"The Roaring Twenties" Quiz

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#1) Why did some Americans living in Hawaii in the late 1800s want the United States to annex the territory?

• They wanted protection from foreign nations.
• They wanted to avoid paying duty fees on their sugar.
• They wanted the right to purchase land in the islands.
• They wanted to eliminate immigration from East Asia.

#2) William Seward was an American leader who supported the idea of American expansionism. Because he felt this way, he arranged for the:

• signing of a treaty with Japan
• annexation of Hawaii as a territory
• purchase of Alaska from Russia
• establishment of colonies in Latin America

#3) How did Hawaiians lose control of their islands?

• U.S. business leaders took control of the control through sugar plantations.
• Hawaiians willingly agreed to be annexed into the U.S.
• Queen Liliuokalani made an agreement with U.S. business leaders for annexation.
• Secretary of State, William Seward, purchased Hawaii for $7.2 million.

#4) What role did Theodore Roosevelt have in the Spanish-American War?

• He led a naval blockade in Cuba.
• He was a leader of the Rough Riders.
• He was president of the United States.
• He fought in the first battle in the Philippines

#5) Which specific event caused the American public to insist upon going to war with Spain?

• the bombing of the USS Maine
• the publishing of yellow journalism
• the actions of General Valeriano Weyler
• the destruction of American-owned plantations

#6) Which of the following is NOT a territory that the United States got from the war with Spain?

• Puerto Rico
• Guam
• Cuba
• the Philippines