Module 6

What is the type of sensational reporting where writers exaggerated or even invented stories?

• muckraking
• yellow journalism
• journalism
• reporting

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

What is imperialism?

• When one country takes over another country
• When one country is allies with another country
• When one country is at war with another country
• all of these options

Taft’s belief - supporting Latin American industry = economic boost for U.S. & Latin America.

• Mutual benefit
• Pan-Americanism
• Economic downturn
• Dollar Diplomacy

For what reason did the US imperialize?

• to gain raw materials for industry
• to create military bases around the globe
• to develop markets to sell goods
• all of these

Why was the Spanish-American War fought?

• The US wanted to help Cuba gain independence from Spain so that the US could have access to Cuba's natural resources
• The US blamed to sinking of the USS Maine on Spain
• The Spanish Ambassador wrote a letter criticizing the president
• All of these

Which statement of policy called for America to exercise an "international police power?"

• Monroe Doctrine
• Moral Diplomacy
• Platt Amendment
• Roosevelt Corollary

What does this map support?

• US fought the Spanish navy in Atlantic and Pacific
• Spanish-American War led to new US territories
• America became a colonial power in South America by surrounding it
• Panama Canal is critical to US trade

What is being depicted in this cartoon?

• President Roosevelt's foreign policy
• President Taft's diplomacy
• Panama Canal policy
• Treaty of Paris 1898 acquisitions

What was Roosevelt's policy called?

• dollar diplomacy
• Speak softly, carry a big stick policy
• sphere of influence
• Pan-Americanism