Imperialism Pkt. #5: Aquiring & Managing Global Power (RETAKE)

Who practiced "moral diplomacy," a foreign policy based on spreading American ideals and doing what is ethically right?

• Teddy Roosevelt
• William Howard Taft
• Woodrow Wilson
• None of the answers are correct.

The purchase of Alaska was known as _____.

• Manifest Destiny
• Roosevelt’s Corollary 
• Seward’s Folly 
• The Louisiana Purchase

The purpose of America’s Open Door Policy was to  

• End the Boxer Rebellion
• Ensure trading rights with China
• Establish spheres of influence
• Gain lease holds

Taft’s policies in Latin America were called 

• “Big Stick” diplomacy 
•  Dollar diplomacy 
• Missionary diplomacy
• Moral diplomacy

One of the primary reasons for the US to build the Panama Canal was to 

• Decrease the US Navy’s sailing time between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. 
• Force transcontinental railroads to reduce their rates
• Fulfill obligations under a treaty with the French.
• Protect the environment and native cultures of Central American countries.

an area in which an imperial power has complete rights and privileges in trade or investment

• protectorate
• colonialism
• sphere of influence
• imperialism

addition to the Monroe Doctrine that states the US will be a police power within Latin America

• Monroe Doctrine
• Roosevelt Corollary
• Yellow Journalism
• Industrialization

What was a result of the US helping Panama gain independence?

• Panama gave the US the Statue of Liberty
• Panama created a national holiday to honor the US
• Panama refused to join Simon Bolivar's war against the US
• The US was allowed to build the Panama Canal

What was the Open Door Policy? 

• It led to an end to spheres of influence in China.
• It was first proposed by the U.S.
•  It called for equal trading rights in China.
• All answers are correct.

Which of the following is true about the Boxer Rebellion? 

•  The rebellion took place in Japan.
• The Boxers were trying to keep Christianity in China. 
• The Boxers were defeated by the foreign countries of Russia, Japan, United States, France, Great Britain, and Germany. 
• The Boxers were able to drive out the foreigners from China.