WorksheetsUSH Imperialism/WWI
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 32mins
The annexation of which territory was heavily influenced by American sugar interests?
Puerto Rico
Guam
Hawaii
Alaska
What year did the United States purchase Alaska from Russia?
1867
1872
1898
1903
Which U.S. President is associated with the phrase “Speak softly and carry a big stick”?
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
William McKinley
Woodrow Wilson
What term describes journalism that exaggerates news to create sensations and attract readers?
Red Journalism
Yellow Journalism
Blue Journalism
Green Journalism
What was the main reason the U.S. supported Panama's independence from Colombia?
To help Panama fight against oppression
To construct and control the Panama Canal
To establish a military base
To protect the Monroe Doctrine
Which President was responsible for the acquisition of the Panama Canal Zone?
Theodore Roosevelt
Howard Taft
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
The concept of ‘Big Stick’ diplomacy is best described as:
Economic persuasion
Military intervention
Cultural imperialism
Diplomatic negotiations backed by the threat of force
Which doctrine asserted that European intervention in the Americas would be viewed as an act of aggression by the U.S.?
Roosevelt Corollary
Monroe Doctrine
Truman Doctrine
Bush Doctrine
Which policy extended the Monroe Doctrine to assert U.S. police power in Latin America?
Good Neighbor Policy
Roosevelt Corollary
Manifest Destiny
Dollar Diplomacy
What was the significant outcome of the Spanish-American War?
The U.S. acquired Alaska
The U.S. acquired Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines
The U.S. sold the Louisiana Territory
The U.S. invaded Mexico
Which event triggered the Spanish-American War?
The sinking of the Lusitania
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
The explosion of the USS Maine
The invasion of the Philippines
Choose all territories gained by US as a result of the Spanish American War...
Puerto Rico
Guam
Philippines
Hawaii
Which foreign policy allowed for multiple nations to trade with China?
Open Door Policy
Dollar Diplomacy
Moral Diplomacy
Big Stick Policy
What was the significance of building a canal in Panama?
it would take territory away from the Spanish empire
it would allow easier economic and military access to and from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
it would make it easier for the US to invade countries in South America
it would allow the US to control worldwide trade
Which of the following best summarizes Dollar Diplomacy?
the US had a moral duty to help nations in need
the US should invest in foreign nations and US interests in these nations
the US should spread democracy to the backwards nations of Latin America
the US needed to remove itself for poor investments in foreign nations
Which amendment stated that the US would not annex Cuba?
Teller Amendment
Platt Amendment
21st Amendment
17th Amendment
What is domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region
Imperialism
Industrialization
One cause of U.S. imperialism was
Militarism
Alliances
Spanish Treachery
Desire to gain more land and natural resources
Why did the United States acquire Hawaii?
The US wanted volcanoes
To use the islands as a naval base, and for its sugar
to create a naval base during World War II
to assist Queen Liliuokalani take control of the islands
What were the two main locations of fighting during the Spanish-American War?
Alaska and Hawaii
Puerto Rico and Guam
Cuba and the Philippines
Spain and the United States
What year did the Great War start?
2014
2224
1914
1814
What was the name of the ship that Germany
sunk that caused the US to join the War?
Titanic
USS Maine
USS Arizona
Lusitania
Who promised Mexico the border states if they attacked the United States?
Germany
Italy
Great Britain
Russia
Who are the Allied Powers?
Britain
France
Italy
Russia
USA
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Ottoman Empire
Sweden
Norway
Finland
North Pole
South Pole
Antartica
What year did the United States enter the war?
1817
1917
2017
What kind of warfare was WWI known for?
Arrows
Subs
Trench
Plane
What were people doing at home to help the allied countries?
Food Rationing
Making Weapons
Enlisting
All three
What country took the blame for WWI?
United States
Japan
France
Germany
The __________________ was focused on punishing Germany which led to the rise of Hitler and the start of WWII
Treaty of Versailles
Imperial Contract
Alliance Agreement
Why did President Woodrow Wilson's League of Nations fail?
Great Britain joined
U.S. Did Not Join
Italy Did not join
U.S. Joined
____________ is a deep devotion to extreme pride in one's nation.
Isolationism
Militarism
Nationalism
Imperialism
The 14 Points were the creation of
The united Nations
Adolf Hitler
Woodrow Wilson
David Lloyd Geroge
The following is a new technology used in WWI
U-Boats
Mustard Gas
Airplanes
all of the above
What is the name for information designed to influence opinion?
yellow journalism
media
muckraking
propaganda
Match the following
Theodore Roosevelt
Big Stick Diplomacy
William Howard Taft
Dollar Diplomacy
Woodrow Wilson
Moral Diplomacy
