Module 7 America as a World Power

Why did the United States change its foreign policy in the late 1800s? Choose two correct answers

• to stay out of overseas conflict

• to avoid alliances with other nations

• to find new sources of raw materials

• to acquire overseas coaling stations

• to lessen its global power and national pride

How did the United States benefit from annexing the Hawaiian Islands?

• It strengthened its economy when gold was discovered on the islands

• It gained control of an important refueling station for ships bound for Asia

• It acquired a new source of the valuable natural resources of fur and timber

• It expanded its territory by adding an area more than twice the size of Texas

How were U.S attempts to open trade with Japan different from the U.S experience of establishing trade with China?

• The United States attempted to open trade with Japan before any European nation did.

• The US competed with other countries in attempting to open trade with Japan

• The US secured a peace alliance with Japan on its first attempt to open trade

• The US became involved in fighting a rebellion in Japan while attempting to open trade

Which of the following correctly describes how the US experience of fighting in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War differed from its experience in the Caribbean?

• The US military won a quick victory in the Philippines

• US soldiers were unprepared to fight in the Philippines

• US soldiers faced harsh living conditions in the Philippians

• The US military suffered a great deal of casualities in the Philippines

Which of the following areas did the US gain control of as a result of the Spanish-American War? Choose 3

• Cuba

• Hawaii

• Samoa

• Puerto Rico

• Philippines

President ___ supported Panama's revolt against Colombia as a way to gain control of the land.

• William McKinley

• Woodrow Wilson

• William Howard Taft

• Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt supported Panama's revolt against ____ as a way to gain control of the land.

• Cuba

• Mexico

• Colombia

• Venezuela

____ promoted to protect democracy in Latin America

• George Washington

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Woodrow Wilson

• William Howard Taft

____ believed the US would actively police wrong doing by nations in Latin America

• James Monroe

• Theodore Roosevelt

• George Washington

• Woodrow Wilson

___ believe the US would use economic means to aid its interest in Latin America

• Theodore Roosevelt

• George Washington

• Woodrow Wilson

• William Howard Taft