Imperialism Test Review

The early 20th-century policy of dollar diplomacy indicated a United States desire to

• institute the dollar as an international currency

• give generous amounts of foreign aid to less developed countries

• interact with foreign countries in ways profitable to United States corporations

• give trade preferences to nations that follow a capitalist system

In the late 19th and 20th centuries, United States intervention in Latin America was motivated by the United States desire to

• suppress Latin American movements for national independence

• reduce the influence of communism

• ensure the safety of its growing investments in the area

• counteract Spain's economic domination of the area

The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine assumed the right of the United States to

• intervene in the internal affairs police power

• grant special privileges to big business in its economic transactions in Latin America

• grant financial aid to less developed countries

• disregard any or all parts of the Monroe Doctrine

Prior to the United States entry into both World War I and World War II, United States foreign policy changed from isolationism to involvement mainly because

• the United States felt obligated to honor its commitments to its allies

• United States interests were threatened

• the public has elected Presidents who supported expansionism

• American manufactuers lobbied for sales to belligerents

The United States supported the Open Door policy toward China mainly to

• construct military bases

• bring about democratic government

• encourage European nations to leave

• increase trading opportunities

Which belief was the basis of President Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere?

• The United States can intervene in the Western Hemisphere to protect political stability and American interests

• Each nation in the Western Hemisphere is entitled to full respect for its sovereign rights

• The Monroe Doctrine has outlived its usefulness and should be ignored

• European nations should be allowed to protect their interests in the Western Hemisphere

One major result of the Spanish-American War was the that United States

• established many foreign-aid programs

• obtained overseas colonies

• abandoned the principles of the Monroe Doctrine

• settled disputes by relying on international peace organizations

In a United States history textbook, one chapter discusses the Maine, yellow journalism, Admiral Dewy, and Cuba. This chapter most likely concerns

• Manifest Destiny

• the Spanish-American War

• World War I

• the Good Neighbor policy

The main goal of the policy of "speak softly and carry a big stick" was to

• build United States factories in the Caribbean region

• improve relations with Caribbean nations

• provide defense for nations in the Caribbean

• protect United States interests in the Caribbean region

The main reason President Theodore Roosevelt supported a Panamanian rebellion against Colombia in 1903 was to

• increase the number of democratic nations in Latin America

• gain the right to complete a canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

• reduce European colonialism i the Western Hemisphere

• prevent a foreign power from seizing land in Central America