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Imperialism Review
Test Description: Review of Imperialism concepts from Chapter 21
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The ablest and most effective apostle of imperialism was
A
William Jennings Bryan
B
Alfred Thayer Mahan
C
Andrew Carnegie
D
Charles Darwin
2) The United States acquired the Hawaiian islands as a result of all of the following factors EXCEPT
A
President Cleveland sent marines to ensure that nothing stopped annexation from taking place.
B
the U.S. government built a naval station there.
C
Americans staged a revolution to depose the native rulers.
D
American citizens developed a sugar industry on the islands.
3) During the fighting of the Spanish-America War,
A
more American fighting men died of disease than were killed in action.
B
American troops had experienced commanders.
C
the U.S. army conducted a competent and efficient mobilization.
D
Spain won many battles to prolong the war.
4) After the Spanish-American War, Puerto Rico experienced all of the following developments EXCEPT
A
the island's inhabitants generally accepted the American presence without protest.
B
the island became an American colony.
C
the island's sugar industry grew rapidly.
D
Puerto Ricans became more dependent on imported food.
5) The anti-Imperialists of the 1890s opposed U.S. acquisition of an empire for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
A
the vast majority of Americans opposed such empire building.
B
an empire would require a large standing army and entangling foreign alliances.
C
imperialism contradicted the republican foundations of the nation.
D
imperialism was simply immoral, a repudiation of America's commitment to human freedom.
6) The Platt Amendment, incorporated into the Cuban constitution, gave Cuba
A
full independence.
B
economic independence.
C
an American colonial government.
D
nominal political independence.
7) In the Philippine War of 1898-1902, the United States
A
defended the islands aginst the attempt of the former Spanish rulers to retake them.
B
with great difficulty suppressed a full-scale revolt that the majority of Filipino people supported.
C
easily put down the insurrection of a small minority of Filipino people.
D
emerged as freedom fighters in the minds of most Filipinos.
8) The United States suggested the Open Door Policy for China to
A
allow U.S. merchants to trade in China without interference from foreign governments.
B
All of these answers.
C
keep the great powers from completely destroying China by dividing it among themselves.
D
achieve a foreign policy victory without using military force.
9) The Boxer Rebellion of 1900 came to an end when
A
all foreign powers agreed to stop interfering in internal Chinese affairs.
B
the Chinese Army suppressed all secret societies, including the Boxers.
C
a multinational armed force rescued the foriegn diplomats trapped in Peking by the Boxers.
D
the United States expressed support for the Boxers.
10) In the territories with large land areas that the U.S. acquired in the late 1800s, the federal government
A
quickly gave the inhabitants full citizenship and complete control over their local affairs.
B
slowly gave the inhabitants most of the rights of citizenship and partial local control.
C
put citizens under strict military rule.
D
never gave the inhabitants any rights as citizens and no local control.
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