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USH Imperialism/WWI

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The annexation of which territory was heavily influenced by American sugar interests?

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

Guam

c)

Hawaii

d)

Alaska

2.

What year did the United States purchase Alaska from Russia?

a)

1867

b)

1872

c)

1898

d)

1903

3.

Which U.S. President is associated with the phrase “Speak softly and carry a big stick”?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

William McKinley

d)

Woodrow Wilson

4.

What term describes journalism that exaggerates news to create sensations and attract readers?

a)

Red Journalism

b)

Yellow Journalism

c)

Blue Journalism

d)

Green Journalism

5.

What was the main reason the U.S. supported Panama's independence from Colombia?

a)

To help Panama fight against oppression

b)

To construct and control the Panama Canal

c)

To establish a military base

d)

To protect the Monroe Doctrine

6.

Which President was responsible for the acquisition of the Panama Canal Zone?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Howard Taft

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Harry S. Truman

7.

The concept of ‘Big Stick’ diplomacy is best described as:

a)

Economic persuasion

b)

Military intervention

c)

Cultural imperialism

d)

Diplomatic negotiations backed by the threat of force

8.

Which doctrine asserted that European intervention in the Americas would be viewed as an act of aggression by the U.S.?

a)

Roosevelt Corollary

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Bush Doctrine

9.

Which policy extended the Monroe Doctrine to assert U.S. police power in Latin America?

a)

Good Neighbor Policy

b)

Roosevelt Corollary

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Dollar Diplomacy

10.

What was the significant outcome of the Spanish-American War?

a)

The U.S. acquired Alaska

b)

The U.S. acquired Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines

c)

The U.S. sold the Louisiana Territory

d)

The U.S. invaded Mexico

11.

Which event triggered the Spanish-American War?

a)

The sinking of the Lusitania

b)

The bombing of Pearl Harbor

c)

The explosion of the USS Maine

d)

The invasion of the Philippines

12.

Choose all territories gained by US as a result of the Spanish American War...

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

Guam

c)

Philippines

d)

Hawaii

13.

Which foreign policy allowed for multiple nations to trade with China?

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Dollar Diplomacy

c)

Moral Diplomacy

d)

Big Stick Policy

14.

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

15.

Which of the following best summarizes Dollar Diplomacy?

a)

the US had a moral duty to help nations in need

b)

the US should invest in foreign nations and US interests in these nations

c)

the US should spread democracy to the backwards nations of Latin America

d)

the US needed to remove itself for poor investments in foreign nations

16.

Which amendment stated that the US would not annex Cuba?

a)

Teller Amendment

b)

Platt Amendment

c)

21st Amendment

d)

17th Amendment

17.

What is domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region

a)

Imperialism

b)

Industrialization

18.

One cause of U.S. imperialism was

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Spanish Treachery

d)

Desire to gain more land and natural resources

19.

Why did the United States acquire Hawaii?

a)

The US wanted volcanoes

b)

To use the islands as a naval base, and for its sugar

c)

to create a naval base during World War II

d)

to assist Queen Liliuokalani take control of the islands

20.

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

21.

What year did the Great War start?

a)

2014

b)

2224

c)

1914

d)

1814

22.

What was the name of the ship that Germany

sunk that caused the US to join the War?

a)

Titanic

b)

USS Maine

c)

USS Arizona

d)

Lusitania

23.

Who promised Mexico the border states if they attacked the United States?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Great Britain

d)

Russia

24.

Who are the Allied Powers?

a)

Britain

France

Italy

Russia

USA

b)

Germany

Austria-Hungary

Ottoman Empire

c)

Sweden

Norway

Finland

d)

North Pole

South Pole

Antartica

25.

What year did the United States enter the war?

a)

1817

b)

1917

c)

2017

26.

What kind of warfare was WWI known for?

a)

Arrows

b)

Subs

c)

Trench

d)

Plane

27.

What were people doing at home to help the allied countries?

a)

Food Rationing

b)

Making Weapons

c)

Enlisting

d)

All three

28.

What country took the blame for WWI?

a)

United States

b)

Japan

c)

France

d)

Germany

29.

The __________________ was focused on punishing Germany which led to the rise of Hitler and the start of WWII

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Imperial Contract

c)

Alliance Agreement

30.

Why did President Woodrow Wilson's League of Nations fail?

a)

Great Britain joined

b)

U.S. Did Not Join

c)

Italy Did not join

d)

U.S. Joined

31.

____________ is a deep devotion to extreme pride in one's nation.

a)

Isolationism

b)

Militarism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Imperialism

32.

The 14 Points were the creation of

a)

The united Nations

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

David Lloyd Geroge

33.

The following is a new technology used in WWI

a)

U-Boats

b)

Mustard Gas

c)

Airplanes

d)

all of the above

34.

What is the name for information designed to influence opinion?

a)

yellow journalism

b)

media

c)

muckraking

d)

propaganda

35.
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
36.
During World War I, the Central Powers were
a)
Germany, Italy, and Japan
b)
Britain, France, and Russia
c)
Germany, Britain, and France
d)
Germany, Austria - Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
37.
The Zimmerman Telegram can best be described by which of the following?
a)
Great Britain promised the U.S. that they would help them gain territories in Europe
b)
Mexico vowed to help the U.S.  and the Allies in World War I
c)
Germany asked Mexico to declare war on the U.S. to regain lost territories
d)
Russia withdrew from the war due to the revolution that was occurring in the country
38.

Match the following

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

1.

Big Stick Diplomacy

b)

William Howard Taft

2.

Dollar Diplomacy

c)

Woodrow Wilson

3.

Moral Diplomacy