Imperialism/WWI

The United States supported a revolution in Panama at the turn of the 20th century in order to

• stop human rights abuses in Latin American countries.

• end European colonialism in Central America.

• prevent the spread of communism in Latin America.

• secure the right to build a canal through Central America.

How did the expansion of foreign trade affect US industry?

• U.S. industries preferred to sell all their products within the American market.

• American consumers preferred foreign goods to American-made products

• U.S. industries could not keep up with American consumer demand

• U.S. industries needed foreign trade for raw materials and new markets

The Philippines are today

• an independent country.

• an unincorporated U.S. territory.

• an American commonwealth.

• an American protectorate.

The Great Migration during WWI was a flow of

• Mexicans fleeing to the American Southwest to escape political turmoil

• European immigrants fleeing to the United States due to the war in Europe

• African Americans moving from the South to Northern cities

• French refugees fleeing to Britain ahead of the German onslaught

The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine established America's right to

• station troops permanently in the Philippines and other Pacific islands.

• expand U.S. territorial possessions

  in Asia and Latin America.

• provide military aid to Europe to

  resist communism.

• use the U.S. military to protect American interests in Latin America.

Which of the following was an effect on the US home front from involvement in World War I?

• the breakup of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

• The US lost status as a world leader

• The League of Nations was formed

• The Red Scare and Palmer Raids targeted communists and immigrants

The US involvement in the Panama Canal was

• involved; they encouraged the local people to rebel against the government and participated in the building

• limited; they didn’t have anything to do with it

• moderate; they financed the canal with the assistance of Britain

• uninvolved; it was built by the Columbians and later purchased by America

President Millard Fillmore sent a naval expedition to Japan to

• force Japan to become an American protectorate.

• bring Western civilization to Japan.

• force Japan to trade with the United States.

• conquer the islands around Japan.

Which United States policy is most closely associated with the annexation of Hawaii and the Philippines?

• imperialism

• isolationism

• international cooperation

• neutrality

U.S. acquisition of an overseas empire as a result of the Spanish-American War led to legal questions regarding

• creating an Open Door policy

  with the newly acquired territories.

• Establishing the citizenship and constitutional rights of the people within the new territories.

• setting up a public school system

  for the new territories.

• Collecting the huge amount of money

  that Spain owed.