American History Practice Test (Imperialism)

Where in China did the Boxer Rebellion begin?

introduced dollar diplomacy, the practice of influencing governments through economic intervention

military general ordered by President Wilson to capture Francisco “Pancho” Villa in Mexico

Which of the following was a challenge U.S. soldiers faced in the Spanish-American War?

Howard Taft promoted a policy called dollar diplomacy that urged Latin American countries to adopt U.S. currency

Which of the following was a cause of the Mexican Revolution?

stated that the United States had no interest in taking control of Cuba

The United States managed to rid the Panama Canal route of malaria before construction began

The United States gained construction rights for the Panama Canal by

The peace treaty between the US and Spain after the S-A War placed which of the following territories under U.S. control

The Open Door Policy stated that

U.S. presidents dating back to George Washington favored a policy of

After this U.S. battleship exploded in Havana Harbor, “Remember the _!” became a rallying cry for angry Americans

Study the graph; About how many Puerto Ricans moved to the mainland United States between 1980 and 2000?

President William Howard Taft used economic rather than military tactics to influence other governments, a policy called

arranged the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867

Why did President Roosevelt issue the Roosevelt Corollary?

publisher whose newspaper printed a letter from a Spanish official that called President McKinley a weak leader

The Rough Riders were

The Anti-Imperialist League stood against the

How was the conflict between Cuba and Spain that erupted in 1897 covered by the American press?

limited Cuba’s right to make treaties and allowed the United States to get involved in Cuban affairs

Francisco "Pancho" Villa was a

The Anti-Imperialist League was a group that

Until the early 1900s European nations exerted control over Latin American countries by

Imperialism is a

Which of the following regions probably benefited most from the construction of the Panama Canal?

Japan’s foreign policy up to the mid-1800s could best be characterized as

The explosion of the USS Maine

Pres Roosevelt helped overthrow Columbian rule because Columbia’s leaders would not allow the US to lease

The United States sought to open Japan’s trade markets in the mid-1800s because the United States

proposed a new constitution that would return power to the Hawaiian monarchy, causing a revolt

Why was the purchase of Alaska by the United States in 1867 called "Seward's Folly"?

The Bayonet Constitution

The United States helped the Hawaiian sugar industry to prosper in the l870s by

The Teller Amendment stated that the United States

How was dollar diplomacy different than the Roosevelt Corollary?

What U.S. president was famous for his usage of dollar diplomacy?

The growth of imperialism from the late 1870s to 1914 was sparked by the desire of

The Boxers, known in Chinese as the Fists of Righteous Harmony, were defeated by the intervention of the Chinese army

journalism identifies the practice of exaggerating news stories in order to sell more papers

In 1898 the battleship USS Maine exploded and sank because of

The US negotiated with Colombia to build the Panama Canal because the isthmus of Panama was part of that country

arrived in Japan in 1853, and a year later convinced the Japanese to open trade with the United States

The Anti-Imperialist League claimed that newly acquired territories should be granted the right of self-government

Which territory was annexed by the United States because of the economic value of its sugarcane plantations?

More American soldiers died from diseases than they were killed in battle during the Spanish-American War

What was Roosevelt's first step in gaining control of Panama for the construction of a canal?

Which U.S. president pledged not to become involved in European affairs?

Areas where foreign nations control trade and natural resources are called

warned that in cases of wrongdoing by Latin American countries, the US might exercise international police power

organized an effort to rid the Panama Canal route of mosquitoes

Roosevelt Corollary stated if Cari and S Amer countries did not pay their debts to Euro countries, US would get involved

Emilio Aguinaldo was a

The Teller Amendment, which was in effect until 1934, required Cuba to sell or lease land to the United States

What did Liliuokalani propose after she became Queen of the Hawaiian Islands?

published sensational stories that led to American support for Cuba

More than 120,000 Mexicans immigrated to the United States from 1905 to 1915 to

Filipino rebel leader who took control of the Philippine capital, Manila, with the help of U.S. reinforcements

spread from the late 1870s to 1914 because countries wanted to find sources of raw materials to help industrial growth

One obstacle to the construction of the Panama Canal was the

The Roosevelt Corollary was a/an

To say that foreign countries seized spheres of influence in China means that they

As part of the Cuban constitution, the Platt Amendment

The Hawaiian king was forced to sign the

Which of the following factors contributed to the Boxer Rebellion?

The Open Door Policy stated that all nations should have equal access to trade in China

Theodore Roosevelt was a

The cause of the explosion of the USS Maine has never been determined

President Woodrow Wilson sent General John J. Pershing to Mexico in 1916 to