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Crash Course #28 US Motives for Imperialism

Authored by Erin Casserly

Social Studies

11th Grade

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Crash Course #28 US Motives for Imperialism
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary cause of American imperialism according to the text?

Political pressure

Cultural superiority

Military expansion

Economic necessity

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the leader of the Filipino rebellion against Spain and later the U.S.?

George Dewey

Emiliano Aguinaldo

Albert Beveridge

Theodore Roosevelt

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the significant battle led by future president Theodore Roosevelt?

Battle of San Juan Hill

Battle of Pearl Harbor

Battle of Guantanamo Bay

Battle of Manila Bay

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which territories did the U.S. acquire as a result of the Spanish-American War?

Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Mexico

Philippines, Cuba, and Hawaii

Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam

Guam, Hawaii, and Mexico

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Platt Amendment's role in Cuba?

It banned all U.S. trade with Cuba.

It made Cuba a U.S. state.

It authorized American military intervention in Cuba.

It granted Cuba complete independence.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan argue was necessary for the U.S. to be a great power?

A large standing army

Colonization of Africa

Control of the seas

Annexation of Canada

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary reason for the U.S. annexation of Hawaii?

All of the above

To protect American settlers

Because of its sugar and pineapple plantations

For its strategic military location

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