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Quiz – Imperialism

1)

· Guam
· Philippines
· Puerto Rico

All of these territories came under the control of the United States following what conflict?

A) / Mexican War
B) / World War I
C) / War of 1812
D) / Spanish American War

2) The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine called for

A) / investing in the economic development of Latin America.
B) / pledging to help Japan and Russia negotiate a peace settlement.
C) / prohibiting foreign countries from purchasing land in the Western Hemisphere.
D) / intervening in Latin American countries that could not pay their debt to European creditors.

3) In 1882, Congress passed an "exclusion act" which prevented the immigration of workers from what country for 10 years?

A) / China
B) / Ireland
C) / Japan
D) / Mexico

4)

This cartoon is referring to the the American foreign policy of

A) / invading Latin American countries.
B) / isolating itself from international matters.
C) / building a strong military in order to expand U.S. influence.
D) / electing former military leaders as Presidents of the country.

5) Which statement offers the BEST support for Theodore Roosevelt's "Big Stick" diplomacy?

A) / Roosevelt earned the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 for his leadership in Latin America.
B) / Roosevelt's "Big Stick" diplomacy was very popular in the U.S., and he was elected to three terms in office.
C) / Roosevelt's "Big Stick" diplomacy was very popular in the U.S., and he was elected to two split terms in office.
D) / Roosevelt was successful in bringing parts of Latin America under control of the United States, including Cuba and the Panama Canal.

6) What was the GREATEST impact of the Panama Canal?

A) / The economic power of the United States was greatly strengthened.
B) / Spain went to war with the United States to gain control of the Canal.
C) / It tremendously reduced the travel time between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
D) / Revolutionaries in Panama began a decades-long uprising to drive out the United States.

7) Which of these is a reason President William McKinley advocated going to war with Spain in 1898?

A) / Spain had attacked American forces in Hawaii.
B) / American slaves were receiving weapons from Spain.
C) / War was needed to make the region safe for American business and commerce.
D) / Spain had violated post-World War I treaties by building up their navy and army.

8) President Theodore Roosevelt sent forces to support Panamanian rebels in the fight against Colombia so that

A) / the Panamanians could build their own canal.
B) / Panamanians could be free from Colombian imperialism.
C) / Colombians would allow the US to build a canal through its urban areas.
D) / the US could build a canal in Panama at a lower price than in other Latin American territories.

9)

This drawing from an 1899 edition of Life magazine is a satire of the imperialist philosophy known as

A) / "Cultural Hegemony."
B) / "White Man's Burden."
C) / "Big Stick Diplomacy."
D) / "Cultural Superiority."

10) The Spanish-American War resulted from an attempt to enforce the principles expressed by which of these?

A) / The Declaration of Independence
B) / Washington’s Farewell Address
C) / The Treaty Guadalupe Hidalgo
D) / The Monroe Doctrine