HISTORICAL PERIOD 8: CHAPTER 29 WORKSHEET
TRUE OR FALSE: (+) = True (0) - False
1. _____ America remained concerned about key international developments in
the 1870s and 1880s.
2. _____ Alfred T. Mahan argued in his book that the control of colonies to
provide raw materials and markets was the key to world history.
3. _____ The South American boundary dispute in 1895-1896 nearly resulted in
a U.S. war with Venezuela.
4. _____ The Venezuelan boundary dispute was resolved when the United States
backed away because of its growing conflict with Germany.
5. _____ President Cleveland refused to annex Hawaii because he believed that
the white planters there had unjustly deposed Queen Liliuokalani.
6. _____ Americans strongly sympathized with the Cubans' revolt against
imperialist Spain.
7. _____ The Hearst press worked to promote a peaceful, negotiated settlement
involving Cuban self-government under Spanish rule.
8. _____ President McKinley tried to resist the pressure for war with Spain
coming from business-people and Wall Street financiers.
9. _____ Admiral Dewey's squadron attacked Spanish forces in the Philippines
because of secret orders give by Assistant Navy Secretary Theodore
Roosevelt.
10. ____ American forces were aided in capturing Manila by native Filipinos
who were rebelling against Spain.
11. ____ The American military conquest of Cuba was efficient, but very
costly in battlefield casualties.
12. ____ President McKinley was partially motivated by religion in his
decision to keep the Philippines.
13. ____ The treaty to annex the Philippines was approved by a wide margin in
the Senate.
14. ____ The Supreme Court decided in the insular cases that American
constitutional law and rights applied fully in the U.S. colonial
possessions of Puerto Rico and the Philippines.
15. ____ The Spanish-American War made the United States a full-fledged power
in East Asia.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Alfred Thayer Mahan promoted American overseas expansion by
a. developing a lurid "yellow press" that stimulated popular excitement.
b. arguing that sea power was the key to world domination.
c. provoking naval incidents with Germany and Britain in the Pacific.
d. arguing that the Monroe Doctrine implied American control of Latin
America.
2. Which of the following was not among the factors propelling America toward
overseas expansion in the 1890s?
a. the desire to expand overseas agricultural and manufacturing exports
b. the "yellow press" of Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst
c. the need to find new African and Asian sources of raw materials for
American industry
d. the ideologies of Anglo-Saxon superiority and social Darwinism
3. The final result of the Venezuela-Guiana crisis with Britain was
a. a series of battles between British and American naval forces.
b. the intervention of the German kaiser in Latin America.
c. American colonial control of Guiana.
d. British retreat and growing American-British friendship.
4. President Grover Cleveland refused to annex Hawaii because
a. white planters had illegally overthrown Queen Liliuokalani against
the wishes of most native Hawaiians.
b. there was no precedent for the United States to acquire territory
except by purchase.
c. the Germans and the British threatened possible war.
d. he knew the public disapproved and the Senate would not ratify a
treaty of annexation.
5. Americans first became concerned with the situation in Cuba because
a. Spanish control of Cuba violated the Monroe Doctrine.
b. imperialists and business leaders were looking to acquire colonial
territory for the United States.
c. Americans sympathized with Cuban rebels in their fight for freedom
from Spanish rule.
d. the Battleship Maine exploded in Havana harbor.
6. Even before the sinking of the Maine, the American public's indignation at
Spain had been whipped into a frenzy by
a. Spanish Catholics' persecution of the Protestant minority in Cuba.
b. Spain's aggressive battleship-building program.
c. William Randolph Hearst's sensational newspaper accounts of Spanish
atrocities in Cuba.
d. the Spanish government's brutal treatment of American sailors on
leave in Havana.
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7. Even after the Maine exploded, the United States was slow to declare war
on Cuba because
a. the public was reluctant to get into a war.
b. President McKinley was reluctant to get into a war.
c. the Cubans were hostile to the idea of American intervention in their
affairs.
d. there was no clear evidence that the Spanish had really blown up the
Maine.
8. As soon as the U.S. declared war on Spain, Commodore George Dewey sailed
to the Philippine Islands because
a. that was the best place to strike a blow for a free Cuba.
b. he had been ordered to do so by Assistant Navy Secretary Theodore
Roosevelt.
c. the American navy happened to be on a tour of East Asian ports.
d. he was invited to do so by Philippine nationalists.
9. Emilio Aguinaldo was
a. the leader of Cuban insurgents against Spanish rule.
b. the leader of Filipino insurgents against Spanish rule.
c. the commander of the Spanish navy in the Battle of Manila Bay.
d. the commander of the Spanish navy in Cuba.
10. The largest cause of American deaths in Cuba was
a. the direct-charge tactics of Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders.
b. the effective artillery bombardments of the Spanish navy.
c. armed clashes with Cuban rebels and civilians.
d. bad food, disease, and unsanitary conditions.
11. In addition to Cuba, American forces successfully seized the Spanish-
owned Caribbean colony of
a. Puerto Rico. c. the Dominican Republic.
b. the Virgin Islands. d. Trinidad.
12. President William McKinley based his decision to make the Philippines an
American colony on
a. the belief in white Anglo-Saxon superiority to the Asian Filipinos.
b. a combination of religious piety and material economic interests.
c. the belief that the Philippines would be the first step toward an
American empire in China.
d. the strong agitation for empire coming from the Hearst and Pulitzer
yellow press.
13. Among prominent Americans who opposed annexation of the Philippines were
a. Leonard Wood and Walter Reed.
b. William Randolph Hearst and Theodore Roosevelt.
c. Mark Twain and William James.
d. Mark Hanna and "Czar" Thomas Reed.
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l4. Pro-imperialist Americans argued that the Philippines should be seized
because of
a. patriotism and economic opportunities.
b. the Monroe Doctrine and national security.
c. the Declaration of Independence and the wishes of the Philippine
people.
d. overpopulation and the need to acquire new land for American
settlers.
15. The Platt Amendment provided that
a. the people of Puerto Rico were citizens of the United States.
b. the United States would eventually grant independence to the
Philippines and Puerto Rico.
c. no European power could establish new bases or colonies in the
Pacific.
d. the United States had the right to intervene with troops and maintain
military bases in Cuba.
IDENTIFICATIONS
1. Book written by a Protestant minister that proclaimed the superiority of
Anglo-Saxon civilization ___________________________
2. Remote Pacific site of a naval clash between the United States and Germany
in 1889 _________________________
3. South American nation that nearly came to blows with the United States in
1892 over an incident involving the deaths of American sailors ___________
4. The principle of American foreign policy invoked by Secretary of State
Olney to justify American intervention in the Venezuelan boundary dispute
_________________________
5. Valuable naval base acquired by the United States from the Hawaiian
government in 1887 ________________________
6. Term for the sensationalistic and jingoistic prowar journalism practiced
by W. R. Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer ___________________________
7. American battleship sent on a "friendly" visit to Cuba that ended in
disaster and war __________________
8. Amendment to the declaration of war with Spain that stated the United
States would grant Cubans their freedom __________________________________
9. Site of the dramatic American naval victory that led to U.S. acquisition
of rich, Spanish-owned Pacific islands ___________________________________
10. Colorful volunteer regiment of the Spanish-American War led by a
militarily inexperienced but politically influential colonel ____________
11. The Caribbean island conquered from Spain in 1898 that became an
important American colony _________________________
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12. Group that battled against American colonization of the Philippines,
which included such influential citizens as Mark Twain and Andrew
Carnegie ______________________________
13. Supreme Court cases of 1901 that determined that the U.S. Constitution
did not apply in all territories under the American flag ________________
14. American-imposed restriction written into the constitution of Cuba that
guaranteed American naval bases on the island and declared that the
United States had the right to intervene in Cuba ________________________
15. Deadly tropical disease conquered during the Spanish-American War by Dr.
Walter Reed and other American medical researchers ______________________
MATCHING: PEOPLE, PLACES, EVENTS
1. _____ Josiah Strong a. Imperialist advocate, aggressive assistant
navy secretary, Rough Rider
2. _____ Alfred Thayer b. Harvard philosopher and one of the leading
Mahan anti-imperialists opposing U.S. acquisition
3. _____ Richard Olney of the Philippines
c. Spanish general whose brutal tactics
4. _____ Queen Liliuokalani against Cuban rebels outraged American
public opinion
5. _____ Grover Cleveland d. Native Hawaiian ruler overthrown in a
revolution led by white planters and aided
6. _____ "Butcher" Weyler by U.S. troops
e. Military commander of the Rough Riders in
7. _____ William R. Hearst Cuba, who later organized the efficient
American military government of Cuba
8. _____ William McKinley f. American naval officer who wrote
influential books emphasizing sea power and
9. _____ George E. Dewey advocating a big navy
g. Naval commander whose spectacular May Day
10. ____ Theodore Roosevelt victory in 1898 opened the doors to
American imperialism in Asia
11. ____ Emilio Aguinaldo h. Vigorous promoter of sensationalistic anti-
Spanish propaganda and eager advocate of
12. ____ Leonard Wood war
i. American doctor who led the medical efforts
13. ____ William James to conquer yellow fever during U.S.
occupation of Cuba
14. ____ William Jennings j. American clergyman who preached Anglo-Saxon
Bryan superiority and called for stronger U.S.
15. ____ Walter Reed missionary effort overseas
k. Belligerent U.S. secretary of state who
used the Monroe Doctrine to pressure
Britain in the Venezuelan boundary
l. President who initially opposed war with Spain but eventually supported
U.S. acquisition of the Philippines
m. Leading Democratic politician whose intervention narrowly tipped the
Senate vote in favor of acquiring the Philippines in 1899
n. American president who refused to annex Hawaii on the grounds that the
native ruler had been unjustly deposed
o. Leader of the Filipino insurgents who aided Americans in defeating Spain
and taking Manila
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MATCHING: CAUSE AND EFFECT
1. _____ Economic expansion, the yellow a. Enabled America's
press, and competition with other unprepared military forces
powers to gain quick and easy
2. _____ The Venezuelan boundary dispute victories
b. Created an emotional and
3. _____ The white planter revolt against irresistible public demand
Queen Liliuokalani for war with Spain
4. _____ The Cuban revolt against Spain c. strengthened the Monroe
Doctrine and made Britain
5. _____ The Maine explosion more willing to accommodate
U.S. interests
6. _____ Theodore Roosevelt's orders to d. Led to the surprising U.S.
Commodore Dewey victory over Spain at
7. _____ The confusion and weakness of Manila Bay
Spain's army and navy e. Set off the first debate
8. _____ McKinley's decision to keep the about the wisdom and
Philippines rightness of American
9. _____ W. J. Bryan's last-minute support overseas imperialism
for the treaty acquiring the f. Turned America away from
Philippines isolationism and toward
10. ____ The Spanish-American War international involvements
in the 1890s
g. Aroused strong sympathy from most Americans
h. Enhanced American national pride and made the United States an
international power in East Asia
i. Set off a bitter debate about imperialism in the Senate and the country
j. Tipped a narrow Senate vote in favor of imperialist acquisition of the
Philippines