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United States as World Power

Quiz by Paul Bachman

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  • Q1
    How did the United States gain control of the Panama Canal?
    both of these
    neither of these
    Starting a war with Colombia
    Supporting Panama in their revolution
    30s
  • Q2
    Who originally started the Panama Canal?
    England
    France
    Canada
    Belgium
    30s
  • Q3
    How long does it take to get through the locks of the Panama Canal?
    24 hours
    1-3 Hours
    about 8-10 hours
    2 days
    30s
  • Q4
    Which of these did the United States NOT gain as a territory as a result of the Spanish American War?
    Puerto Rico
    Philipines
    Cuba
    Guam
    30s
  • Q5
    Which country fought back using guerrilla warfare after being occupied by the United States?
    Phillipines
    Guam
    Puerto Rico
    Samoa
    30s
  • Q6
    What event caused the United States to declare war on Spain?
    The twin towers
    the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine
    Pearl Harbor
    30s
  • Q7
    How did the government get Americans to support WWI?
    all of these
    Force
    propaganda
    Selling them war surplus items
    30s
  • Q8
    What was the Open Door Policy?
    only Great Britain, France, and the United States should trade with China
    China should be open to trade to all nations.
    America should dominate trade in China
    None of these
    30s
  • Q9
    Who came up with the idea of "Open Door Policy?"
    Theodore Roosevelt
    John Hay
    Dwight Eisenhower
    Scott Carver
    30s
  • Q10
    What was the uprising of the Chinese people called?
    Taiping Rebellion
    Boxer Rebellion
    Open Rebellion
    Chinese Rebellion
    30s
  • Q11
    What did women do when men left for WWI?
    worked in factories
    all of these
    made uniforms
    built tanks and made weapons
    30s
  • Q12
    How did the United States Government make sure that our soldiers had enough food, weapons, gasoline.
    forcing citizens to use less
    rationing these items
    30s
  • Q13
    What did the newspapers do to convince people that Spain blew up the USS Maine?
    fake news
    Yellow Journalism
    lied about their involvement
    all of these
    30s
  • Q14
    What was Theodore Roosevelt's "Big Stick" policy?
    That we would do the right thing in Latin America.
    That we would get our way by offering money to those that would help us.
    That we would use our military or force to enforce our rights in latin America.
    30s
  • Q15
    What was the experience of African-Americans and other minorities during WWI?
    some got better opportunity, but most still faced descrimination and prejudice.
    They got more jobs and opportunity
    30s

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