20. Document Project 20: Imperialism versus Anti-Imperialism

Quiz for Document 20.5 The Hawaiian Memorial, 1897

Quiz for Document 20.5: The Hawaiian Memorial, 1897

Document 20.5: The Hawaiian Memorial, 1897

Choose the best answer to each question.

Question 1

1. How did the Provisional Government of the Hawaiian Islands exist and maintain control according to the memorial?

The provisional government ensured that free and fair elections were held.

The provisional government stripped aboriginal Hawaiians of their rights in favor of American corporations.

The provisional government used the threat of armed force to stay in power.

The provisional government was created by a referendum vote of all Hawaiian citizens.

Question 2

2. What American government concept did the Memorialists appeal to in order to argue against the annexation and forcible takeover of Hawaii?

Consent of the governed

Checks and balance

Separation of powers

Legislative review

Question 3

3. What request do the authors make to provide legitimacy to the Republic of Hawaii or the possible annexation of Hawaii into the United States?

Military force to expel the Republic of Hawaii leadership

Hawaiian representation in the U.S. Congress

A full census of the population to determine aboriginal demographics

A fair vote to determine the views of the Hawaiian people

Question 4

4. What popular ideologies of the late 1800s and early 1900s would have provided justification for the subjugation and annexation of the Hawaiian Islands?

Socialism and unionization

Imperialism and white superiority

Christianity and sharecropping

Isolationism and democracy

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