Becoming a World Power IV

a wartime act of cruelty and brutality

• protectorate
• atrocity
• isolationism
• imperialism

a policy focused on controlling the affairs of weaker countries

• protectorate
• atrocity
• imperialism
• expansionism

a country dominated by a more powerful nation

• protectorate
• isolationism
• imperialism
• atrocity

a policy of non-involvement in the affairs of other nations

• protectorate
• isolationism
• imperialism
• expansionism

a policy aimed at extending national boundaries

• isolationism
• imperialism
• protectorate
• expansionism

Why did European powers agree to the Open Door Policy for China that was suggested by the United States?

• They believed that colonial powers should share foreign trade opportunities equally.
• They needed allies to defend against the power of the Chinese emperor.
• They had already exhausted many of China’s trade resources.
• They saw that this agreement would help them avoid war.

What American action prompted the Japanese emperor to sign the Treaty of Kanagawa?

• an American show of force using steam-powered warships
• a belief that Americans would protect Japanese ports from the Germans
• an offer of financial aid to develop more Japanese ports
• a desire to protect Japanese culture from European influences

What discovery in the 1890s changed Americans’ minds about “Seward’s Folly”?

• Prospectors found gold.
• Loggers found rich stands of timber.
• Miners found large deposits of copper.
• Drillers found deposits of petroleum and natural gas.

Who won the battle against the mosquito in the Panama Canal Zone?

• John J. Pershing
• John Hay
• George Goethels
• William Gorgas

Which of the following BEST describes the cause of the explosion aboard the United States battleship Maine?

• It was a Cuban rebel bomb.
• It was a secret Spanish attack.
• It remains a mystery to this day.
• It is now known to have been an accident.