Unit 8 Imperialism &WWI

In the late 1800s, which reason led the United States to give greater attention to the world beyond its borders?

• fear of revolution in Latin America

• fear of Russian expansion in Alaska

• interest in finding places to settle surplus population

• interest in obtaining markets for surplus goods

Which statement reflects a foreign policy view held by both President James Monroe and President Theodore Roosevelt?

• Revolutionary movements in western Europe must be opposed

• Close economic ties with Asia must be maintained

• Noninvolvement in world affairs is the wisest policy for the United States

• United States influence in Latin America must be accepted by other countries

A primary aim of the United States Open Door Policy was to

• encourage the Chinese to emigrate to other nations

• prevent European powers from dividing up China

• develop China's industrial capacity

• introduce democratic government into China

The early 20th century policy of dollar diplomacy indicated a United States desire to

• institute the dollar as an international currency

• give generous amounts of foreign aid to less developed countries

• interact with foreign countries in ways profitable to United States corporations

• give trade preferences to nations that follow a capitalist system

As a result of 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

In 1898, newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst stated to a reporter, “You furnish the pictures; I'll furnish the war.” This quotation illustrates the

• control of the government over the content of newspapers

• ability of wealthy people to finance military initiatives

• influential role of the press in affecting public opinion

• desire of the press to adopt self-imposed limits on reporting

At the beginning of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson continued the traditional foreign policy of the United States by

• asking Congress to declare war against Germany

• refusing to allow trade with either side

• adopting a policy of neutrality

• sending troops to aid Britain and France

Which situation was the immediate cause of the United States entry into World War I in 1917?

• The League of Nations requested help.

• The Maine was blown up in Havana Harbor.

• Nazi tyranny threatened Western democracy.

• German submarines sank United States merchant ships.

The “clear and present danger” principle stated in the Supreme Court case Schenck v. United States upheld the idea that

• constitutional freedoms can be limited

• foreign affairs do not justify civil rights restrictions

• government powers cannot expand during national emergencies

• the rights of the accused should not be endangered to facilitate police work

One goal for a lasting peace that President Woodrow Wilson included in his Fourteen Points was

• establishing a League of Nations

• maintaining a permanent military force in Europe

• returning the United States to a policy of isolationism

• blaming Germany for causing World War I