Imperialism and WW1 Review

In 1899, the United States proclaimed the Open Door policy in an attempt to

• ensure trading opportunities in China

• keep the Philippines from attacking China

• increase trade between Russia and the United States

• prevent European countries from colonizing Africa

Between the 1890s and the start of World War I, the United States expanded its access to overseas markets and raw materials through the policy of

• containment

• imperialism

• isolationism

• neutrality

A major reason the United States began to seek colonies during the late 1890's was that the

• Monroe Doctrine required such action

• expansion of American industry made acquiring new markets and additional resources desirable

• population pressures within the United States had become more severe

• cold-war rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union had heightened

President Theodore Roosevelt's Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine primarily affected Latin America by

• guaranteeing human rights throughout the Western Hemisphere

• supporting independence movements in many countries

• encouraging immigration to the United States

• increasing United States intervention in the region

Why was there increased interest in building a canal across Central America in the late 1800s?

• The United States had acquired colonies in the Pacific region.

• Tariffs on Chinese and Japanese products had ended.

• The main source of immigration had shifted from northern Europe to southern Europe.

• Transcontinental railroads had not yet been completed.

Why did construction of the Panama Canal become more important to the United States after the Spanish-American War?

• Congress realized that the key threat to national security came from South America.

• Great Britain had plans to purchase the canal zone and colonize the territory.

• Spain had regained control of its former colonies near the canal route.

• The navy needed a faster way to move ships between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

A major result of the Spanish-American War (1898) was that the United States

• adopted a policy of isolationism

• assumed a more prominent role in world affairs

• gave up control of territories outside the Western Hemisphere

• increased foreign aid to European allies

The practice of yellow journalism most directly influenced the

• purchase of Alaska

• acquisition of the Mexican Cession

• start of the Spanish-American War

• end of the Russo-Japanese War

The Roosevelt Corollary (1904) to the Monroe Doctrine proclaimed the right of the United States to

• intervene in the internal affairs of Latin American nations

• impose trade restrictions on European imports

• promote democracy in Africa

• determine the border between Alaska and Canada

The principle that the United States has the right to act as the "policeman of the Western Hemisphere" and intervene in the internal affairs of Latin American nations was established by the

• Good Neighbor policy

• Open Door policy

• Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

• Marshall Plan