Chapter 7 Test: The Reach of Imperialism

In 1903 Theodore Roosevelt supported a rebellion that allowed ________ to become a new nation.

Under the ________ to the Monroe Doctrine, the United States intervened in Latin America to collect debts and sent military forces to protect American investments.

The United States backed the 1913 military coup of ________ in Mexico.

The ________ caused economic hardship but resulted in a constitution that granted Mexican citizens many rights and protections.

Imperialism made Latin American economies largely dependent on the ________ of raw materials to European countries.

As a result of the Spanish-American War, the United States annexed ________.

• Cuba

• Haiti

• Mexico

• Puerto Rico

Which segment of Latin American society grew as a result of the new prosperity in the late 1800s?

• indigenous people

• lower classes

• Mexican elite

• middle sectors

The 1917 Mexican Constitution pushed back against imperialism by ________.

• restricting foreign business practices.

• establishing a federal government.

• decreasing the power of the Mexican president.

• securing the Mexican elite's property rights.

The United States used dollar diplomacy to ________.

• increase the value of its currency.

• expand its economic influence in Latin America.

• improve diplomatic relations with Mexico.

• help pay for the Panama Canal.

Who benefited from Díaz’s dictatorial reign in Mexico?

• A) foreign capitalists

• B) peasant farmers

• C) small landowners

• D) urban workers