Benchmark 2

All of the following were imperialist powers in the late 1800s except

• Japan

• Spain

• China

• The United States

The Open-Door Policy was designed as a way for the United States to further

• its trade interests.

• international diplomacy.

• its desires to annex foreign nations.

• the establishment of democratic governments.

The United States gained control of the land it needed to build the Panama Canal by

• negotiating with Colombia.

• invading and attacking Colombia.

• implementing the Open-Door Policy.

• encouraging and supporting Panamanian independence.

On what did the Roosevelt Corollary build?

• Open Door Policy

• Monroe Doctrine

• Platt Amendment

• Hay-Pauncefote Treaty of 1901

Of the following, the most compelling reason for the United States to enter World War I was

• the outrage of American citizens over German submarine warfare.

• a desire to become more involved in the affairs of Europe.

• concern over the repayment of Allied debts to American banks.

• a moral obligation to halt the refugee crisis in Belgium.

Which of the following was a result of the Selective Service Act?

• African Americans could not become Army officers.

• Women could serve in combat positions.

• Troops were segregated by race.

• Men were required to register for military service.

What did the United States use to overcome the threat of German U-boats?

• airplanes

• groups of guarded ships

• ships flying neutral flags

• a fleet of American submarines

What reason did Senators give for opposing U.S. membership in the League of Nations?

• It would lead to international instability.

• It would interfere with free-trade agreements.

• It would drain American finances.

• It would drag the United States into European conflicts.

The main factor causing urban sprawl in the 1920s was

• the automobile.

• the use of electricity.

• growth in industry.

• a change in the birthrate.

Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer believed that he needed to protect the American people from

• big business.

• labor union members.

• political radicals.

• corruption and fraud.