Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Semester 2 Flashcards > Test: America Claims An Empire RETAKE > Flashcards

Test: America Claims An Empire RETAKE Flashcards

1
Q

Naval port in Hawaii.

a. Pearl Port
b. Pearl Harbor
c. Hawaii Naval Port

A

b. Pearl Harbor

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

American businessman who became president of the new government of Hawaii after the queen was pushed out.
a. Sanford B. Dole
b. Alfred T. Mahan
c. William Seward

A

a. Sanford B. Dole

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

The Hawaiian queen who was forced out of power by a revolution started by American business interests.

a. Queen Victoria
b. Queen Lulu
c. Queen Liliuokalani

A

c. Queen Liliuokalani

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

The practice of strong countries taking economic, political and military power over weaker countries.

a. imperialism
b. nativism
c. classism

A

a. imperialism

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

The treaty that ended the Spanish – American War.

a. Treaty of France
b. Treaty of Paris (1898)
c. Treaty of Spain

A

b. Treaty of Paris (1898)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Reporting in newspapers and magazines that exaggerates the news in order to make it more exciting.

a. propaganda
b. xenophobia
c. yellow journalism

A

c. yellow journalism

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Fighting unit led by Theodore Roosevelt in Cuba.

a. Rough Riders
b. Rough Cowboys
c. Military Elite

A

a. Rough Riders

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Provisions in the Cuban constitution that gave the U.S. broad rights in that country.

a. First Amendment
b. Second Amendment
c. Platt Amendment

A

c. Platt Amendment

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Political activists who worked for Cuban independence.

a. Alfred T. Mahan
b. Jose Marti
c. William Seward

A

b. Jose Marti

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

U.S. warship that exploded in a Cuban harbor in 1898.

a. USS Maine
b. USS New Hampshire
c. USS Washington

A

a. USS Maine

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

What were at least two factors that fueled American imperialism?

a. desire for military strength, thirst for new markets
b. thirst for new markets, desire for military equality

A

a. desire for military strength, thirst for new markets

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

What were at least two roots of American Imperialism?

a. Psychological and Cultural
b. Economic and Psychological
c. Political and Economic.

A

c. Political and Economic.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Where did the racist belief that the people of the United States were better than the people of other countries come from?

a. from their Anglo-Saxon heritage
b. from their Southern European heritage
c. from their superiority complex

A

a. from their Anglo-Saxon heritage

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

How did Hawaiians lose control of their lands?

a. By mid 1800s, ¾ of wealth in islands belonged to English owned sugar plantations.
b. By 1900, thousands of foreign laborers (Japan, Portugal, China, Philippines) outnumbered the Hawaiians three to one.

A

b. By 1900, thousands of foreign laborers (Japan, Portugal, China, Philippines) outnumbered the Hawaiians three to one.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Why did American business interests not want Queen Liliuokalani to take over after the death of her brother, the Hawaiian king in 1891?

a. The U.S. government wanted a new Constitution for her people and would have given voting power back to ordinary Hawaiians.
b. She wanted a new Constitution for her people and would have given voting power back to ordinary Hawaiians.

A

b. She wanted a new Constitution for her people and would have given voting power back to ordinary Hawaiians.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

What was one event that led Americans to call for war against Spain?

a. Publication of the de Lome letter criticizing McKinley for being a weak president by a Spanish official.
b. U.S. newspapers blamed Spain for the explosion of the Battleship U.S.S. New Hampshire
c. b. U.S. newspapers blamed Spain for the explosion of the Battleship U.S.S. Hudson

A

a. Publication of the de Lome letter criticizing McKinley for being a weak president by a Spanish official.

17
Q

What three territories did the United States get from the war with Spain?

a. Puerto Rico, Cuba, Guam
b. Puerto Rico, Cuba, Hawaii
c. Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines

A

c. Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines

18
Q

As a result of the Spanish American War, which territory did U.S. pay Spain $20 million?

a. Puerto Rico
b. Cuba
c. Guam
d. Philippines

A

d. Philippines

19
Q

When the United States went to war with Spain on April 1898, where did the first battle take place?

a. Cuba
b. Philippines
c. Guam

A

b. Philippines

20
Q

Which U.S. President volunteered as a member of the Rough Riders, to help win an important battle in San Juan Hill, Cuba?

a. George Washington
b. Theodore Roosevelt
c. Franklin Roosevelt

A

b. Theodore Roosevelt

21
Q

The U.S. government paid $7.2 million for this territory from Russia in 1867.

a. California
b. Vancouver
c. Alaska

A

c. Alaska

22
Q

A country that is partly controlled by another, stronger country.

a. Foraker Act
b. Open Door notes
c. protectorate

A

c. protectorate

23
Q

Law which ended military rule in Puerto Rico.

a. Foraker Act
b. Open Door notes
c. Protectorate
d. Platt Amendment

A

a. Foraker Act

24
Q

Provisions in the Cuban constitution that gave the U.S. broad rights in that country.

a. Foraker Act
b. Open Door notes
c. Protectorate
d. Platt Amendment

A

d. Platt Amendment

25
Q

Message sent by John Hay to other countries to protect U.S. trading rights in China.

a. Foraker Act
b. Open Door notes
c. Protectorate
d. Platt Amendment

A

b. Open Door notes

26
Q

Chinese rebellion against Western influence in the 1900s.

a. Boxer Civil War
b. Chinese Revolution
c. Boxer Rebellion

A

c. Boxer Rebellion

27
Q

Why did the Filipino Nationalist, Emilio Aguinaldo, feel betrayed by the United States?
a. Aguinaldo believed the U.S. when they were promised independence if the Filipinos helped U.S. fight against Spain but turned around and annexed the Philippine islands instead at the end of the Spanish - American War.
b. Aguinaldo believed the U.S. should have paid more than $20 million for the Philippine Islands at the end of the Spanish - American War.

A

a. Aguinaldo believed the U.S. when they were promised independence if the Filipinos helped U.S. fight against Spain but turned around and annexed the Philippine islands instead at the end of the Spanish - American War.

28
Q

Why did Secretary of State John Hay issue the Open Door notes?

a. The U.S. wanted other countries to know that the U.S. wanted to trade with China. The statement in the policy called for China’s ports to remain open and for China to remain independent.
b. The British wanted other countries to know that the U.S. wanted to trade with China. The statement in the policy called for China’s ports to remain open and for China to remain independent.

A

a. The U.S. wanted other countries to know that the U.S. wanted to trade with China. The statement in the policy called for China’s ports to remain open and for China to remain independent.

29
Q

A channel across Central America, between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, opened in 1914.

a. Suez Canal
b. Panama Canal
c. Central America Canal

A

b. Panama Canal

30
Q

Roosevelt’s 1904 extension of the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the U.S. has the right to protect its economic interests in South and Central America by using military force.

a. dollar diplomacy
b. Big Stick diplomacy
c. Roosevelt Corollary

A

c. Roosevelt Corollary

31
Q

The policy of intervening in other countries to protect U.S. business interests.

a. dollar diplomacy
b. Open Door diplomacy
c. Roosevelt Corollary

A

a. dollar diplomacy

32
Q

There were ways that Roosevelt used U.S. power in other countries. Choose the statement that does NOT belong.

a. When Colombia did not allow U.S. access to build the Panama Canal, the U.S. convinced the Panamanians they would help Panama gain independence from Colombia, and in turn, the U.S. would be allowed to finish build the Panama Canal.
b. Roosevelt used U.S. influence to help settle the Russo-Japanese War.
c. Roosevelt used the “missionary diplomacy” to mean that the U.S. could not officially recognize governments that were oppressive, undemocratic, or opposed to U.S. business intersts.

A

c. Roosevelt used the “missionary diplomacy” to mean that the U.S. could not officially recognize governments that were oppressive, undemocratic, or opposed to U.S. business intersts.

33
Q

The ___________ factor meant there was a thirst for new markets for US to sell goods to other countries.

a. political
b. economic
c. cultural

A

b. economic

34
Q

The _______________ factor meant that the US desired military strength so that the US could compete with other nations in terms of global power.

a. political
b. economic
c. cultural

A

a. political

35
Q

The _______________ factor meant that some people in the US had the attitude that they were superior over other countries due to racist beliefs coming from their pride in their Anglo-Saxon heritage.

a. political
b. economic
c. cultural

A

c. cultural

36
Q

Make sure that you write in small piece of paper about
- “What were the key causes (roots) of U.S. Imperialism?”
- “What benefits did countries get from practicing imperialism?”
- “What key benefits would the United States gain from building and controlling the Panama Canal?”

A

Ok

Semester 2 Flashcards (30 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions