USII.5 TR and Imperialism

According to this cartoon, what is Roosevelt up to?

• He REALLY wants an canal

    

• He REALLY wants to be a king

    

• He REALLY wants to be rich

    

• He REALLY wants to be a world power

    

According to the Roosevelt Corollary, the United States had the right to act as a _____ in the Western Hemisphere ("Our" side of the world).

• policeman

• banker

• cookie monster

• teacher

What was Roosevelt's big fear? This fear led to his policy which became known as the Roosevelt Corollary.

• that Columbia would attack the United States because we helped Panama become independent from Columbia

• that European countries would bring their militaries to this side of the world

• that the Panama would be a total failure and the US would have to build another canal

• the Germans would claimed they owned a part of the Panama Canal

A government's plans to deal with and interact with other countries is known as foreign -------

The secret to the successful American canal in Panama was the system of ______ that raise ships to a man-made lake across Panama then lower those ships to sea-level again.

• locks
• ladders

• steps

• escalators

What was the first thing that the Americans did before constructing the canal in Latin America? Controlling those pesky --------

What did they do to control tropical diseases in Panama?

• used the German's equipment

• destroyed the mosquito populations to control tropical diseases

• built a Starbucks for the canal workers

• built a sea-level canal

Roosevelt's famous saying was, "Speak softly, but carry a big -----"

Using the US military to force Columbia to give the United States the Panama Canal Zone is an example of Teddy Roosevelt's _______ Diplomacy.

What country built the Suez Canal through the deserts of Egypt? This was a sea-level canal and was a great success. This country attempted to build a sea-level canal in Latin America and failed miserably.

• Spain

• France

• Panama

• Canada