U.S. Overseas Expansion

A major reason the United States began to expand during the late 1800s was that the-

• Monroe Doctrine required such action
• expansion of American industry made acquiring new markets and additional resources desirable
• population pressures within the United States had become more severe
• rising influence of China was a threat to U.S. military interests

Yellow journalists created support for the Spanish-American War by writing articles about the-

• political popularity of Theodore Roosevelt
• efforts of the United States to control Mexico
• sinking of the United States battleship the Maine in Havana Harbor
• destruction of United States sugar plantations by Hawaiians

An important result of the Spanish-American War was that the United States-

• acquired territories in Africa
• became a world power with an overseas empire
• improved its relations with Germany
• lost interest in Latin American affairs

After the Spanish-American War, the United States saw the need to build the Panama Canal because-

• new colonies had been acquired in Africa
• Spanish opposition to the canal had ended
• The United States navy could then move more quickly between oceans
• United States railroads could not transport enough manufactured goods

How did the Panama Canal help businesses and the Navy?

• It made trans-Atlantic flight a reality
• It made travel time between the West Coast and the Atlantic shorter
• It increased the number of immigrants coming to the U.S. from Latin America
• It protected the right of the U.S. to trade with European nations

The principle that the United States has the right to act as the "policeman of the Western Hemisphere" and intervene in the internal affairs of Latin American nations was established by the

• Good Neighbor policy
• Open Door policy
• Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
• Truman Doctrine

This political cartoon support the American view of -

• isolationism
• overseas expansion
• neutrality
• alliances

The Spanish-American War is referred to as a turning point in U.S. History because -

• The United States emerged as a world power
• The United States strengthened its military
• The U.S. lost the war and was decreased in power
• The United States maintained it stance on neutrality

Which of the following was Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy?

• Open Door Policy
• Big Stick Diplomacy
• Dollar Diplomacy
• Moral Diplomacy

All of the following were territories gained during the time period of U.S. expansion, except -

• Latin America
• Guam
• Philippines
• Hawaii