US History

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Which statement best describes President Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy position toward Latin America in the early 1900’s? Options: The United States should reduce its involvement in Latin American affairs, The Monroe Doctrine permits the United States to intervene actively in the affairs of Latin American nations., Latin American nations should form an organization to help them achieve political and economic stability., The United States should give large amounts of financial aid to help the poor of Latin America.

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The Monroe Doctrine permits the United States to intervene actively in the affairs of Latin American nations.

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The Republican Presidents of the 1920’s generally followed a foreign policy based on

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noninvolvement

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The Monroe Doctrine declared that the United States would view European interference in the Americas as a threat to the national interest of the United States.

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view European interference in the Americas as a threat to the national interest of the United States

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One important conclusion that can be drawn as a result of the United States experience in both the Spanish-American War (1898) and the Persian Gulf War (1991) is that

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the media are a powerful influence in shaping American public opinion toward war

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"I took the Canal and let Congress debate." -Theodore Roosevelt This quotation best demonstrates

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a Presidential action that achieved a foreign policy objective

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Why did the United States formulate the Open Door policy toward China?

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to prevent a European and Japanese monopoly of Chinese trade and markets

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Which United States foreign policy was most directly related to the rise of big business in the late 1800s? Options: containment, imperialism, détente, neutrality

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imperialism

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Which United States policy is most closely associated with the annexation of Hawaii and the Philippines? Options: neutrality, isolationism, imperialism, international cooperation

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isolationism

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Throughout United States history, the most important aim of the country’s foreign policy has been: participation in international organizations, advancement of national self-interest, containment of communism, development of military alliances

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advancement of national self-interest

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During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, United States policy toward Latin America was most strongly characterized by

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intervention and paternalism