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As a result of the Spanish-American War, the United States saw the need to build the Panama Canal because

• new colonies had been acquired in Africa
• Spanish opposition to the canal had ended
• the United States navy could then move more quickly between oceans
• United States railroads could not transport enough manufactured goods

President Woodrow Wilson’s policy of strict neutrality during the early years of World War I was challenged by

• German violations of freedom of the seas
• British disrespect for the Roosevelt corollary
• attacks by Mexicans on United States border towns
• the refusal of the League of Nations to supply peacekeepers

Roosevelt's Big Stick Policy in Latin America was best characterized by his

• rejection of the Monroe Doctrine
• belief that European nations had the right to hold onto colonies in the Western Hemisphere
• belief that the US had an obligation to assume the role of an international police force throughout the Western Hemisphere
• recognition of freedom of the newly independent nations in the Eastern Hemisphere

“. . . There’s no chance of progress and reform in an administration in which war plays the principal part. . . .” — President-elect Woodrow Wilson, 1913 In this statement, President-elect Wilson was expressing the belief that

• the United States should enter World War I immediately
• reform movements are strengthened by war
• the nation will require a change in leadership if it goes to war
• the Progressive movement would be best served by continued peace

Which action was a result of the other three?

• Germany’s policy of unrestricted submarine warfare
• United States entry into World War I
• interception of the Zimmermann Note
• United States loans to Allied nations

The explosion of the USS Maine and the practice of yellow journalism played a significant role in the

• public’s support for the Spanish-American War
• creation of the Open Door policy
• acquisition of Florida
• purchase of Alaska

The Roosevelt Corollary (1904) to the Monroe Doctrine proclaimed the right of the United States to

• intervene in the internal affairs of Latin American nations
• impose trade restrictions on European imports
• promote democracy in Africa
• determine the border between Alaska and Canada

During World War I, what was President Woodrow Wilson’s purpose in outlining the Fourteen Points?

• asking Congress for additional funding for the war effort
• suggesting a peace plan to prevent future wars
• proposing harsh punishments for nations part of the Central Powers
• calling for military alliances against aggressor nations

A major result of the Spanish-American War (1898) was that the United States

• adopted a policy of isolationism
• assumed a more prominent role in world affairs
• gave up control of territories outside the Western Hemisphere
• increased foreign aid to European allies

The Great Migration during World War I refers to the movement of

• factory workers from the Northeast to the Sun Belt
• communists deported to Russia as undesirable aliens
• African Americans to northern cities to find work
• refugees fleeing from eastern Europe to the United States