Acquiring and Managing Global Power

In 1899, the United States urged other nations to allow free trade in China. This approach to dealing with China was known as the

• Monroe Doctrine.

• Open Door Policy.

• Teller Amendment.

• Roosevelt Corollary.

Why did the United States support Panama's rebellion against Colombia?

• to protect American farmers in Panama

• to annex Panama as an American territory

• to promote American investments in Panama

• to build an American-owned canal across Panama

What is the current status of the island of Puerto Rico?

• It is an ally of the United States.

• It is a colony of the United States.

• It is a commonwealth of the United States.

• It is an independent ally of the United States.

Examine the political cartoon below. Which foreign policy is illustrated in the cartoon?

• Big Stick Policy

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Moral Diplomacy

• Open Door Policy

What aspect of foreign policy did William Howard Taft focus on during his presidency?

• economic

• military

• cultural

• ethical

President Woodrow Wilson’s foreign policy focused on

• working quietly and patiently in oversea affairs, but using force.

• encouraging trade and investment in Latin American and Asia.

• using warfare to conquer most of the land in Latin American and Asia.

• taking a moral approach by promoting democratic ideals abroad.

What provoked war between the United States and the Philippines in 1899?

• The Philippines attempted to become allies with France and England to fight against the United States

• The United States refused to export their goods to the Philippines to weaken the Filipinos' economy.

• The United States would not grant the Philippines independence after the Spanish-American war.

• The Philippines had sided and fought with the Spanish during the Spanish-American war.

Analyze the map. The route chosen for the Panama Canal took advantage of

• natural wind patterns that would assist ships.

• natural currents from the oceans.

• natural waterways such as lakes and rivers.

• natural passes created by mountains.

Read the excerpt below from a major Congressional address President Theodore Roosevelt made in 1904.

“… and in exceptional cases to take action which in a more advanced stage of international relations would come under the head of the exercise of the international police. A great free people owes it to itself and to all mankind not to sink into helplessness before the powers of evil”

This statement become known as the __________.

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Big Stick Policy

• Open Door Policy

• Monroe Doctrine

In developing foreign policy, the guiding principle for all three presidents was to serve the ___________.

• economic interest

• European powers

• national interest

• Western hemisphere