World History II - Unit 5: Age of Revolutions

What is the message in the picture above?

• The United States will protect the interest of Latin American nations

• European nations were prohibited from interfering in the affairs of the Americas

• The United States will be in control of the Western Hemisphere

• All of the above

The Monroe Doctrine stated that the U.S. would regard any attempt by European nations to impose their system on any independent country in the Western Hemisphere as a threat to their own peace and safety?

• True

• False

According to the map, which European power held the most land in the Americas?

• Spain

• Britain

• France

• Portugal

The Monroe Doctrine stated that the U.S. acknowledged that Latin American nations were independent?

• True

• False

What did U.S. President James Monroe issue in 1823 to prevent foreign interference in the Americas?

• Monroe Doctrine

• Latin American Doctrine

• Declaration of Independence

• Imperialism

Who was a former slave that took control of the island of Hispaniola, freed all slaves, and helped lead Haiti to their independence in 1804?

• Toussiant L'Overture

• Jose de San Martin

• Simon Bolivar

• Father Miguel Hidalgo

Who was a Creole, born in Venezuela, and led revolutionary efforts against Spanish rule in South America?

• Simon Bolivar

• Hernando Cortez

• Toussiant L'Overture

• Jose de San Martin

Who was a Creole, born in Argentina, and liberated Argentina, Chile, and Peru from Spanish rule?

• Jose de San Martin

• Simon Bolivar

• Toussiant L'Overture

• Hernando Cortez

Who was a Creole priest, led 80,000 armed Mestizos and Indians, and began the Mexican Independence movement?

• Father Miguel Hidalgo

• Simon Bolivar

• Jose de San Martin

• Toussiant L'Overture

What marked the beginning of the Latin American Revolutions?

• Napoleon's conquest of Spain in 1808 and appointed his French brother, Joseph, as king of Spain

• Creoles did not view Joseph, king of Spain, as their legitimate monarch

• Enlightenment ideas of "social contract" and "sovereignty" for the people

• All of the above