American Diplomacy Quiz

What was the purpose of the Open Door Policy in China?

• To establish exclusive rights for the United States in China

• To allow each foreign nation in China to trade in other nations' spheres of influence

• To colonize China and gain control over its resources

• To put down the Boxer Rebellion and maintain stability in China

Who were the Boxers and what was their goal?

• Foreign missionaries and diplomats who wanted to expel the 'foreign devils'

• Chinese nationalists who fought against foreign influence in China

• American diplomats who advocated for the Open Door Policy

• European forces who intervened in the Boxer Rebellion

What was the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine?

• A policy of military intervention in Latin America to maintain economic and political stability

• A peace agreement to end the Russo-Japanese War

• A guarantee of US loans to replace European loans in Latin America

• A moral example of the benefits of democracy to the world

What was Taft's approach to diplomacy?

• Using military intervention to maintain stability in Latin America

• Supporting Latin American businesses to increase trade and profits for American businesses

• Spreading democracy through imperialism

• Mediating peace agreements between nations

What was Wilson's approach to diplomacy?

• Spreading democracy through imperialism

• Using military intervention to maintain stability in Latin America

• Acting as a moral example of the benefits of democracy

• Supporting European loans in Latin America

Which countries did the US intervene in under Wilson's diplomacy?

• Mexico, Haiti, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic

• China, Japan, and Russia

• France, Britain, and Germany

• Panama, Colombia, and Venezuela

What was the purpose of the Panama Canal?

• To establish US control over customs collection in Panama

• To support Panamanian independence from Colombia

• To mediate peace agreements between nations

• To increase trade and profits for American businesses

What was the goal of Dollar Diplomacy?

• To establish exclusive rights for the United States in Latin America

• To use military intervention to maintain stability in Latin America

• To support Latin American businesses and increase trade and profits for American businesses

• To spread democracy through imperialism

Which countries did the US occupy under Wilson's diplomacy?

• Mexico, Haiti, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic

• China, Japan, and Russia

• France, Britain, and Germany

• Panama, Colombia, and Venezuela

What was the goal of Moral Diplomacy?

• To establish exclusive rights for the United States in Latin America

• To use military intervention to maintain stability in Latin America

• To act as a moral example of the benefits of democracy

• To support European loans in Latin America