Imperialism & WWI Study Guide

Sanford B. Dole is remembered for having expanded U.S. power by —

• leading troops in the Spanish-American War

• working for the annexation of Hawaii as a state

• passing legislation to increase funding for the navy

• negotiating treaties with the Philippine government

One of the arguments made against U.S. membership in the League of Nations included a belief that membership would —

• create unnecessary taxes for U.S. citizens

• force the United States to give up its territories

• endanger economic growth in the United States

• pull the United States into future foreign conflicts

President Taft’s Dollar Diplomacy was intended to —

• raise the standard of living in Latin America

• protect U.S. businesses from foreign takeovers

• raise funds needed for building the Panama Canal

• encourage U.S. investment in Latin American businesses

The United States adopted the Open Door policy primarily to —

• spread democracy in Asia

• secure trade opportunities in China

• promote immigration to U.S. territories

• negotiate free trade concessions from Britain

As a result of the Spanish-American War, the United States became a political power in

• the Hawaiian islands

• the Panama Canal Zone

• the Central Powers Alliance

• the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico

One impact of the construction of the Panama Canal included —

• expansion of U.S. involvement in politics in the region

• greater access to American markets in European ports

• increased attention on the U.S. conservation movement

• the creation of free trade zones in the western hemisphere

The Zimmermann telegram helped change American opinions about involvement in the First World War because the telegram revealed German plans to —

• start using poisonous gas

• invade the Panama Canal Zone

• enter into an alliance with Mexico

• torpedo American merchant ships

The armistice ending the First World War went into effect on November 11 of —

• 1914

• 1915

• 1898

• 1918

Alfred Thayer Mahan supported moving the United States into a position of power by

• bolstering U.S. industrial output

• strengthening U.S. naval capacity

• improving relations with U.S. allies

• increasing funding for the U.S. Air Force

President Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy served to increase U.S. involvement in

• Latin American affairs

• China's boxer rebellion

• European alliance system

• Hawaii's pineapple industry