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U.S. as a World Power Part 1

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 3hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the most important motive for late nineteenth century US imperialsm?
a)
To test the strength of the US Navy
b)
To limit the power of Great Britain and France
c)
To find new sources of cheap labor
d)
To open new markets for American-made goods
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.
Noninvolvement in world affairs is...
a)
expansionism
b)
isolationism
c)
imperialism
d)
annexation
4.

What is foreign policy?

a)

Donating money to other countries

b)

Having control over a neighboring country's government

c)

How a nation interacts with another nation

d)

The overthrow of a dictator

5.

Another term for Imperialism is-

a)

extermination

b)

expansionism

c)

internationalism

d)

team player

6.

Matthew Perry was able to force this nation to trade with the US-

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Taiwan

d)

Korea

7.

Dollar Diplomacy-

a)

encouraged American missionaries to travel to Latin America

b)

encouraged Americans to give to charity

c)

encouraged American businesses to invest in Latin America

d)

restricted trade with Latin American countries

8.

What was the biggest reason why the U.S. was involved in foreign affairs during this time?

a)

Responsibility

b)

Slavery

c)

To help people

d)

Money/Economic

9.

What does this map support?

a)

The US fought the Spanish navy in the Atlantic and Pacific

b)

The Spanish-American War led to new US territories

c)

America became a colonial power in South America by surrounding it

d)

The Panama Canal is critical to US trade

10.

Panama is a damp, tropical jungle, intensely hot, and swarming with mosquitoes. What diseases do these mosquitoes carry?

a)

Small pox and scarlet fever

b)

Influenza and malaria

c)

Rickets and diphtheria

d)

Yellow fever and malaria

11.

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

12.

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

a)

Guam

b)

Philippines

c)

Cuba

d)

Puerto Rico

13.

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

14.
What was the cause of the conflict between Cuba and Spain?
a)
Cuba wanted to enslave Spain
b)
Spain wanted to convert the Cuban government to communism
c)
Spain wanted to turn Cuba into a sugar can colony
d)
Cuba wanted independence from Spain 
15.
What was the role of Liliuokalani during the annexation of Hawaii?
a)
Liliuokalani was the last queen of Hawaii who tried to desperately resist US control of the Hawaiian Islands.
b)
Liliuokalani was the last queen of Hawaii who tried to sell the islands for a large profit. 
c)
Liliuokalani was the last queen of Hawaii who tried to create a treaty between the US and Hawaii. 
16.

A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, economically, or socially. This led to the creation of a number of European empires which extended around the world.

a)

annexation

b)

imperialism

c)

manifest destiny

d)

expansionism

17.

1) Helped to overthrow Queen Liliuokalani

2) Served as President and Governor of Hawaii

a)

Moorfield Storey

b)

Sanford B. Dole

c)

William H. Taft

d)

Andrew Carnegie

18.
Who won the Spanish-American War?
a)
Spain
b)
the United States
c)
Japan
d)
Panama
19.

Which of the below were causes of the Spanish-American War?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY:

a)

Yellow Journalism

b)

The defeat of the Rough Riders

c)

The sinking of the USS Maine

d)

De Lome Letter

20.

European countries were enjoying their own special privileges in China. These areas where they enjoyed special privileges is known as .

a)

Platt Amendment

b)

Annexing China

c)

Sphere of Influence

d)

The Anti-imperialist Policy

21.

Which of the following gave the U.S. the right to intervene in all Cuban affairs?

a)

Platt Amendent

b)

De Lome Letter

c)

Open Door Policy

d)

Alfred T. Mahan

22.

Which of the below are reasons why a country chooses to imperialize?

SELECT ALL THAT APPPLY:

a)

Strategic reasons

b)

To expand it's territory

c)

To gain alliances

d)

To gain control of natural resouces

23.
1898- It lasted only 4 months. This was the end of Spain's colonial empire and the emergence of the US as a world power,
a)
Sinking of the USS Maine 
b)
Boxer Rebellion 
c)
Dollar Diplomacy 
d)
Spanish American War 
24.

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

25.

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

26.

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

27.

What is "annexation"?

a)

When a country takes control of new territory by ADDING it.

b)

When a country frees territory that it controls.

c)

When a country frees another group of people from imperialist rule.

d)

When a country rebels against it's imperial rulers.

28.

What territories did the US gain as a result of its victory over Spain in the Spanish-American War?

a)

Philippines, Puerto Rico, Panama

b)

Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, Cuba

c)

Puerto Rico, Panama, Haiti

29.
The passing of what piece of United States legislation sparked the Boxer Rebellion?
a)
the Platt Amendment
b)
the Monroe Doctrine
c)
the Open Door Policy
d)
the Chinese Exclusion Act
30.

Yellow journalism

a)

exaggerated and sometimes even manufactured dramatic events that occurred in our country and especially about Cuba.

b)

Taking some truth and stretching into a full length novel

c)

defined as a whisper down the lane

d)

A newspaper with a yellow cover

31.

Anti-Imperialists believe...?

a)

that America should spread our Democratic beliefs across the globe

b)

in overseas expansion and believes the positives outweigh the negatives

c)

overseas expansion will cause the U.S. and/or other nations more problems

d)

that the Spanish deserved to have their colonies taken away.

32.

Which exiled Cuban leader raised money in Ybor City and other cities in Florida to organize a new revolt against Spanish rule in Cuba?

a)

Enrique Dupuy de Lome

b)

Vicente Martinez Ybor

c)

Emilio Aguinaldo

d)

Jose Marti

33.

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

34.

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

35.

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

36.
In 1916, President Wilson ordered US military to invade Mexico to stop which guerrilla fighters?
a)
Emiliano Zapata
b)
Pancho Villa
c)
Fulgencio Batista
d)
Che Guevara
37.

Extension of the Monroe Doctrine in 1904 in which the U.S. claimed the right to protect its economic interests by means of military intervention in the affairs of Western Hemisphere nations

a)

Dollar Diplomacy

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Roosevelt Corollary

d)

Moral Diplomacy

38.

What was the main goal of the Open Door Policy?

a)

To establish exclusive economic rights for the United States in China

b)

To ensure American businesses had access to trade with Chinese markets

c)

To divide China among foreign nations

d)

To demand reparations from China for the Boxer Rebellion

39.

What was the Boxer Rebellion?

a)

An open rebellion against the Chinese government

b)

A rebellion led by the Boxers to expel foreigners from China

c)

A rebellion against the presence of Christian missionaries in China

d)

A rebellion against the dominance of Japan in Asia

40.

What did the US fear would happen if foreign powers established control over parts of China?

a)

The US would lose access to the Chinese market

b)

The US would gain exclusive economic rights over China

c)

China would become a colony of the US

d)

China would become a colony of the foreign powers