America as a World Power

Why did the United States seek to open Japan's trade markets in the mid-1800s?

• The United States saw a chance to sell telegraph and railroad equipment to the Japanese.
• The United States wasted to establish military bases in Japan.
• The United States wanted to secure trade with Japan before the Europeans arrived.
• The United States believed that trade with Japan would lead to trade with China.

Why did President Roosevelt propose the Roosevelt Corollary?

• European nations were considering using force to collect debts from American nations.
• European nations had gone against the Monroe Doctrine.
• He did not want to get involved in European disputes.
• He did not agree with the Monroe Doctrine.

The growth of European imperialism from the late 1870s to 1914 was caused by the desire of 

• countries to become isolationist.
• political leaders to improve the conditions of poorer countries.
• nations to become culturally varied by attracting new immigrants.
• countries to find sources of raw materials to help industrial growth.

Supporters of isolationism believed that the United States should

• try to stop conflicts overseas.
• avoid interfering with other countries' affairs.
• increase military forces overseas.
• expand its territories in fuel-rich nations

Which of the following was an obstacle to the construction of the Panama Canal?

• tropical diseases such as malaria and yellow fever
• the frequent attacks by Panamanian insurgents
• the lack of food and water for the workers
• the opposition of France, a major competitor

The Anti-Imperialist League stood against 

• the Spanish colonial empire.
• the territorial expansion of the United States.
• self-government in the Latin American colonies.
• the independence of Puerto Rico from the United States

The United States helped the Hawaiian sugar industry  to prosper in the 1870s by

• allowing natives to manage Hawahiian shipyards.
• imposing high taxes on Hawaiian imports.
• allowing duty-free sugar shipments to the United States.
• sending American entrepreneurs to manga the plantations.

Woodrow Wilson rejected Taft's dollar diplomacy because he believed 

• the United States should avoid interference with Latin American affairs.
• the United States had a moral obligation to promote democracy in the United States
• military force should be avoided.
• it would hurt the U.S. economy.

The Mexican Revolution was started because of

• a revolt against a harsh dictator.
• strict immigration laws.
• loss of jobs.
• conflicts with Venezuela.

The following statement promotes what policy? "We have cherished the policy of noninterference with affairs of foreign governments wisely begun by Washington, keeping ourselves free of entanglement, either as allies or foes, content to leave undisturbed with them the settlement of their own domestic concerns."

• imperialism
• isolationism
• Open Door Policy
• Dollar Diplomacy