Age of Imperialism Pre-Test

The Monroe Doctrine maintained that ______________

• All nations and states in the Americas were territories of the United States

• European powers should not pursue any future colonization in the Americas, western hemisphere

• Cuba, Texas, and Puerto Rico were protectorates of the United States

• Haiti would be established as a colony to be settled by formerly enslaved people from the United States

In 1899, U.S. Secretary of State John Hay proposed a major initiative with the Open Door Policy stating the _____________

• Desire to increase Latin America trade with the United States

• Desire to promote more open trade with Mexico after the annexation of Texas and the Mexican-American War

• Desire to overthrow the Spanish government in Cuba and in the Philippines

• Desire top open ports in China for the American businesses competing with other nations in an effort to create a sphere of influence for everyone involved

The Platt Amendment in 1901 ________________

• Provided support for the civil war in the Philippines

• Opened up trade relations with China

• Established diplomatic relations with Japan

• Restricted Cuban sovereignty by giving the United States the right to intervene in Cuban foreign affairs

All the following were results of the Spanish-American War in 1898 EXCEPT ____________

• The addition of the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

• Spain was no longer in control of Cuba

• Renewed interest in building a canal in the Panama region

• Interest in establishing a very strong naval presence in the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean regions

How did President Wilson's foreign policy represent a change from previous administrations?

• He believed in the right of nations to expand their international influence

• He believed in the right of the United States to ethically influence foreign governments

• He believed in maintaining military strength

• He believed in securing domestic borders

According to President Theodore Roosevelt's annual message to Congress in May 1904, which of the following did he NOT assert?

• Asserted that the United States would take action to guarantee that Latin American nations paid their debts

• Proposed a massive foreign aid program to stabilize the government of Latin America

• Stated that the United States could intervene in affairs of the Western Hemisphere nations to forestall the intervention of other powers

• Led to proactive intervention in Santo Domingo, and subsequently, to intervention in Haiti, Nicaragua, and Cuba

What was the primary cause of the Spanish-American War?

• The violation of the Monroe Doctrine by the Spanish government

• The occupation of the Spanish Philippines by the United States

• The sinking of the U.S.S. Maine by the Spanish military

• The support for Cuban nationalism by the United States

How did most Filipinos react after the defeat of Spain in the Spanish-American War?

• Welcoming the American military as liberators

• Supporting independence, which led to a prolonged war

• Requesting statehood but was denied because of distant factors

• Agreeing to become a territory and market for United States industries

Which location became a territory of the United States as a result of the Spanish-American War?

• Cuba

• Hawaii

• The Philippines

• The Virgin Islands

According to Alfred Thayer Mahan, what did he recommend for the United States?

• Constructing a modern navy build out of steel, building a Middle-American Canal, and acquiring refueling stations where necessary

• Strengthening the Monroe Doctrine by signing a Treaty of Alliance with Brazil, Argentina, and Chile

• Drafting a large army and fortifying port cities to protect the nation from foreign imperial aggression

• Abandoning isolationist policies and join global trade organizations