US Imperialism

The goal of the Open Door Policy was to:

• establish an open canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

• give all nations, including the U.S., equal trading rights in China.

• lower tariffs so the U.S. could trade freely with all the nations of Europe.

• establish isolationism as the U.S. foreign policy.

What is imperialism?

• When one country takes over another country
• When one country is allies with another country
• When one country is at war with another country
• all of these options

The United States acquired Alaska from 

• Spain
• Great Britain
• Japan
• Russia

What is the "White Man's Burden"?

• A belief in "cultural superiority"

• A philosophy related to Manifest Destiny

• Taft's foreign policy approach

• A belief in white privilege

Which president said “speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.” The U.S. Navy is the “big stick” he is referring to.

• Woodrow Wilson

• William H. Taft

• Teddy Roosevelt

This gave every country equal access to trade with China.

• Boxer Rebellion

• Open Door Policy

• Modernization

• Sphere of Influence

Urging American banks to invest in Latin America, then using the military to protect those investments, was known as:

• The Big Stick Diplomacy.

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Open Door Diplomacy.

• Global Economy Diplomacy.

The President associated with securing the rights for America to build and run the Panama Canal was:

• William McKinley

• Theodore Roosevlet

• William Taft

• Woodrow Wilson

The U.S. government had an interest in establishing a central area in the Pacific for the Navy and it needed a port between California and China. Therefor, in 1898 the U.S. annexed:

• Philippines

• Japan

• Hawaii

• Alaska

Which of these would NOT have been a reason for America's drive for imperialistic activities in the early 1900's?

• Need for markets to sell manufactured goods

• Need to import more workers for factories

• Need for raw materials to manufacture more goods

• Belief that Americans were superior to others