Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The time when powerful nations created large empires by exercising economic and
political control over weaker regions was called an age of
a. | expansionism. | c. | isolationism. | b. | civilization. | d. | imperialism. |
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Imperialism was driven by the search for
a. | land. | c. | materials and markets. | b. | gold. | d. | new
trade routes. |
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Who pictured a canal across Central America linking the Atlantic Ocean and the
Pacific Ocean?
a. | Matthew Perry | c. | James G. Blaine | b. | William H. Seward | d. | Alfred Thayer
Mahan |
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The United States purchased Alaska from Russia for
a. | $100 million. | c. | $3.5 million. | b. | $10. | d. | $7.2 million. |
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Who was responsible for establishing the Pan-American Union?
a. | James G. Blaine | c. | Alfred Thayer Mahan | b. | William H. Seward | d. | Matthew Perry |
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Completion
Complete each
statement.
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When most of the land between the Atlantic Coast and the Pacific coast was
settled, the American ______________ had ended.
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____________________ describes the movement of Americans into the West and the
South.
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Commodore Matthew Perry went to Japan in ____________________.
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In ____________________ Alaska became a territory of the United States.
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10.
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Blaine invited Latin American countries to attend a _________________________ in
1889.
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | called for enlargement of navy | b. | isolationism | c. | proposed an
"imperialism of righteous" | d. | Treaty of Kanagawa | e. | purchase of
Alaska |
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noninvolvement in world affairs
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began American involvement in Asia
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Seward's "folly"
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14.
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Josiah Strong
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Alfred Thayer Mahan
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Short Answer
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Who established trade with Japan in 1854?
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How did some Americans believe the United States could join the ranks of the
world’s great powers?
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What discovery justified Seward’s purchase of Alaska?
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What was the Pan-American Union?
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What changes took place in the navy during the 1880s?
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