US Imperialism in Latin America

Which two sentences from the article contain central ideas?

• Many U.S. leaders felt new businesses outside the country could be one way out of the depression.

• Building the canal reshaped the businesses and governments of Central America and islands in the Caribbean.

• This “Dollar Diplomacy” idea also led the United States to send troops into the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Haiti and Nicaragua.

• Employing primarily Jamaican migrants, Keith developed both the labor system and large-scale farming in Costa Rica, Panama, Honduras and Guatemala.

Which statement would be MOST important to include in a summary of the section "Occupying island nations"?

• The U.S. asked Cuba for the rights to the naval base at Guantánamo Bay.

• The U.S. got control of Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Guam and the Philippines.

• The U.S. supported Panamanian independence in order to build the Panama Canal.

• The U.S. approved most of the actions of the new Panamanian government.

Which of the following MOST influenced Roosevelt to declare his "corollary"?

• the need to maintain Panamanian independence from Colombia

• the need to maintain a workforce near the Panama Canal

• the desire to protect U.S. business interests in the region

• the desire to provoke conflicts with European countries

What is the MOST likely reason why the author included information about racial segregation in Central America?

• to illustrate the determination of the government and business to maintain their control there

• to demonstrate the divisions that emerged between workers from Jamaica and Barbados

• to illustrate the problems faced by workers trying to earn money working on the Panama Canal

• to demonstrate the reasons why the United Fruit Company ultimately lost its power there

Which policy gave US the right to be the "policemen of the Western Hemisphere"

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Good Neighbor Policy

• Open Door Policy

• Marshall Plan

__________________________ was designed to encourage American businesses to invest in Latin America.

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Open Door Policy

• Moral Diplomacy

• Monroe Doctrine

Where did the US encourage a revolt in Central America and why?

• Colombia; to take control of oil fields

• Panama; to build a canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

• Bolivia; to elminate the rebel Simon Bolivar

• Mexico; to catch "Pancho" Villa