USH Unit 6: American Imperialism, Spanish-American War, WWI, the 1920s
Quiz by Bethany Copeland
Grade 9-12
Social Studies
Georgia Standards of Excellence
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- Q1Imperialism ismotivated by politicsfeeling superior to immigrantsextreme patriotismbuilding an empire30sEditDelete
- Q2American involvement in the Spanish American Warwas completely separate from US involvement in the Philippineswas the result of a treatywas motivated partly by economicswas purely based on the desire to help Cubans30sEditDelete
- Q3When stronger nations take over lands, or control lands owned by weaker nations, that isnationalismmilitarismcolonialismimperialism30sEditDelete
- Q4Cuba and Puerto RicoLast pieces of Spain's empireboth of thesenone of these49th and 50th states of America30sEditDelete
- Q5Crop that Americans had invested money inCuban sugarall of theseHawaiian breadFilipino pineapples30sEditDelete
- Q6American newspapers begin to write dramatic articles about Cuban sufferingyellow journalismfake newseditorialsmuckraking30sEditDelete
- Q7A Spnish official described President McKinley as weak inyellow journalismthe De Lome letterthe Zimmerman Telegramnone of these30sEditDelete
- Q8The last straw- Americans demand war!The U.S.S. MaineSeward's Follythe annexation of Hawaiithe use of concentration camps30sEditDelete
- Q9First battle of the Spanish-American WarBattle of San Juan HillManila BayBattle of the CaribbeanBattle of Havana30sEditDelete
- Q10Teddy Roosevelt's troop101st AirborneTough TatersTuskeegee AirmenRough Riders30sEditDelete
- Q11Spanish American War ended withTreaty of Versailles 1919Treaty of Paris 1783Treaty of Paris 1763Treaty of Paris 189830sEditDelete
- Q12Territories the US gained from SpainGuam, Philippines, CubaPuerto Rico, Guam, CubaPuerto Rico, Guam, PhilippinesPuerto Rico, Guam, Philippines, Cuba30sEditDelete
- Q13Arguments against imperialismracism- we don't want to rule other races or have them come herethe belief that imperialism went against democracyall of theseprogressivism- we have too many problems of our own to fix30sEditDelete
- Q14ColombiaWanted to let Panama build the canalnone of thesedid not agree to allow the Panama Canalreceived $10 million to allow the US to build the Panama Canal30sEditDelete
- Q15Political downside to the Panama CanalAmericans in Panama didn't have to pay taxesAmericans born in the canal zone weren't citizensEuropeans boycotted the canalLatin American nations were upset at American interference in Colombia30sEditDelete
- Q16Economic benefit of the Panama Canalshortened the time it took to get from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific OceanMade it easier for American companies to tax foreign companiesall of thesePanamanians bought products from just America30sEditDelete
- Q17Addition to the Monroe DoctrineRoosevelt Post-ScriptRoosevelt Doctrinenone of theseRoosevelt Corollary30sEditDelete
- Q18Told Europe not to try to make new colonies in 1823containmentRoosevelt CorollaryMonroe DoctrineTruman Doctrine30sEditDelete
- Q19Told Europe that the US would get involved if Europe invaded Latin America to collect on debtsRoosevelt Corollary to the Monroe DoctrineZimmerman TelegramDe Lome letternone of these30sEditDelete
- Q20Extreme patriotism based on a sense of superioritycolonialismmilitarismimperialismnationalism30sEditDelete