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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the type of sensational reporting where writers exaggerated or even invented stories?muckrakingyellow journalismjournalismreporting
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat was an area where a foreign nation controlled economic development?sphere of influencePan-Americanismprotectoratedollar diplomacy
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the purpose of the Open Door Policy in China?End the Boxer RebellionEnsure trading rights with ChinaWin leaseholds in ChinaEstablish a sphere of influence
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is imperialism?When one country takes over another countryWhen one country is allies with another countryWhen one country is at war with another countryall of these options
- 5. Multiple Choice
Taft’s belief - supporting Latin American industry = economic boost for U.S. & Latin America.
Big Stick diplomacy
Pan-Americanism
Monroe Doctrine
Dollar Diplomacy
- 6. Multiple ChoiceEconomic motives for imperialism include _________.a desire to spread Christianitya need for military bases around the worlda need for raw materials to be used in factoriesa desire to gain glory
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the event that ignited the Spanish-American War?Explosion of the USS ArizonaSinking of the USS MaineSinking of the LusitaniaRussia
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhy was the Panama Canal so essential to the growing strength of the United States?It made the slave trade move more easily from It made the slave trade move more easily from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.It helped the United States take over Japan.It allowed the United States to transport navy and merchant ships between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.It made Panama a U.S. territory and eventually a state.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement of policy called for America to exercise an "international police power?"Monroe DoctrineMoral DiplomacyPlatt AmendmentRoosevelt Corollary
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is depicted in this imageJose Marti's rebellion against Spain in CubaEmilio Aguinaldo's war against American in the PhilippinesBuffalo Soldiers capturing Puerto Rico for AmericaRough Riders charging up San Juan Hill in Cuba - 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat does this map support?US fought the Spanish navy in Atlantic and PacificSpanish-American War led to new US territoriesAmerica became a colonial power in South America by surrounding itPanama Canal is critical to US trade
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat is being depicted in this cartoon?President Roosevelt's foreign policyPresident Taft's diplomacyPanama Canal policyTreaty of Paris 1898 acquisitions
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThis is the door to...ChinaJapanRussiaIndia
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat prompted US government to participate in 1893 overthrow of Hawaiian monarchy?Colonization of Pacific islands near Hawaii by European nationsKidnapping of Christian missionaries by Hawaiian nationalistsQueen Liliuokalani's attempt to reduce political influence of American sugar plantersKing Kalakaua's discussions with Japanese government to lease Pearl Harbor
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe Anti-Imperialist League was a group thatfought in both World Warsopposed the creation of an American colonial empiredied in battle while fighting for Americasigned a petition in favor of a law that would ban all treaties
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe United States acquired Alaska fromSpainGreat BritainJapanRussia
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhy was Alaska called "Seward's folly"?Americans didn't own a territory so far northIt was a frozen wasteland with no resourcesU.S. had already annexed Samoa, and didn't need another territoryThought two-cents an acre was too expensive
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich heading best completes the partial outline below?
I. _________________________________
A. The United States claims the Hawaiian Islands. B. Puerto Rico becomes a United States territory.
C. The United States fights an insurrection in the Philippine Islands.
D. The United States Senate ratifies the Panama Canal treatyRise of American ImperialismCauses of World War IEnforcement of the Monroe DoctrineTrade Expansion in East Asia - 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat effect did the Roosevelt Corollary have on the Monroe Doctrine?The United States would permanently station troops in the Philippines and other Pacific islands.The United States reserved the right to intervene in the affairs of Central America and the Caribbean.The United States had the right and duty to expand its colonial possessions in Asia.The United States would provide military aid to Europe to resist communism.
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which territory did the US gain as a result of the Spanish American War? (select all)
Guam
Philippines
Cuba
Puerto Rico
China
- 21. Multiple Choice
Increases the size of the U.S. army
Pendleton Act
Wilson Act
20th Amendment
Selective Service Act
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the government issue war bonds?To pay for the war effortTo keep banks from closingto keep the stock market highTo decrease unemployment
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhy did women work in factories during wartime?The government forced women to workTo stop a labor (work) shortage since men were draftedTo stop immigrants from "stealing" jobsNew workplace laws requiring them to be hired
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the government begin rationing food and products?To keep prices lowTo feed and equip soldiers for warTo avoid union strikesTo take over the farming industry
- 25. Multiple ChoiceThe Espionage and Sedition Acts attacked this freedom.Freedom of SpeechFreedom of ReligionFreedom of the PressFreedom of Assembly
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThe Zimmerman Telegram was a message betweenUS & GermanyMexico & Austria-HungaryGermany & MexicoUS & Mexico
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWoodrow Wilson's goal for US involvement in World War I wasto create one big alliance of nationsto make the world safe for democracy & end all warsto make the US the most powerful nation on earthto prove the US could influence all the nations of the world
- 28. Multiple ChoiceThis word means strengthening a country's military; it's a cause of World War I.NationalismMilitarismAlliancesImperialism
- 29. Multiple ChoiceThis word means seeking other colonies; it was a cause of World War I.MilitarismImperialismAlliancesNationalism
- 30. Multiple ChoiceThis word means support for different sides during war; there were the Allied and Central powers during WWI.NationalismImperialismAlliancesMilitarism
- 31. Multiple ChoiceThis word means pride in one's country; it was a cause of WWI.MilitarismAlliancesNationalismImperialism
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat was signed in 1919 to end WWI?Treaty of VersaillesTreaty of ParisTreaty of TortillasTreaty of Brest-Litovsk
- 33. Multiple ChoiceGermany had to pay $33 billion dollars in _______________.landmilitaryreparationsBonuses
- 34. Multiple Choice
What type of fighting was used in WWI?
Guerrilla Warfare
Total Warfare
Island Hopping
Trench Warfare
- 35. Multiple Choice
What sparked World War I?
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
explosion of the Maine
bombing of Pearl Harbor
sinking of the Lusitania
- 36. Multiple ChoiceA stalemate developed along the Western Front early in the war becausethe U.S. immediately joined the warTrench warfare made it difficult for either side to win an advantagethe soldiers lacked cardio and pt beltsthe French army was able to push Germany out
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of President Wilson's plan for peace?Fourteen PointsNew DealTreaty of TomatilloTreaty of Versailles
- 38. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT one of the new technologies in World War I?
poison gas
airplanes
submarines
atomic bombs
- 39. Multiple Choice
Germany used unrestricted warfare, enraged the Americans by sinking the Passenger ship
The Titantic
The Lusitania
The USS Maine
The USS Arizona
- 40. Multiple Choice
The Selective Service Act....
required people to grow victory gardens to support the war or ration goods
enlisted 3 million out of 24 millions men into military service.
allowed specific companies to provide trade services with Germany
required women to join the industrial work force
- 41. Multiple Choice
Who was required to take full responsibility and blame for starting WWI?
Germany
Serbia
Austria-Hungary
Russia
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