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The US Becomes a World Power Part I
The US Becomes a World Power Part I
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Practice test on the first part of the US Becomes a World Power lesson...
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1
Which country won independence through a peace treaty with Spain?
Panama
The Philippines
Cuba
Hawaii
2
What was the nickname of Theodore Roosevelt's 1st Volunteer Cavalry Regiment?
The Freedom Fighters
The Top Hatters
The Rough Riders
The Buffalo Soldiers
3
What did the United States hope to achieve through expansionism?
improved foreign relations
exploration of unknown lands
increased U.S. immigration
new markets for U.S. goods
4
What about the Americans building the Panama Canal angered the people of Columbia?
The Americans only paid Columbia $20,000,000 and $250,00 per year
The US supported the Panamanian rebels that led to an independent Panama
The Americans harmed a lot of native species in the jungle.
The United States decided to build a canal in Nicaragua instead.
5
What did the Filipinos initially think about American involvement in the Philippines?
They hoped the Americans annex them so they could be part of the US
They feared the Americans would help Spain keep its control over them.
They believed that the Americans would help them gain independence.
They thought the Americans were only interested in building an empire.
6
The battle cry “Remember the Maine!” preceded which event?
The Mexican-American War
The Philippine-American War
The First World War
The Spanish American War
7
Considered to be a "folly", what did Secretary of State Seward buy, that turned out to be a really good purchase?
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Alaska
Cuba
8
The practice of building empires by taking control of the governments and economies of other countries is called
capitalism
yellow journalism
imperialism
mercantilism
9
The group that gained the most from the opening of the Panama Canal was U.S. shipping companies.
True
False
10
Prior to winning their independence, who did Panama belong to?
Spain
Great Britain
France
Columbia
11
The Panama Canal connected which two bodies of water?
The Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea
The Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea
The Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
12
Which of these is
NOT
a reason the United States fought the war with Spain?
Sympathy for the Cuban people during their revolution in 1895
The US wanted to build a canal through Cuba
The US believed that Spain sank the USS Maine in Havana harbor.
Sensational stories in US newspapers stirred up people against Spain.
13
After the Spanish-American War, Cuba remained part of the Spanish Empire.
False
True
14
Which of these territories did the United States
NOT
receive from Spain after the Spanish-American War?
Guam
Puerto Rico
the Philippines
The Panama Canal Zone
15
Why did some Americans object to expansionism?
They feared it might cause revolutions abroad.
They believed it was contrary to American values.
All of the above
They thought people in other countries could never learn American values
16
The United States purchased Alaska from Canada.
False
True
17
American business leaders wanted to build an empire to gain control over more resources and create new markets.
False
True
18
The Philippines were given their independence after the Spanish-American War.
False
True
19
How would a canal through Panama benefit the United States?
It would allow the navy to better defend new American territories.
It would prevent Spain from meddling in the Western Hemisphere.
It would keep the Panamanians under control by dividing their nation in two
Strengthen the connection between the United States and European nations.
20
Why did U.S. expansionists want to annex the Philippines?
The Filipinos wanted to become U.S. citizens.
It provided access to Chinese markets.
The Filipinos and Americans had similar cultures.
It was rich in natural resources.
21
Americans were convinced to go to war for Cuban independence by Yellow Journalism.
False
True
