American Imperialism & World War I

Which country was granted independence in the Treaty of Paris of 1898 at the end of the Spanish American War?

• Guam
• Cuba
• Philippines 
• Puerto Rico

What was the purpose of the Open Door Policy in China?

• End the Boxer Rebellion
• Ensure trading rights with China
• Win leaseholds in China
• Establish a sphere of influence

Which territory did the United States NOT gain direct control of after the Spanish-American War? 

• Puerto Rico
• Cuba
• Philippines 
• Guam

The passing of what piece of United States legislation sparked the Boxer Rebellion?

• the Platt Amendment
• the Monroe Doctrine
• the Open Door Policy
• the Chinese Exclusion Act

Alfred T. Mahan argued:

• to become an empire, the US needed to acquire naval bases and strengthen its naval power
• the burden of the white man is to support and uplift non-whites
• imperialism was not democratic and engaging in it would be hypocritical
• the nation's economic needs could be satisfied from within as the US should avoid risking itself in foreign entanglements

 What ensured that Cuba would remain tied to the United States?

• Roosevelt Corollary
• Foraker Act
• Anglo-Saxonism
• Platt Amendment

What policy gave the United States justification for helping Cuba?

• Big Stick Diplomacy
• Declaration of Human Rights
• Monroe Doctrine
• Dollar Diplomacy

According to the Roosevelt Corollary, what was the role of the US in the Western Hemisphere? 

• Ok for Europeans to imperialize
• international police force
• allow imperialism in the Americas
• allow European nations to take over

What was Roosevelt's policy called?

• Dollar Diplomacy
• Big Stick Diplomacy
• Sphere of Influence
• Pan-Americanism

Why did the US encourage a Panamanian Revolution against Colombia? 

• to allow nationalism
• to build the Panama Canal
• to spread imperialism
• to enforce the Roosevelt Corollary and establish a naval base