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1. At the end of the Spanish-American War, the United States acquired the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam. By colonizing these areas, the United States was trying to
A. Protect the indigenous cultures in these colonies.
B. Encourage conservation and protect the environment.
C. Promote religious toleration and free speech.
D. Send a signal to other nations that the U. S. was a world power.
2. Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy can best be described as an effort to do which of the following?
A. keep the US out of foreign affairs
B. use the US military to protect the country’s interests in other areas of the world
C. close China off to investors outside of the US
D. ignore European intervention in North and South America
3. In 1898, U.S. support for Cuban independence led to war with Spain and contributed to the United States becoming an imperial power. What was a decisive factor in the decision to go to war?
A. the opportunity to annex Hawaii
B. the desire to acquire a naval base
C. the protection of U.S. commerce and trade
D. the need for a shorter route from the Atlantic to the Pacific
4. One factor that motivated U.S. imperialism during the late 19th and early 20th centuries was the
A. Development of closer political ties with European nations.
B. Closing of China to all foreign trade.
C. Support of international peacekeeping operations.
D. Acquisition of new markets and sources of raw material.
5. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, U. S. foreign policy was directly linked to domestic concerns. The construction of the Panama Canal was a product of this relationship. What was the motive for building the Panama Canal?
A. Limiting the power of labor unions in the United States
B. Breaking up monopolies in American industries
C. Acquiring new markets and sources of raw materials for American factories
D. Extending land grants for railroad construction in Panama
6. In 1899 Secretary of State John Hay wrote the “open door policy” to implement in china. This policy provided
A. That all countries were allowed to trade with China
B. That only the United States could trade with China
C. Set up a secret alliance with Japan and China
D. Implemented high tariffs on trade
7. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, U.S. foreign policy was closely tied to domestic economic concerns. The annexation of Hawaii, the Open Door Policy with China, and the construction of the Panama Canal in Latin America were all motivated by an interest in
A. breaking up monopolies and trusts.
B. extending land grants for railroad construction.
C. acquiring new markets and sources of raw materials.
D. limiting the power of labor unions to strike.
8. What justification did President McKinley use to keep the Philippine Islands?
A. The United States did not have islands in the Pacific Ocean
B. That the U.S. had an obligation to teach the Filipinos about the virtues of American government and social values and to Christianize them
C. The United States needed people that spoke a different language
D. The United States wanted diversity and gaining the Philippines would help this
9. When a territory was conquered and controlled by an imperial power, life was often very difficult for people living in that territory. Why would reading a collection of letters written by people living under the control of an imperialist power be a more credible description of their life than a description in a recent history book?
A. The letters would contain bias.
B. The letters would be easier to understand.
C. The letter writers are the most educated about imperialism.
D. The letter writers are describing their own actual experiences.
10. The famous American writer Mark Twain expressed his opinion about U.S. actions in the Philippines after the Spanish-American War with the following words: “I have seen that we do not intend to free, but to subjugate (place under control) the people of the Philippines. We have gone to conquer, not to redeem (save). … I am opposed to having the [American] eagle put its talons on any other land.” This statement would be helpful in supporting the thesis that Mark Twain believed that
A. U.S. imperialism was wrong.
B. U.S. imperialism would bring stable government to the Philippines.
C. U.S. imperialism was necessary for the United States to become a world power.
D. U.S. imperialism civilized the people of the Philippines.