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US Imperialism

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is imperialism?
a)
When one country takes over another country
b)
When one country is allies with another country
c)
When one country is at war with another country
d)
all of these options
2.
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
3.
This is the door to...
a)
China
b)
Japan
c)
Russia
d)
India
4.
The United States acquired Alaska from 
a)
Spain
b)
Great Britain
c)
Japan
d)
Russia
5.
Why was Alaska called "Seward's folly"?
a)
Americans didn't own a territory so far north
b)
It was a frozen wasteland with no resources
c)
U.S. had already annexed Samoa, and didn't need another territory
d)
Thought two-cents an acre was too expensive
6.

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

7.

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

a)

yellow journalism

b)

red journalism

c)

false advertising

d)

negative journalism

8.

What event led to the start of the Spanish-American War?

a)

sinking of the USS Maine

b)

sinking of the USS Lusitania

c)

attack on southern Florida by Cuba

d)

the coronation of Liliuokalani

9.

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

a)

Alaska

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Guam

d)

Philippines

10.

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

11.

As a result of helping Cuba win independence from Spain, the US gained Guantanamo Bay and...

a)

the ability to intervene in Cuba whenever the US saw fit to do so

b)

the ability to have US representatives in the Cuban government

c)

the ability to control the Cuban economy

d)

the ability to annex Cuba

12.

What treaty ended Spanish American-war?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Peace treaty of the Spanish American-war

d)

Treaty of Mexico

13.
For what reason did the US imperialize?
a)
to gain raw materials 
b)
to create military bases around the globe
c)
to develop markets to sell goods
d)
all of these
14.

. .. But, today, we are raising more than we can consume, making more than we can use. Therefore we must find new markets for our produce. —“The March of the Flag,” Senator Albert Beveridge, 1898


Which statement supports the concern in this excerpt?

a)

Rapid industrialization causes economic markets to expand too quickly.

b)

Increased inflation causes instability in foreign economic markets.

c)

Economic expansion is needed to keep the industrial market growing.

d)

Commercial agriculture is unable to meet the demands of the global market.

15.

The belief that a nation should stay out of the affairs of other nations

a)

Isolationism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Expansionism

d)

Colonialism

16.

All the following were reasons for US imperialism except:

a)

to develop closer relations with European nations

b)

need for more natural resources

c)

need for new markets to sell goods

d)

fear of running out of land to settle

17.

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

18.

2 types of conflcits follow Imperialism. What are they?

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19.

What was the significance of the Spanish American War and the Treaty of Paris?

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