Quiz #3 Most missed questions

Late in the 19th century, many Americans believed that the United States should establish a colonial empire because

• 1. additional farmlands were needed to feed the growing American population

• 1. many sections of the world wanted to become part of the United States

• 1. American industries needed raw materials and markets

• 1. colonies would provide cheap labor for southern plantations

President Theodore Roosevelt's Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine primarily affected Latin America by

• 1. guaranteeing human rights throughout the
     Western Hemisphere

• 1. supporting independence movements in many countries

• 1. encouraging immigration to the United States

• 1. increasing United States intervention in the region

A primary aim of the United States Open Door
Policy was to

• 1. encourage the Chinese to emigrate to other nations

• 1. prevent European powers from dividing up
     China

• 1. develop China's industrial capacity

• 1. introduce democratic government into China

A major reason the United States became involved in World War I was to

• 1. fulfill treaty obligations to European allies

• protect the shipping rights of a neutral nation

• 1. reinforce the Monroe Doctrine

• 1. gain colonies in the Pacific

Base your answers) to the following question(s) on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.
We intend to begin on the first of February unrestricted submarine warfare. We shall endeavor in spite of this to keep the United States of America neutral. In the event of this not succeeding, we make Mexico a proposal of alliance on the following basis: make war together, make peace together, generous financial support and an understanding on our part that Mexico is to reconquer the lost territory in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
The settlement in detail is left to you.

-Telegram of January 19, 1917

This telegram was part of an effort to

• 1. form an alliance between Germany and the

  2. United States

• 1. convince several western states to secede from the United States

• bring Mexico into World War I on the side of Great Britain and France

• enlist Mexican support for Germany if the

  1. United States declared war