Testlet 1 22 Full Review

President Roosevelt believed that having a canal through Central America would save time and money for commercial and military shipping and

• was vital to U.S. power in the world.

  would benefit the people of Central America.

• was necessary for maintaining influence in Asia.

• would establish a new market for U.S. goods.

As the United States industrialized, many Americans concluded that the nation needed new overseas markets to

• compete with Latin American nations.

• provide inexpensive labor.

• keep its economy strong.

In 1898 U.S. President William McKinley faced strong pressure to go to war against Spain, including public anger over the explosion of the USS Maine and

• jingoism within the Republican Party.

• calls for assistance from Cuban rebels.

• war fever within the U.S. military.

To ensure that all nations would have access to China’s markets, President McKinley and Secretary of State John Hay pursued which of the following policies?

• dollar diplomacy

• imperialism

• Open Door policy

In 1900 a group in China killed more than 200 foreigners in what came to be known as the

• Beijing Rebellion.

• Boxer Rebellion.

• China Rebellion.

President Roosevelt used the West African saying “Speak softly and carry a big stick” to express his belief that

• attacks on U.S. interests must be met with a strong military response.

• imperialism violates fundamental American principles.

• displaying U.S. power to the world would deter nations from fighting.

The Roosevelt Corollary stated that the United States would intervene in Latin American affairs when necessary to

• maintain economic and political stability in the Western Hemisphere.

• protect American business interests and investments in Latin America.

• shape the less-civilized nations in the Western Hemisphere.

Under the policy known as “dollar diplomacy,” President Taft supported Latin American industry in order to increase trade and profits for U.S. business and

• exert influence over the governments of Latin American countries.

• protect U.S. investments in Latin America from local rebellion

• lift Latin America countries out of poverty and social disorder.

The Treaty of Paris of 1898, which formally ended the Spanish-American War, granted independence to which country?

• Puerto Rico

• Cuba

• Guam

In 1898, President William McKinley sent the American battleship USS Maine to Havana to

• protect Americans if necessary.

• put down riots by Spanish loyalists.

• negotiate peace with Spain.