US 4.3 Imperialism

What was Roosevelt's 1st step in gaining control of Panama for the construction of the canal?

• He purchased Panama for 10 million dollars
• He had US troops help Panama fight for independence
• He attacked Panama with warships and seized the land
• He signed a treaty with Panama declaring US an official ally

Panama is damp, tropical jungle, intensely hot, swarming with mosquitos.  These mosquitos carried what diseases?

• small pox and scarlet fever
• influenza and malaria
• rickets and diphtheria
• yellow fever and malaria

The phrase “speak softly and carry a big stick” refers to ___. 

• Roosevelt’s desire to withdraw from international affairs
• McKinley’s desire to stay out of Cuba
• Roosevelt’s foreign policy of words backed up by military power

The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine did which of the following? 

• Prohibited United States intervention in the Caribbean. 
• Warned against European seizure of the Panama Canal.
• Declared the United States to be the “policeman” of the Western Hemisphere. 
•  Provided United States military support for democratic revolutions in Latin America.

¨U.S. would collect debts for investors who worked with Latin America, acting as an “international police power.”

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Open Door Policy

• Boxer Rebellion

• Dollar Diplomacy

List the events in chronological order? 
I. Rough Riders fight in Cuba
II. Guam and Puerto Rico become part of the US 
III. Sinking of the USS Maine 
IV. Liberation of Cuba

• I, II, III, IV
• IV, I, II, III
• I, III, IV, II
• III, I, IV, II

The US gained construction rights for the Panama Canal by

• attacking Panama with US warships
• annexing Panama to the US
• signing an agreement with the Colombian Senate
• encouraging a local uprising against the Colombian government

The Open Door policy stated that

• Germany could trade freely with Britain
• all nations have equal access to trade wth China
• France can trade with Russia
• all nations should have equal access to trade with Japan

 all countries would be allowed to trade with China

• Imperialism
• Yellow journalism
• Protectorate
• Open Door Policy

What was the purpose of the Open Door Policy in China?

• End the Boxer Rebellion
• Ensure trading rights with China
• Win leaseholds in China
• Establish a sphere of influence