Imperialism Quizzes
Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Imperialism? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Which of these best describes the origins of the war(s) against Spain?
The U.S. wanted to prove that they could beat up a European empire.
The U.S helped to arm and train Cuban revolutionaries, inciting violence between Cuba and Spain.
Cubans and Filipinos started revolutionary movements to overthrow Spain's imperial regime.
Williams Jennings Bryan's speeches were so long and boring that the U.S. military was looking for something to do, so why not a war with Spain?
Q. Which of these helps to explain why the United States got involved in the wars against Spain?
The role of the media in encouraging action and war.
A belief in the American authority to police and protect the western hemisphere.
A desire America to act manly and to stand up for the little guy.
Actually, all of these. Despite Bryan's efforts, imperialism was extremely popular.
Q. Which of these was an argument against a 19th-century American empire?
Author Rudyard Kipling argued Americans "should know better." And that he was deeply disappointed in them.
That was Europe's deal. American's were special and unique.
Media moguls like Randolph Hearst used newspapers to troll imperialists into making fools of themselves in public, showing how ridiculous empire could be.
In an act of reverse psychology, Cubans argued for American imperialism as a way to trick them into granting independence.
Q. Which of these had been used to justify intervention and arguably imperial expansion in the years before Bryan gave his "Imperialism" speech?
The Monroe Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine
Document X—America's Secret Plot to Rule the World
The Roosevelt Corollary
Q. What was the name of the ship that exploded in the Havana Harbor and helped to spark the Spanish-American War?
USS Cuba Libre
USS Maine
USS Michigan
USS Excuse to Join the War