Entering the World Stage review

In 1887 King Kalakaua was forced to sign the _______________, which severely restricted his power and denied most Hawaiians the right to vote.

• bayonet constitution

• Platt Amendment

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

Imperialist nations carved out _________________ in China--geographic areas where they dominated politics or the economy.

• land

• agreements

• spheres of influence

• policies

The __________ was intended to give all nations equal trading rights in China.

• Open door policy

• Platt amendment

• Chinese

• 16th Amendment

The sensationalist style of news coverage called __________ helped sway U. S. public opinion in favor of war with Spain.

• National Enquirer

• The NY Journal

• The World Journal

• yellow journalism

The _______________ gave the United States the right to intervene in Cuban affairs and to buy or lease land for naval and coaling stations.

• bayonet constitution

• Cuban Agreement

• Platt Agreement

• Open door policy

In Latin America and Asia, President Taft practiced _______, a policy of substituting economic power for military force.

• dollar diplomacy

• Open Door Policy

• Platt Agreement

• spheres of influence

The Mexican Revolution began as an effort to overthrow the dictator_____________.

• Pancho Villa

• Madero

• Roosevelt

• Porfirio Diaz

The ____________ occurred on April 9, 1914, when nine U.S. sailors were mistakenly arrested by Mexican soldiers.

• exile of Diaz

• Tampico incident

• battle of Veracruz

• Boxer rebellion

Who was Queen Liliuokalani?

• queen of Japan

• queen of the Phillipines

• queen of England

• queen of Hawaii

What was the de Lôme letter?

• a letter written by Spain's minister to the U.S. which ridiculed McKinley

• a letter offering free trade to China

• a letter to the queen of Hawaii

• a letter to Europe to consider joining the war