U.S. Imperialism

Which policy gave US the ability to "police" the Western Hemisphere.

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Good Neighbor Policy

• Open Door Policy

• Marshall Plan

Which territory was annexed by the US because of the economic value of its sugarcane plantations?

• Alaska
• Midway
• Hawaii
• Samoa

Why was the Panama Canal so essential to the growing strength of the United States?

• It made the slave trade move more easily from It made the slave trade move more easily from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.

• It helped the United States take over Japan.

• It allowed the United States to transport navy and merchant ships between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans much quicker.

• It made Panama a U.S. territory and eventually a state of the union.

President Teddy Roosevelt's foreign policy for relations with other countries.

• Moral Diplomacy

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Big Stick Diplomacy

• Panama Canal

The Spanish-American War was fought in the Caribbean and in the Pacific. Which Spanish colony was located in the Pacific Ocean?

• Cuba

• Puerto Rico

• The Philippines

In 1868, the United States bought Alaska from ______ for $7.2 million, or about two cents per acre.

• Russia

• Great Britain

• France

• Germany

This type of foreign policy encourages stronger nations to extend their influence over weaker ones.

• Imperialism

• Isolationism

• Globalism

• Communism

Following the Spanish American War, the Spanish remained in control of Cuba

• True

• False

When the United States annexed the Philippines. . .

• the Philippines became a territory of the Unites States.

• the Philippines became an independent country.

• the Philippines became an official state of the U.S.

After taking control of Puerto Rico, the new American government focused on assimilating the locals, then means. . .

• Puerto Ricans were given full rights.

• Puerto Ricans relocated to the mainland of the U.S.

• Puerto Ricans were forced to adopt or learn American culture.