WorksheetsUS Imperialism Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What did President Washington advise when leaving the presidential office?
a)
Form political parties to help alleviate presidential elections
b)
Stay out of European affairs
c)
Let a president serve as long as they want
d)
Attempt to colonize within the western hemisphere
2.
What was the name of the volunteer unit led by Teddy Roosevelt in Cuba during the Spanish American War?
a)
Navy Seals
b)
Bear Patrol
c)
Rough Riders
d)
Roosevelt Brigade
3.
Under IMPERIALISM, a stronger country attempts to do what?
a)
Dominate a weaker country
b)
Expand their land/territory
c)
Create an empire
d)
All of the above
4.
What is the term used to describe sensationalized newspaper headlines and stories done to get more readers?
a)
Muckraking Journalism
b)
Yellow Journalism
c)
Consumer Journalism
d)
Annotated Journalism
5.
All of these countries came under some sort of control by the US except...
a)
New Zealand
b)
Guam
c)
Puerto Rico
d)
The Philippines
6.
Where did the United States fight the Spanish before fighting in Cuba?
a)
New Zealand
b)
Guam
c)
Puerto Rico
d)
The Philippines
7.
Which of these is NOT a factor that lead to US Imperialism?
a)
The idea of Manifest Destiny - God-given right to expand
b)
Social Darwinism - Survival of the fittest
c)
The United States is a small country, thus we needed more land for its population
d)
Military factors like growth in the navy and ports around the world
8.
Soon after the ___________________________ was destroyed, the United States declared war on Spain.
a)
Lusitania
b)
USS Nautilus
c)
Titanic
d)
USS Maine
9.
Woodrow Wilson's foreign policy was called "Missionary Diplomacy" which meant what?
a)
USA should not interfere with other country's politics
b)
USA had a mission to spread democracy to other nations
c)
USA had a mission to protect the Americas from European influence
d)
USA should build itself to be the strongest military power in the world
10.
Teddy Roosevelt's foreign policy was called "Big-Stick Diplomacy" which meant what?
a)
USA should not interfere with other country's politics
b)
USA had a mission to spread democracy to other nations
c)
Threat of military power to back up foreign policy
d)
Threatening to change the government system to align with foreign powers
11.
Teddy Roosevelt’s approach to foreign Policy reflected the proverb “Speak Softly and carry a big stick” because
a)
He allowed U.S. troops to beat foreign natives for breaking U.S. laws
b)
He studied West African methods for negotiating with foreign leaders trust and admire him
c)
His soft-spoken personality made foreign leaders trust and admire him
d)
His negotiations were sincere, but the use of power to meet his goals was present
12.
Alfred T. Mahan argued that to protect its trade, the United States must build up its
a)
Army
b)
Navy
c)
Air Force
d)
Labor Unions
13.
Why did the United States have an interest in Cuba?
a)
Geography - Cuba was only 90 miles from the United States
b)
Economic - Sugar Plantations spurred American Economy
c)
Military - U.S. need for a naval base in Cuba
d)
All of the above
14.
President Taft wanted to invest in Latin America. This foreign policy was called what?
a)
Big-Stick Diplomacy
b)
Dollar Diplomacy
c)
Missionary Diplomacy
d)
Foreign Investing Diplomacy
15.
The United States wanted to build a canal across Panama to...
a)
Show the French that it could be done quickly and cheaply
b)
Establish American naval supremacy in the Caribbean
c)
Cut travel time between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
d)
Stop the intervention of European nations in Panama’s affairs
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