Imperialism Quiz

Question 1

The purpose of the Open Door Policy was to

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ensure Chinese markets remained open to the entire world

Question 2

Navy officer whose ideas on naval warfare and sea-power changed how America viewed its navy

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Alfred Thayer Mahan

Question 3

Which law allowed all countries to ship sugar duty-free to the United States?

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McKinley Tariff

Question 4

Organization established to fight against the annexation of the Philippines

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Anti-Imperialist League

Question 5

Secretary of State William Seward negotiated the purchase of

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Alaska

Question 6

A nation that extends its power by gaining colonial territories is practicing

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imperialism

Question 7

Theodore Roosevelt commanded which unit during the Spanish American War?

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rough riders

Question 8

This stated the US had no imperial ambitions in Cuba

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Teller Amendment

Question 9

During imperial expansion, America gained all of the following territories except

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Korea

Question 10

The practice of exaggerating new stories to sell newspapers

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yellow journalism

Question 11

The process of avoiding involvement in the affairs of the rest of the world

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isolationism

Question 12

The #1 cause of death for US troops during the Spanish American War was

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disease

Question 13

What event finally pushed the United States and Spain to war?

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sinking of the USS Maine

Question 14

Who was Queen Liliuokalani?

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Hawaiian ruler overthrown by farmers aided by US troops

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