U.S. History - Unit 7 (SSUSH14b) Question Preview (ID: 60797)


U.S. Involvement In Latin America. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

After the Spanish-American War, the U.S. took advantage of markets in:
a) Latin America
b) Europe
c) sub-Saharan Africa
d) the Middle East

When the Panama Canal was completed, the U.S. was able to:
a) shorten the sailing time between the east and west coasts
b) sail to Europe at faster speed
c) transport more oil from Southwest Asia
d) ####

The Panama Canal linked...
a) the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
b) the Colorado and Mississippi Rivers
c) the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
d) Alaska and Washington

Before the Panama Canal was finally completed, previous attempts at construction occurred from:
a) the U.S. and France
b) Spain and Portugal
c) Germany and Austria-Hungary
d) Colombia and Venezuela

By 1914, the Panama Canal...
a) opened
b) was given to the citizens of Panama
c) was taken over by Costa Rica
d) ####

In order to protect U.S. interests in Latin America, President Theodore Roosevelt...
a) issued the Roosevelt Corollary
b) issued the Monroe Doctrine
c) issued his Fourteen Points
d) annexed Hawaii

'Speak softly and carry a big stick' was a motto of:
a) Theodore Roosevelt
b) William McKinley
c) Jacob Riis
d) Woodrow Wilson

How did American business owners feel about the Roosevelt Corollary?
a) They were pleased with it.
b) They disliked it.
c) ###
d) ####

In Latin America, Theodore Roosevelt wanted...
a) the Europeans to stay away
b) to expand the boundaries of the U.S.
c) use deforestation to clear land for farming
d) ####

According to the Roosevelt Corollary, if European countries interfered in the affairs of Latin America...
a) the U.S. would intervene
b) the U.S. would stay neutral
c) the U.S. would support the European nations
d) ####

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