ch. 22 America Becomes a World Power

Why did the United States seek to open Japan's trade markets in the mid-1800s?

• The United States saw a chance to sell telegraph and railroad equipment to the Japanese.
• The United States wasted to establish military bases in Japan.
• The United States wanted to secure trade with Japan before the Europeans arrived.
• The United States believed that trade with Japan would lead to trade with China.

Why did President Roosevelt propose the Roosevelt Corollary?

• European nations were considering using force to collect debts from American nations.
• European nations had gone against the Monroe Doctrine.
• He did not want to get involved in European disputes.
• He did not agree with the Monroe Doctrine.

The growth of European imperialism from the late 1870s to 1914 was caused by the desire of 

• countries to become isolationist.
• political leaders to improve the conditions of poorer countries.
• nations to become culturally varied by attracting new immigrants.
• countries to find sources of raw materials to help industrial growth.

What territories di the United States acquire in 1867?

• Alaska and the Midway islands
• Alaska and Hawaii
• Hawaii and Samoa
• Hawaii and the Midway Islands

Supporters of isolationism believed that the United States should

• try to stop conflicts overseas.
• avoid interfering with other countries' affairs.
• increase military forces overseas.
• expand its territories in fuel-rich nations

Which of the following was an obstacle to the construction of the Panama Canal?

• tropical diseases such as malaria and yellow fever
• the frequent attacks by Panamanian insurgents
• the lack of food and water for the workers
• the opposition of France, a major competitor

The United States helped the Hawaiian sugar industry  to prosper in the 1870s by

• allowing natives to manage Hawahiian shipyards.
• imposing high taxes on Hawaiian imports.
• allowing duty-free sugar shipments to the United States.
• sending American entrepreneurs to manga the plantations.

The Anti-Imperialist League stood against 

• the Spanish colonial empire.
• the territorial expansion of the United States.
• self-government in the Latin American colonies.
• the independence of Puerto Rico from the United States

Woodrow Wilson rejected Taft's dollar diplomacy because he believed 

• the United States should avoid interference with Latin American affairs.
• the United States had a moral obligation to promote democracy in the United States
• military force should be avoided.
• it would hurt the U.S. economy.

The Mexican Revolution was started because of

• a revolt against a harsh dictator.
• strict immigration laws.
• loss of jobs.
• conflicts with Venezuela.