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The name for sensational and often irresponsible new headlines and stories based on untrue facts is referred to as
a) yellow journalism
b) yellow fever
c) yahoo journalism
d) bias
Who did the United States gain the territory of Alaska from?
a) Spain
b) Canada
c) Cuba
d) Russia
Also known as “big stick” diplomacy, this official American policy stated that any disorder in Latin America could force the United States to act as international police power in order to protect American economic interests. What is it?
a) Dollar Diplomacy
b) Big Stick Policy
c) Moral Diplomacy
d) Imperialism
19. Of the following statements, the one that best reflects an anti-imperialist attitude is
a) “It is not necessary to own people to trade with them.”
b) “The expansion of our trade and commerce is the pressing problem.”
c) “Is there no nation wise enough, brave enough to aid this blood-smitten land?”
d) “Fate has written our policy for us; the trade of the world must and shall be ours…”
Which of the following statements did not stimulate U.S. imperialism?
a) a belief in the cultural superiority of the Anglo-Saxon culture
b) desire for military strength
c) thirst for new economic markets
d) need for a new source of cheap labor
All of the following countries came under some form of U.S. control as a result of the Spanish-American War except
a) Guam
b) Puerto Rico
c) Hawaii
d) Philippines
This was the volunteer force raised by Theodore Roosevelt that fought in the Philippines
a) Rough Riders
b) Guantanamo Bay
c) Muckrakers
d) Dole Fighters
The De Lome letter was...
a) message from Germany to Mexico asking for an alliance in WW1
b) sensationalized news story that gave Americans a fake story about the USS Maine
c) letter from Spanish ambassador calling President McKinley weak
d) message from President Wilson declaring war on Germany
The Spanish-American War marked a turning point in American foreign policy because the United States...
a) developed a plan for peaceful coexistence
b) emerged as a major world power
c) pledged neutrality in future European conflicts
d) refused to become a colonial power
Many of the new colonies were added for additional..
a) presidential safe houses
b) labor unions
c) naval bases
d) army land
The United States annexed Hawaii because
a) Queen Liliuokalani executed several foreign merchants
b) the United States needed naval stations in the Pacific
c) Hawaiians requested American protection
d) the Boxers started a rebellions
What is the main idea of the Monroe Doctrine?
a) America can and should expand wherever possible
b) No country can come to the Western Hemisphere to imperialize
c) The United States may regulate trade with China
d) The United states should limit the military during peacetime
What event led to the Spanish-American War?
a) Cubans rebelled against Spanish rule
b) The United States annexed Cuba
c) Spain destroyed American-owned sugar plantations in the Philippines
d) Americans believed that Spain sunk the USS Maine
Why was the Open Door Policy important to the United States?
a) It gave the United States territory in China
b) It gave the United States access to millions of consumers in China
c) It increased Chinese investments in the United States
d) It kept European goods out of the United States
The building of the Panama Canal was important because it
a) helped stabilize the economies of Latin American countries
b) improved relations between Colombia and the United States
c) facilitated movement between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
d) promoted European investment in the United States
The United States acquired control of the Panama Canal by
a) paying Panama $25 million
b) passing the Roosevelt Corollary
c) signing a treaty with Spain
d) organizing a revolt in Panama against in Colombia
President Taft was known for a foreign policy based on
a) military intervention
b) economic investment
c) land concessions
d) humanitarian projects
Which event most influenced President Wilson to enter WW1?
a) a Communist revolution to overthrow the Russian government
b) the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Europe
c) the renewal of unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany
d) the invasion of Belgium by German infantry soldiers
After World War 1, how did the United States return to isolationism?
a) by lowering tariffs on imports
b) by refusing to join the League of Nations
c) by promoting the building of the Panama Canal
d) by refusing to participate in the Spanish-American War
After WW1, senators who opposed American participation in the League of Nations argued that US membership in the organization would
a) limit the power of the President
b) make trade with nonmember nations more difficult
c) force the country to end traditional military alliances
d) involve the nation in future world conflicts
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