20.3 The U.S. and Latin America

In order to get access to build the Canal, which country did the U.S. have to assist Panamanians in a revolution against?

• Mexico

• Honduras

• Columbia

• Brazil

The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine did which of the following?

• Prohibited United States intervention in the Caribbean.

• Warned against European seizure of the Panama Canal.

• Declared the United States to be the “policeman” of the Western Hemisphere.

• Provided United States military support for democratic revolutions in Latin America.

The subject of this cartoon represents:

• Prohibition

• Big Stick Diplomacy

• Spanish-American War

• Yellow Journalism

What ship exploded in Cuba’s Havana Harbor, leading to the Spanish-American War?

• USS Maine

• USS Massachusetts

• USS Constitution

• USS Arizona

What is the Panama Canal?

• a northwest passage through Canada

• a waterway through northern Egypt

• A waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through Panama

• A river that runs through Panama

As a result of the Spanish- American War, the US became a political power in -- 

• the Hawaiian islands 

• the Panama Canal Zone 

• the Central Powers Alliance 

• the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico 

Why did Wilson have a "watchful waiting" policy in Mexico during their revolution?

• He wanted to make sure their ineffective leader was killed

• He wanted to watch and wait to see if the country would develop a democracy before the U.S. got involved

• He wanted to wait for the Mexican rebels to ask for help

• He wanted Mexico to watch how the U.S. fought and adopt their strategies

Which of the following was NOT an issue the U.S. faced when building the Panama Canal?

• Malaria and yellow fever

• Erecting giant locks

• Encouraging Panama to revolt against Columbia

• Winter blizzards halting production