History Quiz 1

Match the following items.

10, 4, 6, 5, 3, 2, 1, 11, 12, 8, 7, 9

Select the events that were the result of the Spanish-American War.

5,000 Americans died of tropical diseases. Guam became a U.S. possession. The United States became a world power. Cuba became independent of Spain

Which group of Americans would NOT have been concerned with Spanish actions in Cuba? A sugar refinery owner

An factory worker in Chicago

Roosevelt's policy enforcing the Monroe Doctrine in the Caribbean was called the:

Big Stick Policy

Which of the following was the biggest threat to Americans in Cuba?

Disease and sanitation

Select the events that resulted from American intervention in the Western Hemisphere.

European nations threatened to invade nations indebted to them. Mexicans revolted against their government. Villa raided New Mexico.

The waterway that joins the Caribbean with the Pacific is the:

Panama Canal

What gave America the right to intervene in Cuban affairs?

Platt Amendment

Which of the following was the first obstacle in the Panama Canal project?

Possession of the land

What best defines the Square Deal?

Roosevelt's plan that offered equal treatment for the common American

Why were the Spanish willing to negotiate for Cuban independence?

Spain had no intention of fighting the U.S.

United States involvement in Cuban independence included all of the following except

Spain's willingness to negotiate

Which statement is true of Cuba?

The United States acquired Cuba as a protectorate.

What was the biggest surprise with Alaska?

The resource

Why were the European nations mainly focused on the western hemisphere?

They wanted the rich resources from the west

Why did the Monroe Doctrine keep the U.S. out of European affairs?

To make the reciprocal offer for the western hemisphere

Which of the following actions was regarded as negative interference in another nation?

assistance in repayment of debts

Chinese loyalists attempted to drive foreigners from China in the

boxer rebelion

Which action of Theodore Roosevelt had the most negative reaction?

enforcement of the Monroe Doctrine

The Spanish-American War brought all of the following changes to the United States except

the Alaskan Purchase

Which event caused an American declaration of war against Spain?

the explosion of the battleship Maine

Select the occurrences that contributed to the Latin American bitterness and fear of the U.S.

the search for Pancho Villa the seizure of Haiti the Platt Amendment the intervention in Mexico

Which of the following did NOT contribute to increasing United States involvement in world affairs?

the square deal

The Monroe Doctrine was established for all of the following reasons except

to give the United States the exclusive right to colonize in the Caribbean

How was American trade established with Japan?

with an impressive display of might