Chapter 23 Review Mrs. Goess

Question 1

The US gained which territory during the Age of Imperialism?

Accepted Answer

Hawaii, Alaska, Samoa, Midway

Question 2

US business leaders were concerned about the Cuban rebellion because ...

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Trade and loss of property

Question 3

The Spanish American War ended at the battle of

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San Juan Hill

Question 4

What year did Hawaii become a state?

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1959

Question 5

Spain sold the Philippines to the US for $20 million

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True

Question 6

"Speak softly and carry a big stick" Who said it?

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TR, Theodore Roosevelt

Question 7

Americans wanted revenge on Spain because

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"Remember the Maine"

Question 8

The US gave the Panama Canal back to Panama in

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1999

Question 9

Opening trade with Japan switched US foreign policy from _____________ to ______________.

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isolationism; expansionism

Question 10

The protectorate is

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Is protected by another nation, Has its independence but is under partial control

Question 11

The US helped Panama gain independence from what country

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Colombia

Question 12

Who arranged the purchase of Alaska

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William Seward

Question 13

"Substituting dollars for bullets" was the foreign policy of who?

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William H. Taft

Question 14

Yellow journalism is exaggerated news

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True

Question 15

Who traveled to Japan asking to open ports for trade?

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Matthew Perry

Question 16

Yellow journalism helped lead to the Spanish American War

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True

Question 17

Islands in the Pacific were important because

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They gained new natural resources, They opened new markets for trade, they were stopping places while traveling to Asia

Question 18

The Panama Canal benefited the US by

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Increased tension between the US and Latin America, Decreased shipping time and costs, Increased the power of the navy

Question 19

US government leaders were concerned about the Cuban rebellion because ..

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Closeness to the US

Question 20

Who were the Rough Riders?

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College students and cowboys

Question 21

Due to imperialism the US

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Gained a lot of new territory, Angered Latin America at their power, Became a world power

Question 22

The first battles of the Spanish American War were fought in

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Philippines

Question 23

The US imperialised because

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gain new territory; open new markets for trade, compete with European countries

Question 24

A territory

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Is under COMPLETE control of another nation

Question 25

Commodore Perry traveled to Japan in hopes of ...

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Opening ports for trade

Question 26

The Platt Amendment

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Gave Cuba independence, Gave the US Guantanamo Bay and kept them involved in Cuba

Question 27

"Substituting dollars for bullets" means replacing ________________ for _______________

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economic power; physical power

Question 28

President ______________ sent the USS Maine to Cuba for American protection

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McKinley

Question 29

"Substituting dollars for bullets" describes what foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

Dollar Diplomacy

Question 30

The US wanted the Panama Canal because

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it connected the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

Question 31

The US paid how much for the Panama Canal?

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$10 million and $250,000 annually, $10 million and $250,000 yearly

Question 32

Congress declared war on Spain due to

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The explosion of the USS Maine, Yellow journalism

Question 33

Yellow journalism is used to sell more newspapers and make money

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True

Question 34

George Washington believed in a foreign policy of ...

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Isolationism

Question 35

Alaska cost the US _________ and many thought it was a _________ idea.

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$7.2 million; bad

Question 36

An isthmus is

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a narrow strip of land, connects two large bodies of land

Question 37

The US purchased Alaska from

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Russia

Question 38

To annex is to

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add on

Question 39

The US gained all of the following land after the Spanish American War EXCEPT

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Hawaii

Question 40

The Jones Act provided Puerto Rico

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Citizenship to the US

Question 41

The Cuban people were fighting for their _______________ from _______________.

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independence; Spain

Question 42

US newspaper readers were concerned about the Cuban rebellion because ...

Accepted Answer

Yellow journalism

Question 43

Isolationism is

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Not getting involved with other nations, Remaining out of foreign affairs, Something US found difficult during the Age of Imperialism, Minding your own business and staying alone

Chapter 23 Review Mrs. Goess

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Chapter 23 Review Mrs. Goess

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