USII.5 TR and Imperialism

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According to this cartoon, what is Roosevelt up to?

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He REALLY wants to be a world power

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According to the Roosevelt Corollary, the United States had the right to act as a _____ in the Western Hemisphere ("Our" side of the world).

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policeman

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What was Roosevelt's big fear that led to his policy known as the Roosevelt Corollary? Options: that Columbia would attack the United States because we helped Panama become independent from Columbia, that European countries would bring their militaries to this side of the world, that the Panama would be a total failure and the US would have to build another canal, the Germans would claimed they owned a part of the Panama Canal

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that European countries would bring their militaries to this side of the world

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A government's plans to deal with and interact with other countries is known as foreign -------

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policy

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The secret to the successful American canal in Panama was the system of ______ that raise ships to a man-made lake across Panama then lower those ships to sea-level again.

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locks

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What was the first thing that the Americans did before constructing the canal in Latin America? Controlling those pesky --------

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mosquitoes

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What did they do to control tropical diseases in Panama?

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destroyed the mosquito populations to control tropical diseases

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Roosevelt's famous saying was, "Speak softly, but carry a big -----"

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stick

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Using the US military to force Columbia to give the United States the Panama Canal Zone is an example of Teddy Roosevelt's _______ Diplomacy.

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Big Stick

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What country built the Suez Canal through the deserts of Egypt? This was a sea-level canal and was a great success. This country attempted to build a sea-level canal in Latin America and failed miserably.

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France