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America Claims an Empire Test
50 Points
Vocabulary: match the words in the word bank with the definitions below. MISSPELLED
WORDS WILL BE COUNTED AS INCORRECT. 1 pt. each
5. What three key beliefs about America’s industrial capitalist economy were reflected in
the Open Door policy? 3 pts.
6. Explain the key difference between Woodrow Wilson’s moral diplomacy and Teddy
Roosevelt’s “big stick” diplomacy. 4 pts.
7. Would Cuba have won its independence in the late 19th century if the United States had
not intervened there? Support your opinion with detail from the text. 3 pts.
9. What groups were interested in increasing America’s presence in Hawaii? Why? 2 pts.
11. Why did many Filipinos feel betrayed by the U.S.? 2 pts.
12. Why did many people oppose imperialism? 2 pts.
13. BONUS!!! Jose Marti was a Cuban writer who was in exile in the United States and
started revolts to get the U.S. involved in the Spanish American War. Where was he
living at the time? 2 pts.