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Spanish American War Quiz

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 33mins

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Class
Date
1.

The opposition to the idea of one country ruling or having a lot of power or influence over another country is called...

a)

Imperialism

b)

Anti-imperialism

c)

yellow journalism

d)

Dollar Diplomacy

2.

The sensationalist reporting in which writers often exaggerate or make up stories to attract readers is called...

a)

Yellow journalism

b)

Anti-Imperialism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Dollar Diplomacy

3.

The practice of spreading a nation’s power and might using economic, political, and military power is called...

a)

Anti-Imperialism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Dollar Diplomacy.

d)

None of the Above

4.

Taft’s foreign policy that American businesses could increase their trade and profits, and countries in Latin America could then rise out of poverty and social disorder is called...

a)

Who's Taft?

b)

Yellow Journalism

c)

Dollar Diplomacy

d)

Imperialism

5.

The act of using someone unfairly for your own advantage is called...

a)

Imperialism

b)

Anti-Imperialism

c)

Exploit

d)

I Don't Know :)

6.
  1. What did anti-imperialists mean when they said that “imperialism is hostile to liberty?”

a)

They meant that it's bad.

b)

They meant that Imperialism can be hurtful to the Americans.

c)

Seizing overseas foreign territories and ruling over the peoples who live there goes against the core American values of freedom and democracy.

d)

I don't know.

7.

Which raw materials can be harvested in Cuba?

a)

Bananas

b)

Sugarcane

c)

Pineapples

d)

Watermelons

8.

Which Raw materials can be harvested in Hawaii? (Select 2)

a)

Pineapple

b)

Coconuts

c)

Bananas

d)

Watermelons

9.
  1. What are the THREE main beliefs of Imperialists? 

a)
  • Superiority over American culture. 

b)

That Cuba needs to surrender.

c)
  • The american economy needs overseas markets.

d)
  • The Us needs a large navy for security bases overseas.

e)

I don't know.

10.
  1. What are the main reasons that the US wants to gain control of Hawaii?

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11.

The U.S. government passed a sugar tariff which affected Cuban sugar exports to the U.S.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Cuban rebels hoped that the destruction of American businesses would lead to American intervention in the war.

a)

True

b)

False

13.
  1. Why did Spain declare war on the United States? 

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14.
  1. What were the TWO areas of the world that the Spanish-American War was fought?

a)

Spain

b)

Cuba

c)

America

d)

Phillipines

15.
  1. Which territories did the United States gain control of in the Treaty of Paris 1898? (Select 3)

a)

Guam

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Paris

d)

Philippines

e)

Spain

16.

W. Jennings- Bryan was a...

a)

Democrat

b)

Imperialist.

c)

Critical of the Open Door Policy with China.

d)

Anti-Imperialist

e)

Republican

17.

W. McKinley did...

a)

Choose T. Roosevelt as VP.

b)

Support the Open Door Policy

c)

Campaign on increasing prosperity (because of imperialism and Open door.)

d)

Did not Choose T. Roosevelt as VP.

18.

What are Roosevelt’s foreign policy beliefs?

a)

Favored increasing American power on the world stage.

b)
  • Supported open door policy with China

c)

Did not support the Open door policy with China.

d)
  • Believed in strong global military presence- “big stick politics”.

19.

Which country is in charge of Panama when the United States decides to build

a canal in Central America?

a)

Panama

b)

America

c)

Colombia

d)

Spain

20.

 How do Panamanians react when they refuse the US offer for the right to build the Panama Canal?

a)

I don't know

b)

They stage an uprising

c)

They were happy

21.
  1. Who does the US eventually sign a treaty with to begin construction of the Panama Canal?

a)

Panama

b)

Paris

c)

Colombia

d)

Spain

22.
  1. Why did Americans support the idea of annexing the Philippines? 

a)

Because they had more weapons to attack.

b)

Close to Asia (China) and Americans wanted access to markets and raw materials.

c)

Because they threatened America.

23.
  1. What are the “Open Door Notes?”

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24.
  1. How does intervention in the Boxer Rebellion affect the global status of the United States?

a)

Increased U.S. involvement in Pacific.

b)

Decreased U.S involvement in Pacific

c)

decreased Eastern Asian markets and Economy.

d)

Increased Eastern Asian markets and Economy.