Chapter 21

Examine the flowchart of events in Hawaiian history below. Which of the following events belongs in the box with the question mark?

 

• Queen Liliuokalani agrees to make Hawaii a republic.

• The United States helps overthrow Queen Liliuokalani.

• Native Hawaiians remove Queen Liliuokalani from power.

• Queen Liliuokalani petitions the U.S. government for protectorate status.

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

• Roosevelt Corollary.

• Teller Amendment.

• Monroe Doctrine.

• Open Door Policy.

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

• to protect American farmers in Panama

• to promote American investments in Panama

• to build an American-owned canal across Panama

• to annex Panama as an American territory

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

• It is an ally of the United States.

• It is a commonwealth of the United States.

• It is an independent ally of the United States.

• It is a colony of the United States.

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

• Open Door Policy

• Moral Diplomacy

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Big Stick Policy

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

• cultural

• military

• economic

• ethical

President Woodrow Wilson’s foreign policy focused on

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

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

• taking a moral approach by promoting democratic ideals abroad.

• encouraging trade and investment in Latin American and Asia.

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

• 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.

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

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

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

• Open Door Policy

• Big Stick Policy

• Monroe Doctrine