U.S. History Quiz Imperialism

How did the Roosevelt Corollary reinforce the ideals of the Monroe Doctrine?

• It allowed the United States to grant financial aid to less developed countries.

• It granted special privileges to American corporations to conduct business in the Far East.

• It made allowances for European countries to seek natural resources in the Western Hemisphere.

• It supported the principle that the United States had the right to intervene in the internal affairs of Latin America.

What term describes when a rich, powerful nation occupies and controls a weaker nation?

• Imperialism

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Isolationism

• Ethnocentrism

Which of the following was the foundation of President Taft’s foreign policy?

• Military intervention

• Humanitarian projects

• Land concessions

• Economic investment

Why was the Open Door Policy important to the United States?

• It kept European goods out of China.

• It gave the United States territory in China.

• It increased Chinese investments in the United States.

• It gave the United States access to millions of consumers in China.

Why did the United States want to build a canal across Panama?

• To show the French that it could be done quickly and cheaply.

• To cut travel time between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

• To establish American naval supremacy in the Caribbean.

• To stop the intervention of European nations in Panama’s affairs.

As a result of the peace treaty that ended the Spanish-American War, the United States gained which group of territories?

• Honduras, Columbia, and Cuba

• Mexico, Hawaii, and Panama

• Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico

• Samoa, the Philippines, and Hawaii

European and American imperialism grew partly because of which of the following?

• A shortage of food

• A search for cheap labor

• The need for foreign markets

• The fear of entangling alliances

The Teller Amendment stated that the United States

• would go to war with Spain to protect newly independent Cuba.

• had no interest in annexing or assuming control of newly independent Cuba.

• would provide $50 million to prepare for war with Spain over newly independent Cuba.

• assumed control over newly independent Cuba and would annex it.

The growth of imperialism from the late 1870s to 1914 was sparked by the desire of

• businesspeople for their country to become isolationist

• political leaders to improve the conditions of poorer countries

• nations to become culturally varied by attracting new immigrants

• nations to find sources of raw materials to help industrial growth

How was dollar diplomacy different than the Roosevelt Corollary?

• The first threw tax-payer money at problems; the second stuck to budgets.

• The first wanted trade with Europe; the second limited trade to the Western Hemisphere.

• The first used business to solve problems; the second used military force.

• The first wanted to protect American industry; the second promoted competition.