American Imperialism #1

In the 1800s, the idea that expanding the United States westward to the Pacific Ocean was a natural right is called :

• Reservation Fate

• Annexation Lucky

• Annex Outcome

• Manifest Destiny

Who did the Americans believed gave them the right to settle the entire continent taking land from Mexico and Native Americans?

• God

• James K. Polk

• Andrew Jackson

• Chief Joseph

What does the term imperialism refer to?

• A policy of giving away a country’s power to another nation as a gift

• A policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force

• A policy of trading goods between two states or nations

• A policy in which the government debates over paying someone to purchase another country

The _______________ was a foreign policy statement issued in 1823 stating that the U.S. would oppose any intervention by European nations to control nations in the Western Hemisphere.

• Monroe Doctrine

• Articles of Confederation

• Mayflower Compact

• Treaty of Paris

The _______________ was a volunteer regiment that served during the Spanish-American War and was organized by future president ______________ .

• Rough Riders; Franklin Delano Roosevelt

• Tuskegee Airmen; Theodore Roosevelt

• Progressive Party; William Taft

• Rough Riders; Theodore Roosevelt

The United States began to act as an "international police force" as a result of...

• The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

• The Monroe Corollary to the Roosevelt Doctrine

• The Baseball Bat Doctrine

• The International Police Force Doctrine

What country did the U.S. purchase Alaska from?

• England

• Germany

• Russia

How much did the U.S. pay for Alaska?

• 5 million

• 7.2 million

• 7 million

The purchase of Alaska became known as Seward's Folly.

• True

• False

Folly means

• a mistake

• false new stories

• to add on