US History

Which statement best describes President Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy position toward Latin America in the early 1900’s?

• 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 Amenca.

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

• collective security 
• brinkmanship 
• noninvolvement
• militarism

The Monroe Doctrine declared that the United States would

• prevent the establishment of new European colonies anywhere in the world
• help colonies in North and South America adopt a democratic form of government
• view European interference in the Americas as a threat to the national interest of the United States
• prevent other nations from trading with South American nations 

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

• only the President should decide issues of war and peace
• the media are a powerful influence in shaping American public opinion toward war
• the public has little confidence in the ability of the American military
• international organizations play a decisive role in determining the outcome of a war

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

• an effort by a President to maintain a policy of isolationism
• a decline in the use of militarism as a defense policy
•  an increased reliance on the legislative process
• a Presidential action that achieved a foreign policy objective

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

•  to develop democratic institutions and practices in China 
• to prevent a European and Japanese monopoly of Chinese trade and markets 
• to establish a military presence on the Chinese mainland
• to support Japanese efforts to industrialize China

Which United States foreign policy was most directly related to the rise of big business in the late 1800s?

• containment
•  imperialism 
•  détente
• neutrality 

Which United States policy is most closely associated with the annexation of Hawaii and the Philippines?

• neutrality 
• isolationism
• imperialism 
• international cooperation

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 

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

• friendship and trust
• intervention and paternalism
• tolerance and humanitarianism
• indifference and neglect