Jones Ch 5 Formative Questions

Which of the following was a reason for the United States to become more active in international affairs?

• the need to increase the national debt
• to gain control of the Eastern Hemisphere
• the need to find new markets
• the desire to decrease trade

the economic and political domination of a strong nation over weaker nations

• Protectorate
• Imperialism
• Colonialism
• Anglo-Saxonism

The idea that English-speaking nations were superior to other nations

• Nationalism
• Imperialism
• Anti-imperialism
• Anglo-Saxonism

In the 1880s, Secretary of State John Hay led efforts to

• open trade between China and the United States.
• overthrow the Hawaiian monarchy.
• expand American influence in Latin America.
• increase support for American expansion

Economic and military competition from _______________ helped to convince many Americans that the United States should become a world power.

• Canada
• Europe
• China
• Latin America

On April 11, 1898, President McKinley asked Congress to authorize the use of force to end the conflict in

• Mexico
• Cuba
• Colombia
• the Philippines

The Platt Amendment effectively made Cuba into an American

• protectorate
• colony
• territory
• state

Why were some American leaders opposed to the annexation of the Philippines?

• They felt it threatened the U.S. economically and violated U.S. principles
• They worried that the Spanish would attempt to reclaim the territory
• Filipinos opposed the annexation and rebelled
• McKinley was worried about Europe's response to the annexation

What happened as a result of the American annexation of the Philippines?

• President McKinley resigned in protest.
• Spain refused to leave the islands.
• The Filipinos rebelled.
• The Philippines provided the U.S. with natural resources.

Under the Open Door policy promoted by Secretary of State John Hay,

• all countries would be allowed to trade with China.
• China would be broken up into European colonies.
• more countries would be given leaseholds in China.
• America’s sphere of influence in China would grow