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Chapter 16 Test Review

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a Protectorate?

a)

a country that is partly protected by a more powerful country

b)

a completely independent nation

c)

a region under direct control of a foreign power

d)

a territory with no political ties to any country

2.

What is a Corollary?

a)

an addition to a document

b)

a direct or natural consequence

c)

a mathematical theorem

d)

a type of plant

3.

What is a Isthmus?

a)

a narrow strip of land that connects two larger sized lands

b)

a large body of water surrounded by land

c)

a mountain range that separates two regions

d)

a flat area of land that is elevated above the surrounding terrain

4.

What is a Yellow Journalism?

a)

exaggerated or made-up news stories

b)

a type of scientific journalism

c)

a form of investigative reporting

d)

a style of literary writing

5.

What is a Isolationist?

a)

a country that wants to stay out of the political affairs of other countries

b)

a country that actively seeks alliances with other nations

c)

a country that focuses on expanding its territory

d)

a country that prioritizes economic growth over political stability

6.

The United States wanted to ____________ Hawaii, and the U.S. did in 1898.

a)

annex

b)

liberate

c)

colonize

d)

occupy

7.

What is a ________________ is the policy of one nation gaining control over other lands.

a)

imperialism

b)

isolationism

c)

neutrality

d)

federalism

8.

Some authors wrote __________________________, which is the publishing of exaggerated or made-up news stories to attract readers.

a)

yellow journalism

b)

investigative reporting

c)

editorial writing

d)

photojournalism

9.

The way a country deals with other countries is known as __________________________.

a)

foreign policy

b)

domestic policy

c)

economic strategy

d)

national security

10.

This is one argument that the U.S. used in favor of expansion:

a)

To take American ways of life into other countries.

b)

To weaken the U.S. economy

c)

This is false, the U.S. did not want to expand.

11.

This man led U.S. warships to Japan.

a)

President Wilson

b)

Commodore Matthew Perry

c)

Queen Liliuokalani

12.

Why did the United States need a port in the Pacific Ocean?

a)

For ships to stop for fuel

b)

The U.S. did not need a port in the Pacific Ocean

c)

To rest

13.

What port in Hawaii did the United States use?

a)

Liliuokalani

b)

Great Britain

c)

Russia

d)

Pearl Harbor

14.

What two characteristics of Hawaii made it suitable for growing sugarcane?

a)

climate & farmlands

b)

temperature & soil

c)

rain & wind

15.

What did the Open Door Policy do?

a)

It meant that all workers for the U.S. government needed to keep their office doors open.

b)

It allowed all countries to trade with China.

c)

It allowed Hawaii to trade with any country.

d)

It overthrew the Hawaiian monarchy.

16.

What was the Great White Fleet?

a)

a large fleet of great white sharks that attacked Great Britain’s coast

b)

a Cuban revolt

c)

16 U.S. battleships that went on a world tour, stopping at various ports

17.

Cubans revolted against Spain because they wanted to be independent. Why did many Americans side with the Cubans in their fight against Spain?

a)

Many Americans did not like Cuba.

b)

It reminded them of their fight for independence against Great Britain.

c)

This is false, Americans did not side with the Cubans.

18.

President McKinley sent this U.S. battleship to Havana, Cuba.

a)

USS War

b)

USS Battleship

c)

USS Florida

d)

USS Maine

19.

This treaty ended the Spanish-American war.

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of Maine

d)

Treaty of Spain

20.

This man destroyed the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay.

a)

Commodore George Dewey

b)

San Juan

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Queen Liliuokalani

21.

Where was the Panama Canal built?

a)

A. the most southern tip of North America

b)

B. Paris

c)

C. Colombia

d)

D. the most southern tip of Texas

22.

Originally, a French company tried to build a canal in Panama. What two reasons did this company need to stop?

a)

Overworked & Underpaid workers

b)

Disease & lack of money

c)

Lack of money & lack of workers

23.

This was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine. It said that the U.S. had the right to act in countries in the Western Hemisphere.

a)

Roosevelt Corollary

b)

Western Hemisphere Corollary

c)

Congressional Corollary

d)

Wilson Corollary

24.

Queen Liliuokalani did not like _______________________ being in Hawaii.

a)

American influence

b)

British influence

c)

Japanese influence

d)

French influence

25.

President _____________________ sent out the Great White Fleet.

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

William Howard Taft

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

26.

The Spanish American war lasted less than _______________________.

a)

four months

b)

six months

c)

one year

d)

two years

27.

“Speak ______________ and carry a _______________________” was Teddy Roosevelt’s motto when it came to foreign policy.

a)

softly, big stick

b)

loudly, small stick

c)

gently, large stick

d)

quietly, heavy stick

28.

Who was the leader of the Rough Riders?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

George Washington

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

29.

Why did the Cubans revolt against Spain?

a)

To gain independence from Spanish colonial rule

b)

To support Spanish governance

c)

To establish a monarchy under Spanish rule

d)

To increase Spanish influence in the Caribbean

30.

Where did the fighting during the Spanish American War take place?

a)

In Europe and Africa

b)

In Asia and Australia

c)

In the Caribbean and the Pacific

d)

In North and South America

31.

Why did we need the Panama Canal?

a)

To connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans for faster maritime trade.

b)

To provide a tourist attraction in Central America.

c)

To create a new habitat for marine life.

d)

To increase the land area of Panama.

32.

How was the US able to gain control of the Panama Canal Zone so they could build the canal?

a)

By purchasing the land from Panama

b)

Through a treaty with Colombia

c)

By supporting Panama's independence from Colombia

d)

By military conquest

33.

How did having control of the Panama Canal allow the US to become a world power?

a)

It provided a strategic military advantage.

b)

It increased trade efficiency and economic power.

c)

It allowed the US to control global shipping routes.

d)

All of the above.

34.

Which of the following statements best represents a stand for expansion?

a)

Expansion leads to economic growth and increased resources.

b)

Expansion causes unnecessary conflicts and resource depletion.

c)

Expansion is irrelevant in today's globalized world.

d)

Expansion undermines cultural diversity and local traditions.