Imperialism Test

What is the term used to describe the idea that the idea that the US must occupy land from the Atlantic to the Pacific?

• Manifest Destiny

• Social Darwinism

• Freeport Doctrine

• Roosevelt Corollary

Early in the 20th century,
Presidents William Taft and
Woodrow Wilson used the
concept of dollar diplomacy to

• help European nations avoid
  war
  

• expand United States
  influence in China
  

• protect United States
  investments in Latin America
  

A sphere of influence is

• An area in China in which one country would hold economic power

• An area of law in which a Congressman knows best.

• An area in which corrupt businessman could influence government members

• The reason for foreign policy in Latin American under the Monroe Doctrine.

During the 1890s, Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst used yellow journalism to generate public support for the

• Election of Populist Party candidates

• Presidential candidacy of William McKinley

• Goals of workers in the Pullman strike

• Spanish-American War

Which 1890s headline is the best example of yellow journalism?

• President Supports Child Labor Legislation

• Spanish Authorities Butcher Innocent Cubans

• McKinley Asks Congress to Annex Hawaii

One Major result of the Spanish-American War was that the US

• Established many foreign-aid programs

• Obtained overseas colonies

• Abandoned the principles of the Monroe Doctrine

• Settled Disputes by relying on international peace organizations

The US entered the Spanish-American War because the Spanish were allegedly committing atrocities in which colony?

• Cuba

• Newfoundland

• Canary Islands

Which of the following causes of the Spanish-American War was most important to the public?

• The sinking of the Maine

• Jose Marti's revolutionary doctrine

• The Zimmerman Telegram

Which island group did the US gain from Spain in the Spanish-American War?

• Indonesia

• Hawaii

• The Philippines

The biggest loss of life in the Spanish-American War was due to

• San Juan Hill

• Disease

• Naval Casualties