CRM 2.1 - Imperialism

What government policy is demonstrated in the political cartoon?

• foreign policy of Teddy Roosevelt

• plan for trade regulations with China

• peaceful relations with the Caribbean

• methods of collecting debt from European Nations

What were the motives that drove the United States’ desire to acquire foreign territories?

• cheap land overseas and greed

• fulfillment of Manifest Destiny and desire for raw materials

• need to generate tax revenue and poor leadership of foreign dictators

• overwhelming land choices for acquisition in the United States and strong leadership

What was it called when sensational headlines such as the one in the image were used to spur the public emotions to sell more newspapers?

• Yellow journalism

• Tabloid journalism

• Yellow fever

• Propaganda

Which factor is most closely associated with the decision of the United States to declare war on Spain in 1898?

• isolationist policy

• labor union pressure

• yellow journalism

• unrestricted submarine warfare

What was the motivation behind building the Panama Canal, as referenced in the cartoon to the right?

• create an easier access between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean

• to be in compliance with the Platt Amendment

• to decrease trade with other countries

• to decrease the exposure of yellow fever to US soldiers

What was the greatest physical challenges that workers had to face during the construction of the Panama Canal?

• building railway to carry supplies and equipment

• cutting through hills and jungles

• draining swamp lands

• insects carrying malaria and yellow fever

The political cartoon below was published in December 1903. The hill in the background says “Bogota”, the capital of Columbia. Eight years later, Theodore Roosevelt stated: “I took the canal zone and let congress debate; and while the debate goes on, the Canal does also.”

To what event do the cartoon and President Roosevelt’s statement refer?

• A debate in Congress over whether to appropriate funds to build the Panama Canal

• The many obstacles that the geography of Panama posed to the construction of the canal

• The debate over whether construction of the canal would be useful to US national security

• Roosevelt’s decision to help Panamanian rebels against Columbia in exchange for the Canal zone