Becoming A World Power

In 1852 President Millard Fillmore sent a naval expedition to Japan to

• convince Japan to become an American protectorate.
• force Japan to trade with the United States.
• bring Western civilization to Japan.
• conquer the islands around Japan.

In the 1880s, economic and military competition from other nations and a growing feeling of cultural superiority convinced many Americans that

• European-style imperialism violated American principles.
• the United States should be more isolated.
• European influence in the Americas should be reduced.
• the United States should be a world power.

At the first Pan-American Conference in 1889, the United States hoped to strengthen trade and diplomacy with Latin American nations in part to

• provide the American navy with new bases.
• increase tariffs on manufactured products from Europe.
• keep European powers from meddling in the Americas.
• protect American manufacturers from competition.

In the United States, public support for Cuban rebels was fueled in large part by which of the following?

• the desire to protect American sugar interests on the island
• popular interest in starting an American empire
• sensational stories published by rival newspapers
• the fear of having a Spanish colony so close to the United States

During the Spanish-American War, American victory in the San Juan Heights led the Spanish to

• surrender colonies in Guam and the Philippines.
• protect Santiago Harbor with shore-based guns.
• evacuate the Spanish fleet from Cuba.
• launch a military campaign against Cuban rebels.

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

• Guam
• Cuba
• Puerto Rico
• the Philippines

Supporters of annexing the Philippines after the Spanish-American War believed that

• the islands would provide the United States with a naval base.
• the Philippines would become a military rival otherwise.
• the islands had no potential as a market for American goods.
• Filipino culture was similar to that of the United States.

What was the purpose of the Open Door policy in China?

• to end the Boxer Rebellion
• to win leaseholds in China
• to establish a sphere of influence
• to ensure trading rights with China

When Panamanian forces revolted against Colombia, the United States quickly

• sent ten warships to put down the rebellion and reestablish Colombian control.
• recognized Panama’s independence and signed a treaty to build the Panama Canal.
• withdrew American workers who had begun construction on the Panama Canal.
• decided to build a canal in Nicaragua because Panama was dangerously unstable.

U.S. foreign relations were damaged by President Woodrow Wilson’s intervention in

• Honduras.
• Mexico.
• Haiti.
• Nicaragua.