US and the World

Front

Which of the following was NOT a cause of expansion overseas?
need for new resources,
need for new markets for our goods,
the desire to form alliances and avoid war,
the desire to spread American culture and Christianity

Back

the desire to form alliances and avoid war

Front

What was the reason for the formation of Chinese spheres of influence?

Back

To create individual opportunities for trade

Front

How did Chinese nationalists try to hold off foreign influence there?

Back

Launching the Boxer Rebellion

Front

Which action does not involve Latin America? Options: Monroe Doctrine, Panamanian Revolt, Roosevelt Corollary

Back

Open Door Policy

Front

Which group supported the US annexation of Hawaii? Options: Asian workers on Hawaiian plantations, American planters in Hawaii, Construction workers on the Panama Canal, Chinese Boxers

Back

American planters in Hawaii

Front

Which of the following was not a result of the Treaty of Kanagawa?
The Chinese agree to open the nation to trade,
The Japanese begin to modernize,
The US opens trade ports in Japan,
The Japanese agree to assist stranded sailors

Back

The Chinese agree to open the nation to trade

Front

Which was an immediate cause of the Spanish-American War? Options: Construction of the Panama Canal, Sinking of the USS Maine, Outbreak of the Boxer Rebellion, Brutal war tactics of the Spanish Governor-General

Back

Sinking of the USS Maine

Front

Which principle established the United States as "policeman of the Western Hemisphere?"

Back

Roosevelt Corollary

Front

An example of Dollar Diplomacy would be

Back

building infrastructure (roads, bridges, schools, etc) in Honduras.

Front

What was the purpose of the US proposing the Open Door Policy?

Back

Fear that European nations will not allow the US to trade in China.