American History Chapter 10 Quiz
American History Quiz: The Age of Imperialism
Test your knowledge of American history with this engaging quiz focused on the Age of Imperialism. Explore significant events, influential figures, and policies that shaped the U.S. during this era.
- 23 Questions covering key historical topics
- Multiple choice and open-ended questions
- Ideal for students, history buffs, and educators
________ was the author of "The Influence of Sea Power upon History," in which he argued that sea power was essential if a nation wanted to be rich in peacetime and unbeatable in wartime.
Theodore Roosevelt
Walter Reed
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Carlos Finlay
Following the explosion of the _______ in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898, the U.S. Declared war on Spain and it was on.
Cuba
Puerto Rico
U.S.S. Maine
U.S.S. Fairfax
Which of the following would be an example of a commonwealth during the Age of Imperialism for the U.S?
Cuba
Puerto Rico
The Phillipines
The Dominican Republic
After declaring their sovereignty from Queen Liliuokalani, the predominantly white businessmen of Hawaii elected __________ as their president.
John L. Stevens
Sanford B. Dole
King Kalakaua
John Hay
As a result of his taking of Manila during the Spanish-American war, Commodore ____________ became a national hero.
John Hay
Alfred Thayer Mahan
George Dewey
Charles D. Sigsbee
Theodore Roosevelt served as the leader of which fighting force during the Spanish-American War
The "Rough Riders"
The Marines
The "Butchers"
The Green Berets
_________ was a Cuban doctor who correctly theorized that yellow fever was carried by mosquitoes.
Dr. Walter Reed
Dr. Josiah
Dr. Carlos Finlay
Dr. John Long
Which of the following served as the final monarch for the sovereign nation of Hawaii?
Queen Liliuokalani
King Kalakaua
Queen Elizabeth ||
Queen Latifah
________ was the Secretary of State for the U.S. Responsible for the purchase of Alaska, home to walruses and polar bears, from the Russians for $7 million.
John Hay
William Rehnquist
Geroge Dewey
William Seward
___________, who had directed the construction of the Suez Canal, also headed a French company in their digging in Panama in the 1870s to try and complete a canal across the isthmus of Panama.
Philippe Bunau-Varilla
Ferdinand de Lesseps
Emilio Aguinaldo
Francisco Madero
Who served as the president of the U.S. When digging of the Panama Canal was begun, and has previously served as assistant Secretary of the Navy?
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison #wrong
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
__________ are defined as areas where a nation has special trading privileges and where numbers of its merchants, missionaries, and other nationals live and work.
Extraterritoriality
Spheres of Influence
Protectorates
Commonwealths
What was the policy used by General Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau in his treatment of the Cuban rebels prior to the Spanish-American War?
Reconcentration
Constitutionalism
Imprisonment
Newmania
The Second War for Independence for Cuba broke out in 1895, and was led by the revolutionary leader ________
Jose Marti
Grace Clark
Emilio Aguinaldo
Enrique Dupuy de Lome
Who served as the Spanish minister to the U.S. Prior to the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, and was forced to resign the position due to critical comments he made about President McKinley?
Lloyd Christmas
Jose Marti
Emilio Aguinaldo
Enrique Dupuy de Lome
Why did many contract laborers come to work in Hawaii?
Native Hawaiians did not care to labor in sugarcane fields
Sanford Dole was the worst, and I'm talking the worst
King Kalakaua requested them come to increase power of non-whites
Queen Liliuokalani and the white planters worked out this deal in 1893
______ served as the U.S. Minister to Hawaii when Queen Liliuokalani was deposed, and was later found to be responsible for ordering U.S. Marines ashore to imprison the queen in her own palace.
Sanford B. Dole
John Hay
John L. Stevens
Carlos Findlay
Which of the following was an example of a protectorate after the Spanish-American War?
Cuba
Puerto Rico
The Phillipines
The Dominican Republic
The ________ Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine stated that if any foreign nation was to interfere with the affairs of a Latin American country, it would be the U.S. Doing the interfering.
Gorman
Roosevelt
McKinley
Sheen
________ served as the U.S. Secretary of State during the early 1900s, and is responsible for initiating the "Open Door" policy with China
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Carlos Finlay
Willaim McKinley
John Hay
What four things did Alfred Thayer Mahan call for the U.S. To acquire in order to become a sea power?
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