Foreign Policy and Imperialism TEST

Why did the Spanish-American War move the United States into the position of a world power?

• The United States acquired Spanish territories in the Caribbean and the Pacific

• The United States proved its nuclear capabilities against Spain in Southeast Asia.

• The United States stopped the spread of communism in Spain

• The United States ended Spanish trade in the Eastern Hemisphere

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During the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, what was the strongest motivation for United States intervention in Latin America?

• Protecting its growing foreign investments

• Encouraging trade with Europe

• Putting an end to growing independence movements

• Reducing the influence of Communism

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Which early 1900s policy increased the role of the United States from the monitor, to self-appointed "policeman" of the Western Hemisphere?

• Taft's Dollar Diplomacy

• Wilson's Moral Diplomacy

• The Monroe Doctrine

• The Roosevelt Corollary

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How did the United States gain control of the land it needed to build the Panama Canal?

• By negotiating a purchase agreement with Colombia

• By invading Colombia and demanding the land as part of a peace treaty

• By taking advantage of Open Door Policy trade benefits

• By encouraging and supporting an independence movement in Panama

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How did the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine affect the role of the United States in the world?

• By establishing military alliances with Asian nations

• By proclaiming a policy of isolationism

• By creating a plan to stop the spread of communism

• By announcing a willingness to intervene in the affairs of Western Hemisphere nations.

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What message about imperialism did this political cartoon convey?

• The closer an acquired territory was, the more self-government it should allowed to exercise

• Imperialism was not likely to improve access to overseas markets.

• it was not worth angering European powers to annex new territories.

• The farther imperialist expansion extended, the harder it would be for the United States to maintain control

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In the late 1800s, Sanford B. Dole contributed to the expansion of the United States by advocating the annexation of --

• Puerto Rico

• the Panama Canal Zone

• Hawaii

• the Philippines

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This cartoon comments on tactics used to --

• secure the southern border of California

• protect shipping lanes in the Great Lakes

• create a defensive alliance with France

• obtain control of the Panama Canal Zone

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Which numbered territory did the United States gain by winning the Spanish-American War?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Mahan's books influenced U.S efforts to become a world power primarily by

• advocating overseas expansion

• emphasizing the need for protectionist tariffs

• demonstrating the political risks of foreign trade

• arguing against forming overseas alliances

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