WorksheetsChapter 23 Study Guide
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
_______________________ is a term that describes the movement of Americans into the West and the South.
Expansionism
Isolationism
Federalism
Urbanization
In 1853 Commodore Matthew Perry sought to open trade between the United States and _______________________.
Japan
China
India
Russia
In _______________________ Alaska became a territory of the United States.
1867
1848
1898
1912
As the United States expanded its influence overseas, Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan believed that the _______________________ should be improved.
navy
army
railroads
factories
What is the term for when powerful nations create large empires by exercising economic and political control over weaker regions?
capitalism
expansionism
imperialism
isolationism
Which of the following drove the search for imperialism?
gold
land
raw materials and markets
new trade routes
Who pushed for a canal across Central America linking the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean?
Matthew Perry
William H. Seward
James G. Blaine
Alfred Thayer Mahan
What was the price the United States paid to gain Alaska from Russia?
$3.5 million
$7.2 million
$10 million
$100 million
Who was responsible for establishing the Pan-American Union?
James G. Blaine
William H. Seward
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Matthew Perry
In 1867 William H. Seward acquired Hawaii.
True
False
Missionaries from the United States came to Hawaii to spread Christianity.
True
False
In 1900 Hawaii became an American state.
True
False
Under the Open Door Policy, China had to pay high import duties.
True
False
In 1904 China and Japan started the Russo-Japanese War.
True
False
What brought an American business to Hawaii in the 1830s?
avocado
cotton
pineapple
sugar cane
Who overthrew Queen Liliuokalani?
American businessmen
Christian missionaries
Hawaiian traders
American landowners
What did Samoa allow Americans to build in Pago Pago?
a sugar plantation
a naval station
new schools
a home for missionaries
What secret society carried out an uprising in China?
Boxers
Russian-Japanese
Samoans
American traders
What was the Great White Fleet?
a group of 16 American warships
a rich fishing zone off the United States Pacific coast
a group of American airplanes based in Hawaii
Theodore Roosevelt’s presidential staff
Match each item with the correct statement below. led the Rough Riders
Secretary of State
John Hay
practiced yellow journalism
William Randolph Hearst
anti-imperialist
Andrew Carnegie
a Philippine revolutionary
Emilio Aguinaldo
led the Rough Riders
Theodore Roosevelt
In 1898 the Congress declared war against Spain due to events that occurred in what country?
Cuba
England
Germany
Mexico
Why did the United States launch a surprise attack at Manila Bay in the Philippines?
It was a place where a rebellion was forming against the United States government.
It was a Japanese naval base.
It was the capital of the Republic of the Philippines.
It was the headquarters of a part of the Spanish fleet.
The American people wanted a declaration of war against Spain after the explosion of what warship?
Lusitania
Luzon
Maine
Philadelphia
Which country became a United States protectorate after the United States and Spain signed the Treaty of Paris?
Cuba
Hawaii
Greenland
New Zealand
When did the Philippines gain independence?
1902
1905
1928
1946
Panama successfully revolted against Colombia with the help of the United States.
True
False
Malaria and yellow fever made the building of the Panama Canal difficult.
True
False
Dollar diplomacy led to a weaker role of the United States overseas.
True
False
President Wilson refused to recognize General Victoriano Huerta’s government in Mexico.
True
False
American General John J. Pershing went to South America to capture Pancho Villa.
True
False
Why did Americans and Europeans want to build a canal through Central America?
to prevent ships from having to make long journeys around South America
to develop effective control measures against mosquitoes and to eliminate disease
to protect Panama and its citizens from Colombia
to maintain order in Latin America
Which type of land form is Panama?
island
isthmus
mountain
peninsula
What did the United States have to control in order to build the Panama Canal?
expenditure and work
workers’ hours and salaries
Colombia and Panama governments
mosquitoes and disease
Where did President Woodrow Wilson’s “moral diplomacy” face a serious challenge?
Guam
Hawaii
Mexico
Puerto Rico
Under which policy did the United States claim the right to intervene in Latin American nations’ domestic affairs?
Roosevelt Corollary
dollar diplomacy
Monroe Doctrine
moral diplomacy
