Imperialism / WWI

Which of the following acts was passed in order to draft Americans into the war?

• The Selective Service Act

• Treaty of Versailles

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Fourteen Points

The Homestead Act offered free land in hopes to encourage what?

• western settlement of the U.S.

• nothing

• people from the west to move back east

• people from the South to move to the North

Manifest Destiny offered many people...

• Economic Opportunity

• Nothing

• More Factory Jobs

• New Technological Innovations

Which of the following was not a reason to support Manifest Destiny?

• Hatred of Foreign Nations

• Economic Opportunity

• To open new markets of trade

• to spread the U.S. style of government (Democracy)

Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?

• European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety.
• Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.
• Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.
• The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.

What new lands did the US take over because of the Spanish American War?

• Spain

• Cuba

• Guam

• Phillipines

• Puerto Rico

This foreign policy was aimed at protecting US business in Latin America.

• Moral Diplomacy

• Big Stick Policy

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Open Door Policy

This foreign policy by Theodore Roosevelt was used to secure the Panama Canal. The US will negotiate, but we also have a "Great White Fleet".

• Moral Diplomacy

• Big Stick Policy

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Open Door Policy

This foreign policy was supported by Woodrow Wilson. The US would only support nations with the same moral beliefs in democracy as the US.

• Moral Diplomacy

• Big Stick Policy

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Open Door Policy

This foreign policy made the US a "police force" of the Western Hemisphere.

• Moral Diplomacy

• Big Stick Policy

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Open Door Policy