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

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 department in the United States primarily carries out diplomacy?

• Department of Defense

• Department of Justice

• Department of State

• Department of Homeland Security

How was the Panama Canal an example of Roosevelt's Big Stick Diplomacy?

• The US forced Colombia to dig the canal

• The US claimed the canal once Cuba had built it.

• The US supported Panama's revolution from Colombia.

• The US destroyed the Panama Canal so no other countries could use it.

U.S. General John J Pershing first gained recognition from hunting _______ _________ in Mexico

• Cheech Marin

• Francisco Madera

• Pancho Villa

• Huerta

This President said "Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick"

• William McKinley

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William Taft

• Grover Clevland