EOC Review Imperialism

The excerpt below is from the Roosevelt Corollary, a speech delivered to Congress in 1904.

. . . It is not true that the United States feels any land hunger or entertains any projects as regards the other nations of the Western Hemisphere save such as are for their welfare. All that this country desires is to see the neighboring countries stable, orderly, and prosperous. Any country whose people conduct themselves well can count upon our hearty friendship. If a nation shows that is knows how to act with reasonable efficiency and decency in social and political matters, if it keeps order and pays its obligations, it need fear no interference from the United States.

In the Roosevelt Corollary, President Roosevelt asserts that the United States has the right to

• involve itself in the domestic affairs of Latin American countries.

• annex territories in Latin American countries for economic purposes.

• block Latin American countries from making treaties with European powers.

• prevent Latin American countries from buying military equipment from Europe.

Which event increased public support in the United States for the Spanish-American War?

• the abolition of slavery in Cuba

• the publication of the de Lôme letter

• the signing of the Newlands Resolution

• the assassination of President William McKinley

What is the main point the cartoonist is trying to portray?

• negotiating peacefully with other nations while simultaneously threatening them with displays of military muscle

• the United States should annex the islands in the Caribbean Sea

• the United States should weaken its Navy for better international relations

• the bat represents an American past time that Roosevelt felt should be spread into the new territories

How did the United States benefit MOST from acquiring territories as a result of the Spanish American War?

• by gaining economic access to new markets

• by creating protective tariffs on foreign products

• by encouraging immigration to serve new industries

• by establishing military alliances with worldwide nations

Which statement best describes a security reason that the United States built the Panama Canal?

• Control of the canal maintained the balance of power in the region.

• The construction of the canal enabled the spread of democracy

• The building of the canal provided greater mobility for the navy.

• Control of the canal helped the military contain communism.

In what way did Alfred Thayer Mahan, author of The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660-1783, provide a rationale for U.S. imperialist action in the South Pacific?

• by arguing that naval power was necessary for the United States to be able to achieve imperialism

• by putting forth the idea that it is the duty of the United States to spread democracy

• by putting forth the idea that nations in the region were inferior to the United States

• by arguing that the nations in the region posed a direct threat to U.S. national security

U.S. foreign policy clearly demonstrated by the Treaty of Portsmouth, encouraged by President Theodore Roosevelt, officially ended which event?

• The Spanish-American War

• Russo-Japanese War

• Rebellion in the Philippines

• Boxer Rebellion

Based on this headline, which sentence describes how yellow journalism influenced U.S. foreign policy?

• It built public support for war.

• It promoted isolationist views.

• It encouraged changes to immigration policy.

• It supported opportunities for territorial conquest.

President Theodore Roosevelt further strengthened the Monroe Doctrine by establishing the policy that the United States would

• require Latin American nations to end trade with Europe.

• reduce Asian influence in Latin America.

• intervene in Latin America to prevent European interference.

• develop military alliances with Pacific naval powers.

Which statement describes a lasting effect of the 1898 Treaty of Paris, which ended the Spanish-American War?

• Spanish is spoken in Cuba.

• Socialism is practiced in Cuba.

• The United States limits trade with Cuba.

• The beginning of a stronger presence of the U.S. in Latin-American affairs.