America Builds an Empire (Imperialism)

What was the primary reason for the establishment of the Open Door Policy?

• to protect US trade in China
• to gain control of the Panama Canal Zone
• to encourage Chinese immigration to the US
• to improve relations with China

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the US became involved in Latin America primarily to--

• raise Latin American living standards
• protect its economic intersts
• protecting existing colonies 
• stop the flow of illegal drugs

Which geographic factor played a role in the construction of the Panama Canal?

• Workers faced attacks by Panamanian nationalists.
• Heavy rains and mountainous terrain led to frequent mud slides.
• Cutting through the bedrock had to be done without heavy machinery.
• Similar elevations of Atlantic and Pacific allowed for swift construction

President Theodore Roosevelt's Big Stick Policy was closely associated with--

• friendly relations with China after the Boxer Rebellion
• the conservation of natural resources
• court action to oppose business monoploies
• intervention in the affairs of Latin American nations

As a result of the Spanish-American War, the US was 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 quickly between oceans
• US railroads could not transport enough manufactured goods

The Spanish-American War (1898) marked a turning point in American foreign policy because the United States--

• developed a plan for peaceful coexsistance
• emerged as a new world power
• pledged neutrality in future European conflicts
• refused to become a colonial power

"Destruction of the War Ship Maine was the Work of an Enemy"
This headline is an example of--

• yellow journalism
• muckraking literature
• investigative reporting
• government censorship

Which policy sought to further American interests in Latin America by using the financial power of American business?

• Policy of "Watchful Waiting"
• Big Stick Diplomacy
• Dollar Diplomacy
• balance of power

Which overseas action most clearly illustrated the use of the "Roosevelt Corollary" (US is policing power in Caribbean) to the Monroe Doctrine?

• the purchase of Alaska from Russia
• the declaration of war against Spain in 1898
• the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands
• the collection of debts owed by the Dominican Republic

The Influence of Sea Power on World History increased America's imperialist ambitions, and was written by--

• Sanford B. Dole
• William Howard Taft
• Theodore Roosevelt
• Alfred T. Mahan