US Expansion Latin America and Mexico

President Roosevelt extended American influence through:

• Naval superiority

• Economic superiority

• Army superiority

• Air superiority

How did the United States maintain order in Cuba and Puerto Rico after the Spanish-American War?

• They set up independent governments

• They set up American governments

• They set up military governments

• They set up no new governments

What did the Platt Amendment do?

• Established a trade relationship between Cuba and the US

• Allowed Cuba to be independent from US intervention

• Established a military alliance between Cuba and the United States
• Allowed the US to intervene in Cuban affairs

What led to the process of building the Panama Canal?

• Annexing Panama as American.

• Supporting Panama's independence

• Agreeing to a trade deal with Panama

• Support from multinational corporations

Which is NOT true of the Roosevelt Corollary?

• It was an extension of the Monroe Doctrine

• It provided stability in Latin America

• It pleased Latin American leaders

• It signaled expansionary policy

President Taft's policy to invest in Latin America to advance American influence:

• Taft Doctrine

• Taft Diplomacy

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Moral Diplomacy

Dictator who ruled Mexico from 1877 to 1910 before being overthrown and exiled to France:

• Benito Juarez
• Emiliano Zapata
• Pancho Villa
• Porfirio Diaz

Event that led President Wilson to ask Congress for support of intervention in Mexico:

• Tampico Incident

• The Alamo

• Cancun Incursion

• Battle of Puebla

Battle that led to President Huerta losing support and fleeing Mexico:

• Battle of Veracruz

• Battle of Mazatlan

• Battle of Mexicali

• Battle of Vallarta

What led to the Americans abandoning the pursuit of Pancho Villa?

• Unavailability of military resources
• Successful negotiation with Pancho Villa
• Lack of interest in capturing Pancho Villa
• Loss of support and greater attention towards Europe