Overseas Expansion and WWI Unit Review

How did the United States increase its access to the Pacific Ocean?

• They established new colonies
• They gained new islands
• They built a canal
• They defeated large enemies

At the end of the Spanish American War, the United States gained which 3 territories? 

• Puerto Rico, Cuba, Spain
• Spain, Cuba, Guam
• Marianas Islands, Philippines, Russia
• Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico

President William McKinley's belief that Cuba deserved to be free and independent from Spain led to which event?

• France sold Cuba to the United States
• The construction of the Panama Canal began.
• The United States issued a boycott of trade with Spain
• The Spanish American War began.

The USS Main exploded while it was in Havana, _____. This was a leading cause to the start of the Spanish American War.

• Cuba
• Guam
• Mexico
• Panama

Why did the United States take over the Panama Canal construction?

• The U.S. desired trade improvement between Pacific and Atlantic coasts
• The U.S. desired to improve diplomatic relations with South America
• The U.S. wanted to drain Cuba's swamps and develop the land
• The Panama economy was suffering and the U.S. wanted to help them.

Which of the following was a leading cause of the United States entering the Spanish American War?

• The Rough Riders were attacked at the Battle of San Juan Hill.
• Spain was a threat to America.
• The U.S. wanted to add more territories to its empire.
• The sinking of the USS Maine

How did the Panama Canal help businesses and the Navy?

• It made trans-Atlantic flight a reality
• It made travel time between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans shorter
• It increased the number of immigrants coming to the U.S. from Latin America
• It protected the right of the U.S. to trade with European nations

The Spanish-American War is referred to as a turning point in U.S. history because...

• The United States emerged as a world power
• The United States strengthened its military
• The U.S. lost the war and decreased in power
• The United States maintained it stance on neutrality

Which of the following was Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy?

• Open Door Policy
• Big Stick Diplomacy
• Dollar Diplomacy
• Moral Diplomacy

President Roosevelt sent troops to support Panamanian rebels in the fight against Colombia so that...

• the Colombians would grant the United States the right to build a canal.
• Panamanians could be free from Colombian imperialism.
• the United States could get the rights to build a canal in Panama at a lower price.
• the Panamanians could build a canal from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.