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 empire30s
- 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 Cubans30s
- Q3When stronger nations take over lands, or control lands owned by weaker nations, that isnationalismmilitarismcolonialismimperialism30s
- Q4Cuba and Puerto RicoLast pieces of Spain's empireboth of thesenone of these49th and 50th states of America30s
- Q5Crop that Americans had invested money inCuban sugarall of theseHawaiian breadFilipino pineapples30s
- Q6American newspapers begin to write dramatic articles about Cuban sufferingyellow journalismfake newseditorialsmuckraking30s
- Q7A Spnish official described President McKinley as weak inyellow journalismthe De Lome letterthe Zimmerman Telegramnone of these30s
- Q8The last straw- Americans demand war!The U.S.S. MaineSeward's Follythe annexation of Hawaiithe use of concentration camps30s
- Q9First battle of the Spanish-American WarBattle of San Juan HillManila BayBattle of the CaribbeanBattle of Havana30s
- Q10Teddy Roosevelt's troop101st AirborneTough TatersTuskeegee AirmenRough Riders30s
- Q11Spanish American War ended withTreaty of Versailles 1919Treaty of Paris 1783Treaty of Paris 1763Treaty of Paris 189830s
- Q12Territories the US gained from SpainGuam, Philippines, CubaPuerto Rico, Guam, CubaPuerto Rico, Guam, PhilippinesPuerto Rico, Guam, Philippines, Cuba30s
- 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 fix30s
- 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 Canal30s
- 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 Colombia30s