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Social Studys
Imperialism Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Dollar Diplomacy | a foreign policy in which the United States lent money to foreign countries in return for the ability to make decisions for the governments of those countries. |
| Insurgents | a rebel or a revolutionary, someone who takes up arms against the authorities |
| armistice | a formal agreement of warring parties to stop fighting |
| Provisional Gov | an emergency or interim government set up when a political void has been created by the collapse of a very large government |
| What foreign policy did George Washington promote in his Farewell Address? | Isolationism — avoiding permanent alliances and foreign conflicts to protect U.S. independence |
| How did U.S. foreign policy change by the late 1800s/early 1900s? | Back: The U.S. shifted to imperialism/expansionism, seeking overseas territories, markets, and military power. |
| What factors caused the U.S. to abandon isolationism? | Back: Industrial growth, need for markets/resources, nationalism, military competition, and belief in American superiority. |
| What economic reason supported U.S. imperialism? | Back: The need for new markets and raw materials for American industries. |
| What role did nationalism play in imperialism? | Back: Americans believed the U.S. should be a world power and compete with European empires. |
| How did Social Darwinism justify imperialism? | It claimed stronger nations had the right and duty to dominate weaker ones. |
| What was the “White Man’s Burden”? | Back: The belief that Americans had a duty to spread Christianity, democracy, and “civilization.” |
| Front: Why did anti-imperialists oppose U.S. expansion? | Back: They believed it violated American values of democracy and self-determination. |
| Front: What constitutional argument did anti-imperialists make? | Back: The Constitution did not give the U.S. the right to rule foreign peoples without consent. |
| Front: What economic concern did anti-imperialists have? | Back: Expansion would be costly and lead to foreign wars. |
| Front: Why did the U.S. want Alaska? | Back: Natural resources, strategic location, and future economic value. |
| Front: How did the U.S. acquire Alaska? | Back: Secretary of State William Seward bought it from Russia in 1867 (“Seward’s Folly”). |
| Front: Why was Hawaii important to the U.S.? | Back: Sugar trade, naval base at Pearl Harbor, and Pacific location. |
| Front: How did the U.S. acquire Hawaii? | Back: American business leaders overthrew Queen Liliuokalani; the U.S. later annexed Hawaii. |
| Front: What caused the Spanish-American War? | Back: Cuban revolt, U.S. sympathy for Cuba, sinking of the USS Maine, and Yellow Journalism. |
| Front: What role did Yellow Journalism play? | Back: Exaggerated stories that increased public anger toward Spain and pushed the U.S. toward war. |
| Front: What territories did the U.S. gain after the war? | Back: Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines; Cuba became independent but influenced by the U.S. |
| Front: How did the war impact Latin America and the Philippines? | Back: Increased U.S. control; the Philippines resisted U.S. rule, leading to conflict. |
| Front: What was the Roosevelt Corollary? | Back: The U.S. claimed the right to intervene in Latin American countries to maintain stability. |
| Front: How did the Big Stick Policy affect Latin America? | Back: Increased U.S. military intervention and influence, often resented by Latin American nations. |
| Front: Why did the U.S. want to build the Panama Canal? | Back: To speed up trade and move the navy quickly between oceans. |
| Front: How did the U.S. gain the right to build the canal? | Back: Supported Panama’s independence from Colombia and gained control of the Canal Zone. |
| Front: What was the long-term impact of the Panama Canal? | Back: Boosted U.S. economic and military power but increased resentment in Latin America. |
| Front: How did President McKinley support imperialism? | Back: Led the U.S. during the Spanish-American War and acquired overseas territories. |
| Front: How did Theodore Roosevelt expand U.S. influence? . | Back: Big Stick Policy, Panama Canal, and Roosevelt Corollary |
| Front: What was Taft’s foreign policy called? | Back: Dollar Diplomacy — using economic investment to influence other countries. |
| Front: How did Wilson approach foreign policy? | Back: Moral Diplomacy — promoting democracy but still intervening militarily. |
| Front: What is sourcing? | Back: Identifying who created a source, when, and why. |
| Front: What is contextualization? | Back: Understanding events within their historical time period. |
| What is corroboration? | Back: Comparing multiple sources to find agreements or differences. |
| What is close reading & perspective? | Back: Analyzing language, bias, and point of view. |
| How do you analyze a political cartoon? | Back: Identify symbols, labels, exaggeration, message, and creator’s point of view. |
| How was 19th-century imperialism different from modern U.S. influence? | Back: 19th century involved direct territorial control; modern influence relies more on economic, military, and political power without formal colonie |
Created by:
Layla R