AMSCO Chapter 20

Which of the following best describes American foreign policy up until about the 1890s (p1)

• westward expansion

• caribbean control

• take over of Germany

• none of these

Which of the following is an accurate list of Seward's (Secretary of State) accomplishments (p 2 & 3)

• Prevented Great Britain & France from helping the Confederacy, annexation of Midway Island, gained canal rights in Nicaragua, purchased Alaska

• Prevented Great Britain & France from helping the Union, annexation of Midway Island, gained canal rights in Nicaragua, purchased Alaska

• Prevented Great Britain & France from helping the Confederacy, annexation of Midway Island, gained canal rights in Guatemala, purchased Alaska

• Prevented Great Britain & France from helping the Confederacy, annexation of Midway Island, gained canal rights in Nicaragua, purchased Hawaii

Which policy did Seward use in order to evict the French from Mexico?

• Monroe Doctrine

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Square Deal

• New Deal

Seward's Folly relates to which of the following? (pg)

• Purchase of Alaska

• Purchase of Hawaii

• Purchase of Mexico

• Purchase of France

Which of the following best describes a cause of the "New Imperialism"

• need for raw materials

• need for servants

• need for manufactured goods

• none of these

Why is the phrase "Manifest Destiny" relevant to this unit even though we already considered the frontier closed? (p7)

• territories overseas were viewed as the new Manifest Destiny

• we wanted to avoid the crimes of Manifest Destiny

• we felt Europeans stole our idea of Manifest Destiny

• none of these options

The belief in the racial superiority of Anglo-Saxons and Protestantism led to which of the following (p 8 & 9)

• imperialism

• isolationism

• fiduciary responsibilities

• none of these

Why did Republicans, on the whole, support expansionism? (p10)

• they were allied with business leaders or were business leaders

• they were allied with a welfare state or were welfare recipients

• they were allied with the French and desired to control Afghanistan

• none of these

Which of the following led to an increase in finances dedicated to modern steel ships (p 11)

• Mahan argued that ships were crucial to securing foreign markets

• Mahan argued that planes for trade were just too expensive

• Seward argued that ships were crucial to securing foreign markets

• Seward argued that planes for trade were just too expensive

Which of the following drove American interests toward "exotic places" (p12)

• popular press

• oil expansion

• fork-knife

• a lack of money