4.1-4.6 Imperialism

The Monroe Doctrine declared that the United States would

• prevent the establishment of new European colonies anywhere in the world

• help colonies in North and South America adopt a democratic form of government

• view European interference in the Americas as a threat to the national interest of the United States

• prevent other nations from trading with South American nations

To carry out the foreign policy referred to in the cartoon, President Theodore Roosevelt added a corollary to the

• Monroe Doctrine

• Open Door policy

• Good Neighbor policy

• Panama Canal Treaty

Since 1823, which United States policy has limited foreign influence in the Western Hemisphere?

• the Eisenhower Doctrine

• popular sovereignty

• imperialism

• the Monroe Doctrine

Which President later built on the idea expressed in this quotation?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Harry Truman

• Richard Nixon

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

• guaranteeing human rights throughout the Western Hemisphere

• supporting independence movements in many countries

• encouraging immigration to the United States

• increasing United States intervention in the region

Which headline is the best example of 'yellow journalism,' as practiced in the late 1890's?

• Maine Sunk in Havana Harbor

• Several Sailors Die in Maine Sinking

• Maine Split by Enemy's Secret Infernal Machine

• Anti-Imperialists Oppose War with Spain

Which 1890's headline is the best example of yellow journalism?

• 'President Supports Child Labor Legislation'

• 'Mckinley Asks Congress To annex Hawaii'

• 'Populists Demand Change in the Gold Standard'

• 'Spanish Authorities Butcher Innocent Cubans'

Which war is most closely associated with the emergence of the United States as a world power?

• War of 1812

• Mexican War

• Civil War

• Spanish-American War

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

• encourage the Chinese to emigrate to other nations

• prevent European powers from dividing up China

• develop China's industrial capacity

• introduce democratic government into China

The early 20th-century policy of dollar diplomacy indicated a United States desire to

• institute the dollar as an international currency

• give generous amounts of foreign aid to less developed countries

• interact with foreign countries in ways profitable to United States corporations

• give trade preferences to nations that follow a capitalist system