Unit 5 Imperialism

What was a primary reason for the establishment of the Open Door Policy

• To protect the United States from China

• To Gain control of the Panama Canal Zone

• To encourage Chinese immigration to the United States

• To improve trade relations with China

In the late 19^th century and early 20^th centuries, the United States became involved in Latin America primarily to

• Raise Latin American living standards

• Protect its economic interests

• Protect existing colonies

• Stop the flow of illegal drugs

President Theodore Roosevelt’s Big Stick Policy was closely associated with

• Friendly relations with China after the Boxer Rebellion

• The conservation of natural resources

• Court actions to oppose business monopolies

• Intervention in the affairs of Latin American Countries

As a result of the Spanish-American War, the United States saw the need to build the Panama Canal

• New colonies had been acquired in Africa

• Spanish oppositions in the canal had ended

• The United States Navy could then move more quickly between oceans

• United States railroads could not transport enough manufactured goods

The Spanish-American War (1898) marked a turning point in American Foreign Policy because

• The United States Developed a plan for peaceful coexistence

• The United States Emerged as a new world power

• The United States Pledged neutrality in future European conflicts

• The United States Refused to become a colonial power

Which policy sought to further American interests in Latin America by using the financial power of American business

• Policy of “Watchful Waiting

• Balance of Power

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Big Stick Policy

Which was a cause of the Spanish-American War

• Yellow Journalism

• Industrialization

• The Interstate Commerce Act

• All of the Above

The First President and Governor of the newly acquired Hawaii was

• Alfred T. Mahan

• Sanford Dole

• Theodore Roosevelt

• John Hay

Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan, President of the Virginia War College, was America’s leading advocate for imperial expansion was known for

• His idea on world power and how the key is to have a powerful Navy

• Establishing the Platt Amendment

• Starting a newspaper that contributed to yellow journalism and jingoism

• Establish the Anti-Imperialistic League in the United States

John Jay was influential in regards to this policy

• Japanese Trade Policy

• China Open Door Policy

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Hawaii