American Imperialism MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

1. Under imperialism, the stronger nation attempts to

1. dominate a weaker country.
2. sell its products to a weaker country.
3. create an empire.
4. all of the above.

2. What connection was made between imperialism and the American frontier?

1. Imperialism would help close the frontier.
2. Closing the frontier would spur competition.
3. Imperialism would offer Americans a new frontier.
4. Imperialism would make the world more like the United States.

3. Admiral Alfred T. Mahan argued that to protect its trade, the United States must build up its

1. army.
2. navy.
3. labor unions.
4. pioneer spirit.

4. To support their view, anti-imperialists argued that

1. imperialism would reduce U.S. military forces.
2. the United States should get more involved in foreign affairs.
3. imperialism rejected the American ideal of liberty for all.
4. imperialism would make the United States more admired in the world.

5. Anti-imperialists also objected to the

1. independence of the Philippines.
2. costs of expansion.
3. the Teller Amendment
4. sale of American goods abroad.

6. American business leaders favored expansion in order to

1. establish an empire throughout the world.
2. solve the economic problem of overproduction.
3. establish military equality with European nations.
4. stop Russian expansion into Alaska.

7. Some anti-imperialists feared the existence of

1. foreign markets.
2. newly independent countries
3. different races in the United States.
4. a new frontier.

8. Expansionists, such as Theodore Roosevelt, argued that a quest for empire would

1. turn into a military disaster.
2. restore the country’s pioneer spirit.
3. open Latin America to invasion
4. make the U.S. stronger than Britain.

9. The United States annexed Hawaii because

1. Queen Liliuokalani executed several foreign merchants.
2. the United States needed naval stations in the Pacific.
3. Hawaiians requested American protection.
4. the Boxers started a rebellion.

10. Which of the following demonstrated enforcement of the Monroe Doctrine?

1. The United States convinced Japan to open trade relations.
2. The United States allowed Hawaiians to import sugar duty free.
3. The United States insisted that Great Britain submit a boundary dispute with Venezuela to arbitration.
4. The United States competed against France and Britain for Asian markets.

11. In the 1890s, William R. Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer used their newspapers to

1. help start the Boxer Rebellion.
2. repeal the Monroe Doctrine.
3. increase sympathy for Cuban rebels.
4. elect Theodore Roosevelt President.

12. Which event led to the Spanish-American War?

1. Cubans rebelled against Spanish rule.
2. The United States annexed Cuba.
3. Spain destroyed American-owned sugar plantations in the Philippines.
4. The Spanish navy sank two American ships in the Pacific.

13. As a result of the peace treaty with Spain, the United States gained

1. Honduras, Colombia, and Cuba.
2. Mexico, Venezuela, and Chile.
3. the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
4. Samoa, the Philippines, and Hawaii.

14. The United States annexed the Midway Islands to set up

1. cotton plantations.
2. markets for food and other goods.
3. a naval refueling and repair station.
4. a farm-machine factory.

15. Why was the Open Door Policy important to the United States?

1. It gave the United States territory in China.
2. It gave the United States access to millions of consumers in China.
3. It increased Chinese investments in the United States.
4. It kept European goods out of China.