Expansion and Imperialism Study Guide
Multiple Choice Questions: 30 questions answer 25 (2 points each)
Chapter 17
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Muckrakers
Progressives
Minorities being discriminated against
Teddy Roosevelt’s Presidency
Wilson’s New Freedom
Chapter 18
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Origins of American Imperialism
Imperial Acquisitions of the U.S.
Examples of the U.S. Imperialism
Motivations for Imperialism
Document Based Questions: 5 questions answer 3 (5 points each)
Questions will cover big themes from each chapter
Imperialism
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Reasons/motivation, results, countries involved, etc.
Essay Questions: 5 questions answer 2 (10 points each)
1. How did American foreign policy choices affect its relationships with old world powers?
2. As new international territories were added to the American political sphere, what sort of issues
arose and how were they solved?
3. Is imperialism contrary to the principles of American democracy?
4. How did the actions of the United States during the age of expansion and imperialism impact
the peoples of Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Hawaii and Panama in the 20th century?
5. Why did the United States seek and acquire new territories and expand its area, influence, and
power during the period?