World Power Review

World Power Review

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes President Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy toward Latin America?

• The U.S. should reduce its involvement in Latin America

• Latin American nations were encouraged to form a political organization

• The U.S. should give financial aid to all needy countries

• The Roosevelt Corollary permits the U.S. to intervene in Latin America

Roosevelt justified sending U.S. troops with this policy

Multiple Choice

Which statement is true about the Spanish-American War?

• Most Americans opposed the war with Spain over Cuba.

• The U.S. decided to avoid the conflict.

• Congress wanted a peaceful settlement.

• The U.S. is determined to go to war

Most Americans supported this war.

Multiple Choice

Who wrote the book "Influence of Sea Power Upon History"?

• Sanford Dole

• Henry Cabot Lodge

• Alfred T. Mahan

• Theodore Roosevelt

Alfred T. Mahan

Multiple Choice

Why did President Wilson feel the creation of the League of Nations was important?

• It gave Britain, France and Italy control of Europe

• It gave a way for nations to address international problems

• It gave a way for nations to address international problems

• It supported building the Panama Canal

This was the part of Wilson's Fourteen Points that was agreed upon in the Treaty of Versailles

Multiple Choice

Which of the following reflected U.S. expansionism?

• The U.S. foreign policy of isolationism

• Reducing the size of the U.S. navy

• Acquiring Guam, Philippines, and Puerto Rico

• Restricting trade with other nations

The U.S. got these territories from Spain after the war.

Multiple Choice

Involvement in the Spanish-American War, acquiring Hawaii, and the Open Door Policy in China were actions the U.S. government took to...

• establish military alliances

• Gain overseas markets and sources of raw materials

• restrict the spread of democracy

• support isolationism

The U.S. hoped to gain economically through trade and acquiring resources. 

Multiple Choice

All of the following are reasons the U.S. entered World War I except

• bombing of Pearl Harbor

• sinking of the Lusitania

• making the world safe for democracy

• the Zimmerman Telegram

The bombing of Pearl Harbor happened during World War II

Multiple Choice

Tanks, machine guns and poison gas were new technological innovations that...

• drove the Russian Army back into Russia

• overcame the convoy system

• eliminated the dangers of war

• resulted in a stalemate on the Western Front

Multiple Choice

Which of these leaders commanded the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) during World War I?

• General John J. Pershing

• Sergeant Alvin York

• Marshal Ferdinand Foch

• General Dwight D. Eisenhower

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the Great Migration?

• The movement of African Americans to northern cities to work in war industries

• The increase of European immigration during World War I

• The progress of Allied troops across France

• The movement of women into jobs formerly held by men who went to war

World War I opened job opportunities for many!