spanish American War?

a)

2022

b)

1898

c)

1776

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