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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe United States acquired Alaska fromSpainGreat BritainJapanRussia
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the type of sensational reporting where writers exaggerated or even invented stories?muckrakingyellow journalismjournalismreporting
- 3. Multiple Choice
Why 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 much quicker.
It made Panama a U.S. territory and eventually a state of the union.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why is the Spanish American War of 1898 often considered a major turning point in US history?
It revealed the US as an imperial power in the world.
It marked the first American victory over a European country.
It demonstrated the need for better communications in wartime.
It showed American support for European economic interests in East Asia.
- 5. Multiple Choice
________________was a widely held belief in the 19th century United States that its settlers were destined to expand across North America.
Imperialism
Annexation
Monroe Doctrine
Manifest Destiny
- 6. Multiple Choice
An economic and political domination of a strong nation over other weaker nations.
Colony
Imperialism
Annex
Empire
- 7. Multiple Choice
The ship that suddenly exploded in Cuba, provoking the Spanish-American War
USS Maine
USS Texas
USS Montana
USS Alaska
- 8. Multiple Choice
Why did the United States "need" territories like the Philippines and Hawaii?
they acted as refueling stations for ships
they had once belonged to the United States
to rid the Americas of European powers
so that those countries did not imperialize the US
- 9. Multiple Choice
How was pseudoscience like Social Darwinism used to justify imperialism?
Experiments were done in less developed countries to prove their weakness
Science was used to defend the equality of people and their right to sovereignty
It was argued that brown people were less evolved and needed white help
Less developed countries believed in pseudoscience, making it easier for them to be colonized
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is dollar diplomacy?
Using loans and aid money to convince a country to be friendly
Threatening a country with your military
Only dealing with countries that have the same beliefs as you
Taking a country's money and resources to make them weaker than you
- 11. Multiple Choice
What was the immediate cause of WW1?
Assassination of Woodrow Wilson
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Assassination of Gavriel Princip
Assassination of JFK
- 12. Multiple ChoiceAt the beginning of WWI, President Woodrow Wilson believed that the United States should...send troops to Europesupport Germanysupport Great Britainremain neutral
- 13. Multiple Choice
What was an effect of trench warfare on WWI?
It made the war end quicker because of stalemates
It caused the war to last longer due to constant stalemates
It created a new form of transportation for the 20th century
No weapons were invented for the war because it was such a good strategy
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which cause of America's involvement in WW1 is this political cartoon depicting?
Sinking of the Lusitania
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Zimmerman Telegram
Militarism
- 15. Multiple Choice
How did the United States contribute to ending World War 1
American bombers dropped two nuclear bombs on Berlin, forcing them to surrender
American troops helped stop a German counterattack and supplied fresh troops/supplies
The Americans actually arrived too late to contribute anything meaningful to the war effort
They were able to reestablish a new front in the East
- 16. Multiple Choice
Why were trenches used extensively during WW1?
They provided a very strong defensive position that was almost impossible to take from a frontal attack
They allowed armies to move stealthily underground and flank their enemies
They were the only safe place from nuclear attacks
They were the perfect tool to launch massive and successful offensive charges from
- 17. Multiple Choice
The Triple Entente included
Germany, Bulgaria, and Italy
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
Britain, France, and Russia
Britain, France, and the US
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which nations formed the Central Powers during WW1
Germany, Austro-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
Germany, Austro-Hungary, and Italy
Germany, Japan, Italy
Austro-Hungary, Moldova, the Ottoman Empire
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the goal of Woodrow Wilson's 14 points?to achieve world peaceto punish germanyto start WW2to reward Russia
- 20. Multiple Choice
What was the War Guilt Clause of the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany had to accept full blame for the war
Austria Hungary had to accept part blame for the war
Germany blamed Serbia for the war
Germany had to accept no blame for the war
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