Imperialism and WWI Review

What did the United States mean when it suggested an "Open-Door Policy" in China?

• All nations should pay their respect to the emperor when trade is conducted in China.
• All nations should have an exclusive sphere of influence in China.
• China was "off-limits" from European imperialism.
• All nations should be allowed to trade freely in all Chinese ports.

The establishment of the Open Door policy (1899-1900) and the response to the Boxer Rebellion (1900) showed that the United States wanted to...

• curb Russian expansion

• gain access to Chinese markets

• build factories in the Far East

• limit Asian immigration to the United States

The cartoonist is expressing concerns about the ability of the United States to...

• accept citizens from foreign countries

• control territories spread out over vast distances

• support human rights around the world

• maintain a trade surplus with new trading partners

What was one characteristic of American imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

• avoiding involvement with nations in East Asia

• supporting independence movements in Africa

• rejecting the use of military force to gain colonies

• acquiring territory to promote economic and strategic interests

The purpose of these headlines was to build public support for...

• efforts to defend the Panama Canal

• the annexation of Cuba

• an end to the policy of imperialism

• the war against Spain

The Spanish-American War (1898) marked a turning point in United States foreign policy because the United States...

• developed a plan for peaceful coexistence

• emerged as a major world power

• pledged neutrality in future European conflicts

• refused to become a colonial power

U.S. policy of using the nation’s economic power to exert influence over other countries.

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Moral Diplomacy

• Big Stick Policy

• Roosevelt Corollary

What was the effect of the Spanish American War?

• U.S. recognized as a world power

• America got territory that now reached around the world

• Sets precedent for intervention & use of force in Latin American affairs

• U.S. ends up spending more money/lives putting down Filipino uprising

• All answers are true

The __________ asserted that the United States should act as Latin Americas's police power, intervening to restore order when necessary.

• Roosevelt Corollary
• Foraker Act
• Platt Amendment
• "big stick" diplomacy

Roosevelt's _________ depended on a strong military to achieve U.S. goals.

• Roosevelt Corollary
• "big stick" diplomacy
• "moral diplomacy"
• "dollar diplomacy"