Question

The Rough Riders, pictured here (primary source), were a group of soldiers that fought in the famed "Battle of San Juan Hill" against what country?












Spain


Mexico


Italy


Germany

Question at position 2
2

Multiple Choice
1 point



Question at position 2

During the Spanish-American War, the United States pledged to support the people of:


Mexico


South America


Spain


Cuba

Question at position 3
3

Multiple Choice
1 point



Question at position 3

Where did the USS Maine explode, beginning the Spanish-American War?


Cuba


Mexico


Spain


Panama

Question at position 4
4

Multiple Choice
1 point



Question at position 4

Which country was becoming a world power in Asia during the early 1900s?


Korea


Japan


China


The Philippines

Question at position 5
5

Multiple Choice
1 point



Question at position 5

What is a policy of creating colonies in weaker nations in order to generate raw materials and have access to new markets?


Conservationism


Progressivism


Imperialism


Interventionism

Question at position 6
6

Multiple Choice
1 point



Question at position 6

What territory did Secretary of State William Seward arrange the purchase of in 1867, a purchase that became known in the time period as "Seward's Folly?"


Hawaii


Cuba


Puerto Rico


Alaska

Question at position 7
7

Multiple Choice
1 point



Question at position 7

Which war did President Theodore Roosevelt help to end, earning himself the first Nobel Peace Prize to be given to an American?


Russo-Japanese War


World War I


Spanish-American War


Civil War

Question at position 8
8

Multiple Choice
1 point



Question at position 8

Where was a canal built that allowed ships to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean through the isthmus of Central America?


Panama


Mexico


Columbia


Costa Rica

Question at position 9
9

Multiple Choice
1 point



Question at position 9

What annexed territory did the United States view as an important economic and strategic stronghold in the Pacific with its access to Asian markets?


Panama


Puerto Rico


The Philippines


Alaska

Question at position 10
10

Multiple Choice
1 point



Question at position 10

What is news reporting, often biased or untrue, that relies on sensational stories and headlines (plays on your emotions)?


Yellow Journalism


Muckraking


Big Stick Diplomacy


Dollar Diplomacy

Question at position 11
11

Multiple Choice
1 point



Question at position 11

Which foreign policy stated European interference in the Western Hemisphere was an act of aggression towards the U.S.?


The Monroe Doctrine


Big Stick Diplomacy


Seward's Folly


The Gentlemen's Agreement

Question at position 12
12

Multiple Choice
1 point



Question at position 12

Which territory did the U.S. gain control of due to the Spanish-American War?


Panama


Mexico


Alaska


Puerto Rico

Answer 1

1. Spain
2. Cuba
3. Cuba
4. Japan
5. Imperialism
6. Alaska
7. Russo-Japanese War
8. Panama
9. The Philippines
10. Yellow Journalism
11. The Monroe Doctrine
12. Puerto Rico