American Imperialism

Which country was granted independence in the Treaty of Paris of 1898 at the end of the Spanish American War?

• Guam
• Cuba
• Philippines 
• Puerto Rico

What was the purpose of the Open Door Policy in China?

• End the Boxer Rebellion
• Ensure trading rights with China
• Win leaseholds in China
• Establish a sphere of influence

Which territory did the United States NOT gain direct control of after the Spanish-American War? 

• Puerto Rico
• Cuba
• Philippines 
• Guam

The passing of what piece of United States legislation sparked the Boxer Rebellion?

• the Platt Amendment
• the Monroe Doctrine
• the Open Door Policy
• the Chinese Exclusion Act

Alfred T. Mahan argued:

• to become an empire, the US needed to acquire naval bases and strengthen its naval power
• the burden of the white man is to support and uplift non-whites
• imperialism was not democratic and engaging in it would be hypocritical
• the nation's economic needs could be satisfied from within as the US should avoid risking itself in foreign entanglements

Americans were concerned about the events in Cuba because:

• American lives were at risk there
• American economic investments were being threatened
• American plantations were being destroyed by rebel forces
• all of the above

 What ensured that Cuba would remain tied to the United States?

• Roosevelt Corollary
• Foraker Act
• Anglo-Saxonism
• Platt Amendment

What idea or belief states that Americans have a God-given right to expand west?

• Manifest Destiny
• Imperialism
• Isolationism
• Democracy

What policy gave the United States justification for helping Cuba?

• Big Stick Diplomacy
• Declaration of Human Rights
• Monroe Doctrine
• Dollar Diplomacy

According to the Roosevelt Corollary, what was the role of the US in the Western Hemisphere? 

• Ok for Europeans to imperialize
• international police force
• allow imperialism in the Americas
• allow European nations to take over