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WorksheetsThe Imperial Age - Test Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
Why did President Roosevelt want the Panama Canal built?
He thought it would be a fun activity.
He wanted to prove to France that the U.S. was a stronger nation.
He wanted to improve relations with Columbia.
He wanted to reduce travel time between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans.
What does the phrase “Speak softly and carry a big stick” refer to?
It refers to Roosevelt’s foreign policy of words backed up by “police power”.
It refers to Roosevelt’s policy to withdraw from international affairs.
It refers to McKinley’s desire to stay out of Cuba.
It refers to McKinley’s policy of expansion.
What were the causes of the Spanish American War?
Spain made rude remarks about how weak President McKinley was in the world.
Yellow journalism, the De Lome letter, and the explosion of the USS Maine.
Journalists created exaggerated newspapers.
Spain sunk one of the United States naval ships.
What is the policy of stronger nations asserting their economic, political, and/or military control over weaker territories?
Nationalism
Imperialism
Militarism
Alliances
Why was the Open Door Policy important to the United States?
It gave the United States territory in China.
It gave the United States access to millions of consumers in China.
It increased Chinese investments in the United States.
It kept European goods out of China
As a result of the peace treaty with Spain, what territories did the United States gain?
Honduras, Colombia, and Cuba.
Mexico, Venezuela, and Chile.
The Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
Samoa, the Philippines, and Hawaii.
Why did the United States annex Hawaii?
Queen Liliuokalani executed several foreign merchants.
The United States needed naval stations in the Pacific.
Hawaiians requested American protection.
The Boxers started a rebellion.
Which statement best describes the Boxer Rebellion?
The Chinese government sent troops to attack foreigners in Chinese cities.
The Boxers were attacking the Chinese government to gain control of their country.
The Boxers resented the Christian missionaries in Chinese cities and attacked westerners.
The Boxers were fighting for control of certain colonial rights to China because of the Open Door Notes.
Which of the following best describes the Filipino reaction to becoming a territory of the U.S.?
Filipinos welcomed the opportunity to purchase American products from big businesses.
Filipinos welcomed the control the U.S. government exerted over them.
Filipinos enjoyed the U.S. missionaries involvement in their everyday life.
Filipinos, led by Emilio Aguinaldo rebelled against the U.S. troops unsuccessfully.
The United States supported Panamanian revolutionaries in 1903 in their fight for independence from…
Spain
France
Colombia
Chile
