American Imperialism Re-quiz

Which territory did the United States NOT gain direct control of after the Spanish-American War? 

• Puerto Rico
• Cuba
• Philippines 
• Guam

The passing of what piece of United States legislation sparked the Boxer Rebellion?

• the Platt Amendment
• the Monroe Doctrine
• the Open Door Policy
• the Chinese Exclusion Act

Alfred T. Mahan argued:

• to become an empire, the US needed to acquire naval bases and strengthen its naval power
• the burden of the white man is to support and uplift non-whites
• imperialism was not democratic and engaging in it would be hypocritical
• the nation's economic needs could be satisfied from within as the US should avoid risking itself in foreign entanglements

According to the Roosevelt Corollary, what was the role of the US in the Western Hemisphere? 

• Ok for Europeans to imperialize
• international police force
• allow imperialism in the Americas
• allow European nations to take over

Who was the Secretary of the Navy that resigned his position to go fight in the Spanish-American War with a group of volunteers known as the Rough Riders?

• Alfred Thayer Mahan
• Walter Reed
• Theodore Roosevelt
• William McKinley

Why did the US encourage a Panamanian Revolution against Colombia? 

• to allow nationalism
• to build the Panama Canal
• to spread imperialism
• to enforce the Roosevelt Corollary and establish a naval base

What is the takeover of weaker nations by stronger nations called?

• Imperialism

• Defense

• Free Market

• Nationalism

The Platt Amendment prevented _________ from incurring a large debt and prevented it from making treaties that might threaten their independence.

• Panama

• Mexico

• Haiti

• Cuba

The Panama Canal...

• linked the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean.

• linked the Mississippi River with the Gulf of Mexico.

• linked the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Oceans.

• linked the Gulf of Mexico with the Mediterranean Sea.

What type of foreign policy is associated with William Howard Taft?

• Big Stick Philosophy

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Moral Diplomacy

• Open Door Policy