STAAR EOC US History Questions: Rise of a World Power

How did these events affect the United States?

• They increased public support for cuts in U.S. defense spending.

• They prompted the end of Dollar Diplomacy in Latin America.

• They set a precedent of including territorial acquisitions in settlements.

• They helped establish the United States as an imperial power similar to European nations.

Which sentence provides information needed to complete both the cause and effect portions of this diagram?

• The 1898 Spanish-American War led to world power status for the United States.

• The 1914 opening of the Panama Canal encouraged international trade.

• The 1919 Treaty of Versailles contributed to the start of World War II in Europe.

• The 1929 stock-market crash set off the Great Depression in the United States.

President Roosevelt issued this statement in response to —

• The construction of a canal in Panama.

• The threat of European intervention in Latin America.

• Spanish efforts to suppress a rebellion in Cuba.

• Public outcry regarding war between Russia and Japan.