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Entering the World Stage
MULTIPLE CHOICE For each of the following, write the letter of the best answer in the
space provided.
____ 1. Social Darwinism encouraged
people in industrialized nations
to believe that
a. they were superior to
people in less-developed
countries.
b. they were inferior to people
who lived in less-developed
countries.
c. evolution impacted a
nation’s culture as much as
it did its people.
d. economic soundness
resulted from cooperating
with and showing respect
for other nations.
_____ 2.
Causes
Sanford Dole will not step
down as president of Hawaii.
President Cleveland will not
use force to restore Queen
Liliuokalani.
Effect
Which of the following best
completes the diagram?
a. Missionaries leave for the
Hawaiian Islands.
b. No decision on annexation
is made until McKinley
becomes U.S. president.
c. An 1875 treaty boosts the
sugar industry.
d. The United States grows
sugar cane in Hawaii.
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____ 3. How did the Boxer Rebellion
increase support for the Open
Door Policy?
a. Japan realized that it
needed the United States.
b. Westerners realized that
they could more effectively
exploit the China trade if
they stuck together.
c. China realized that Western
trade would be valuable.
d. Japan and the Western
nations declared war on
China.
____ 4. What prompted the RussoJapanese War?
a. Russia sent ships to Edo
Bay.
b. Japan sought to take over
Siberia.
c. Japan and Russia both
wanted to control Korea
and Manchuria.
d. Japan and Russia each
hoped to gain a foothold in
Alaska.
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_____ 5. How did the United States
exert influence on Japan?
a. by two impressive displays
of naval power, 50 years
apart
b. by holding the Edo Bay
Summit
c. by agreeing not to expand
in the Pacific
d. by siding with Russia in the
Russo-Japanese War
_____ 6. How did William Randolph
Hearst use his newspaper to
support the Cubans against the
Spanish?
a. His paper refused to use
any Spanish sources.
b. His paper refused to resort
to sensationalism.
c. His paper competed with
Joseph Pulitzer’s paper for
the most accurate headlines.
d. His paper hired José Martí
to create ads that urged
support of Cuba.
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____ 7. The United States gained
trading rights in China by
a. supporting the Boxer
Rebellion.
b. having a successful meeting
with the secret society
known as Boxers.
c. securing a large sphere of
influence around
Guangzhou.
d. sending notes to European
nations and Japan that
recommended all nations
have equal trading rights in
China.
_____ 8. Spanish forces in the
Philippines were overcome by
a. Spanish traitors.
b. Filipino and Cuban rebels.
c. the U.S. fleet and Cuban
rebels.
d. the Filipino rebel army and
the U.S. fleet.
_____ 9.
Policy 1
Dollar diplomacy
Supported by
Policy 2
Nurturing constitutional
governments
Supported by
Which pair best completes the
charts above?
a. Roosevelt, Taft
b. Taft, Wilson
c. Wilson, Roosevelt
d. Wilson, Taft
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____ 10. What kept the Battle of
Veracruz and its aftermath
from plunging the United
States and Mexico into war?
a. The Mexican government
issued an apology.
b. Argentina, Brazil, and Chile
mediated.
c. Germany sent a diplomatic
envoy to smooth out
differences.
d. The forces of Emiliano
Zapata and Pancho Villa
united and agreed to halt
fighting along the U.S.
border.
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Courtesy Naval Historical Center, photo. NH 61236
PRACTICING SOCIAL STUDIES SKILLS Examine the picture below. Then read the
following pair of sentences, and cross out the FALSE sentence.
1. a. This image of the USS Maine shows an event that energized Americans to
withdraw ships from Edo Bay.
b. This image of the USS Maine shows an event that energized Americans to begin
the Spanish-American War.
FILL IN THE BLANK Read each sentence and fill in the blank with the word or phrase
in the word pair that best completes the sentence.
1. __________________________ was a leader, an exile, and a soldier who inspired
fellow Cubans to revolt against Spain. (Emilio Aguinaldo/José Martí)
2. A clause in the __________________________ led to the establishment of the U.S.
naval base at Guantánamo Bay. (Platt Amendment/Roosevelt Corollary)
3. The regiment Teddy Roosevelt organized to fight for Cuban independence was
called the __________________________. (Buffalo Soldiers/Rough Riders)
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4. A 1917 law gave Puerto Ricans __________________________.
(self-rule/U.S. citizenship)
5. President Woodrow Wilson sent troops into Mexico to arrest
__________________________ after his raid into New Mexico killed 17
Americans. (Pancho Villa/Emiliano Zapata)
TRUE/FALSE Read each statement below. On the line, write T if the statement is true,
or F if the statement is false.
____ 1. The Boxer Rebellion increased European and Japanese support for the Open
Door Policy.
____ 2. President Roosevelt opposed any effort to build a canal across Panama.
____ 3. The secret group opposed to foreigners in China was called the “Society of
Righteous and Harmonious Fists.”
____ 4. Journalism that employs sensationalized reports and shocking illustrations is
called “red journalism.”
____ 5. Filipino nationalists welcomed the U.S. annexation of the Philippines in 1899
because they thought annexation would provide protection from Spain.
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MATCHING In the space provided, write the letter of the term, person, or place that
matches each description. Some answers will not be used.
____ 1. The “Genius of the Panama Canal”
a. Walter Reed
____ 2. Dictator who brought order to Mexico
b. Venustiano Carranza
____ 3. Practice of extending a nation’s power over
other lands
c. sphere of influence
d. Roosevelt Corollary
____ 4. Country under the control and protection of
another country
e. Porfirio Díaz
____ 5. Leader of the Mexican Revolution who was
supported by Woodrow Wilson
f. “Speak softly and carry
a big stick.”
____ 6. Geographic area where an outside nation
exerts economic or political control
g. “Remember the
Maine!”
____ 7. Asserted the right of the United States to act
as a police power in the Western Hemisphere
h. dollar diplomacy
i. imperialism
____ 8. Commander of the U.S. fleet that fought in
the Battle of Manila Bay
____ 9. Policy of advancing U.S. interests abroad
using economic power
j. protectorate
k. John F. Stevens
l. George Dewey
____ 10. Cry used to rally Americans against Spain
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