U.S. Imperialism

Speaker A: In order to maintain the security of the

nation, the United States needs colonies in which it can establish naval bases.

Speaker B: The United States has problems of its own to be concerned about, so we must focus our attention here at home

The focus of the speakers’ debate is the controversy over the

• purchase of Alaska

• policy of imperialism

• size of the United States military

• closing of the frontier

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 closing of the frontier and the growth of industry in the late 1800s are two factors often associated with the

• reduction of exports to Asian nations

• restoration of a plantation economy in the South

• formation of alliances with other nations

• rise of United States imperialism

As related to Latin America, the Roosevelt Corollary strengthened the original Monroe Doctrine by

• threatening military intervention to stop European interference

• extending the doctrine to Asia

• sending humanitarian aid to Mexico and the Caribbean

• promoting the independence of former United States colonies

President Theodore Roosevelt strengthened the Monroe Doctrine by establishing the policy that the United States would

• require Latin American nations to end trade with Europe

• reduce Asian influence in Latin America

• intervene in Latin America to prevent European interference

• develop military alliances with Pacific naval powers

A major reason for Commodore Matthew Perry’s 1854 visit to Japan was to

• prevent Japanese domination of the Pacific region

• open United States trade relations with Japan

• encourage immigration from Japan

• establish a naval base in Japan

In 1899, the United States proclaimed the Open Door policy in an attempt to

• ensure trading opportunities in China

• keep the Philippines from attacking China

• increase trade between Russia and the United States

• prevent European countries from colonizing Africa

…the policy of the government of the United

States is to seek a solution which may bring about

permanent safety and peace to China, preserve

Chinese territorial and administrative entity,

protect all rights guaranteed to friendly powers

by treaty and international law, and safeguard for

the world the principle of equal and impartial

trade with all parts of the Chinese Empire.…

— Secretary of State John Hay, Circular Letter, July 3, 1900

This excerpt from John Hay’s Circular Letter became part of the

• Open Door policy

• Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

• policy of Dollar Diplomacy

• Kellogg-Briand Pact

The United States issued the Open Door policy (1899-1900) primarily to

• bring democratic government to the Chinese people

• secure equal trade opportunities in China

• force China to change its immigration policies

• use China as a stepping stone to trade with Japan

Which United States policy is most closely associated with the annexation of Hawaii and the Philippines?

• neutrality

• isolationism

• imperialism

• international cooperation