Unit 5: Imperialism and WWI

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

Hostility towards Spain increased as Americans were persuaded by _____________, which is a style of newspaper reporting that emphasizes sensational news.

• Muckraking

• Yellow Fever

• Yellow Journalism

• Wall Street Journal

Leading up to the Spanish-American War, the sudden explosion of the _____________ off of the coast of Cuba led Americans to believe that  _______________ was to blame, despite there being no concrete evidence.

• U.S.S. Maine; Cuba

• U.S.S. Alabama; Spain

• U.S.S. Maine; Spain

• U.S.S. Maryland; France

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 ________________ was an extension of the Monroe Doctrine and enabled the United States to intervene in Latin American countries struggling with unstable conditions.

• Yellow Journalism

• Great White Fleet

• Rough Riders

• Roosevelt Corollary

An _________________ for trade allowed the United States and other nations to trade “openly” with the Chinese and other countries.

• Closed Door Policy

• Open Door Policy

• Roosevelt Corollary

• American Expansionist

After attempts were abandoned by the French, the United States attempted to purchase the rights to complete the building of the ______________ in order to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Panama Canal

• Hay-Bunau-Varilla Canal

• Philippine Canal

The term  ________________ refers to the idea that through financial investment in foreign nations, the United States would develop a scope of influence that would provide both stability and economic opportunity.

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Dollar diplomacy

• Open Door Policy

• Interventionist

Which U.S. President is associated with "Big Stick Diplomacy"?

• Grover Cleveland

• William McKinley

• Teddy Roosevelt

• Woodrow Wilson