The American Yawp Ch.19 Exam
American Imperialism Insights-Graded
A
1. When did the United States begin trading with China?
a. 1784
b. 1831
c. 1854
d. 1911
2. What was the Open Door Policy?
a. A commitment to free trade throughout the Pacific Rim.
b. A demand for the abolition of all tariffs.
c. The use of gunboat diplomacy in establishing trade with Japan.
d. A call for all western powers to have equal access to Chinese markets.
3. How did the United States respond to the Boxer Rebellion in China?
a. President Mckinley sent the U.S. Army into China without consulting congress.
b. American troops fought alongside British troops in a western coalition designed
to bring peace.
c. The Americans sent diplomats to protect missionaries and businesses.
d. The United States did not respond formally tot he rebellion due to
isolationist commitments.
4. All of the following statements regarding the Guano Islands Act of 1856 are
true EXCEPT…..
a. Guano was a popular fertilizer that was integral to industrial farming.
b. This legislation put Guano Islands on a path to statehood that later was rejected.
c. This legislation authorized and encouraged Americans to venture into the seas
and claim islands with Guano deposits for the United States.
d. These acquisitions were the first insular, unincorporated territories of the
United States.
5. What economic activity most united Brazil and the United States in the early
nineteenth century?
a. Sugar trade
b. America textile manufacturing
c. Slave trade
d. Mahogany trade
6. Why did President Wilson authorize the invasion of Veracuz, Mexico?
a. Victoriano Huerta executed democratically elected president, Francisco Madero.
b. Americans with financial investments in Mexico asked for intervention.
c. Mexican forces mistakenly arrested American sailors
d. All of the above.
7. During the nineteenth century, American interests in the Middle East revolved around all
of the following EXCEPT…..
a. Religion
American Imperialism Insights-Graded
A
1. When did the United States begin trading with China?
a. 1784
b. 1831
c. 1854
d. 1911
2. What was the Open Door Policy?
a. A commitment to free trade throughout the Pacific Rim.
b. A demand for the abolition of all tariffs.
c. The use of gunboat diplomacy in establishing trade with Japan.
d. A call for all western powers to have equal access to Chinese markets.
3. How did the United States respond to the Boxer Rebellion in China?
a. President Mckinley sent the U.S. Army into China without consulting congress.
b. American troops fought alongside British troops in a western coalition designed
to bring peace.
c. The Americans sent diplomats to protect missionaries and businesses.
d. The United States did not respond formally tot he rebellion due to
isolationist commitments.
4. All of the following statements regarding the Guano Islands Act of 1856 are
true EXCEPT…..
a. Guano was a popular fertilizer that was integral to industrial farming.
b. This legislation put Guano Islands on a path to statehood that later was rejected.
c. This legislation authorized and encouraged Americans to venture into the seas
and claim islands with Guano deposits for the United States.
d. These acquisitions were the first insular, unincorporated territories of the
United States.
5. What economic activity most united Brazil and the United States in the early
nineteenth century?
a. Sugar trade
b. America textile manufacturing
c. Slave trade
d. Mahogany trade
6. Why did President Wilson authorize the invasion of Veracuz, Mexico?
a. Victoriano Huerta executed democratically elected president, Francisco Madero.
b. Americans with financial investments in Mexico asked for intervention.
c. Mexican forces mistakenly arrested American sailors
d. All of the above.
7. During the nineteenth century, American interests in the Middle East revolved around all
of the following EXCEPT…..
a. Religion
