Rise of World Power Review

What are the 3 reasons for U.S interest in the Caribbean?

• Hemisphere Security

• Economic Interest

• Need for a canal

• America wanted to be a world power

The navy needed a faster way to move ships between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and increase global trade, so the U.S. built the ______.

• Panama Canal

• Suez Canal

• Erie Canal

• Kiel Canal

Secretary of State John Hay used the ______ to force China to trade equally with other world powers, to protect U.S. trading interests in China, and to find new natural resources.

• Open Door Policy

• Monroe Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Doctrine

Which countries did the U.S. gain out of winning the Spanish American War?

• Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines

• Cuba, Jamaica, and Haiti

• Hawaii, Alaska, and Samoa

• Mexico, Canada, and Belize

Newspapers would sensationalize the news, in order to sell more newspapers is called ______. (Cause of the Spanish-American War)

• Yellow Journalism

• Muckraking

• Investigative Reporting

• Tabloid Journalism

The letter that was intercepted from the Spanish Ambassador that called President McKinley weak is known as the ______. (Cause of the Spanish-American War)

• De Lome Letter

• Zimmermann Telegram

• Treaty of Paris

• Monroe Doctrine

______ consists of a country’s policy towards other nations.

• Foreign Policy

• Domestic Policy

• Economic Policy

• Social Policy

______ is a country's polices at home.

• Foreign Policy

• Domestic Policy

• Economic Policy

• Social Policy

______ is a policy of extending a country's power and influence over smaller countries through diplomacy or military force.

• Imperialism

• Isolationism

• Neutrality

• Federalism

Alfred Thayer Mahan believed that a strong navy was necessary for the US to be an imperial power. He said we also needed _______ across the oceans.

• Rough Riders

• naval bases

• submarines

• aircraft carriers

• Guantanamo Bay