L21: Acquiring and Managing Global Power

Examine the flowchart of events in Hawaiian history below. Which of the following events belongs in the box with the question mark?

• The United States helps White planters overthrow Queen Liliuokalani.

• Queen Liliuokalani agrees to make Hawaii a republic.

• Native Hawaiians remove Queen Liliuokalani from power.

• Queen Liliuokalani petitions the U.S. government for protectorate status.

In 1899, the United States urged other nations to allow free trade in China. This approach to dealing with China was known as the

• Monroe Doctrine.

• Open Door Policy.

• Teller Amendment.

• Roosevelt Corollary.

Why did the United States support Panama's rebellion against Colombia?

• to protect American farmers in Panama

• to annex Panama as an American territory

• to promote American investments in Panama

• to build an American-owned canal across Panama

What is the current status of the island of Puerto Rico?

• It is an ally of the United States.

• It is a colony of the United States.

• It is a commonwealth of the United States.

• It is an independent ally of the United States.

Examine the political cartoon below. Which foreign policy is illustrated in the cartoon?

• Big Stick Policy

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Moral Diplomacy

• Open Door Policy

What aspect of foreign policy did William Howard Taft focus on during his presidency?

• economic

• military

• cultural

• ethical

President Woodrow Wilson's foreign policy focused on

• working quietly and patiently in oversea affairs, but using force.

• encouraging trade and investment in Latin American and Asia.

• using warfare to conquer most of the land in Latin American and Asia.

• taking a moral approach by promoting democratic ideals abroad.

What provoked war between the United States and the Philippines in 1899?

• The Philippines attempted to become allies with France and England to fight against the United States

• The United States refused to export their goods to the Philippines to weaken the Filipinos' economy.

• The United States would not grant the Philippines independence after the Spanish-American war.

• The Philippines had sided and fought with the Spanish during the Spanish-American war.

Analyze the map. The route chosen for the Panama Canal took advantage of

• natural wind patterns that would assist ships.

• natural currents from the oceans.

• natural waterways such as lakes and rivers.

• natural passes created by mountains.

Read the excerpt below from a major Congressional address President Theodore Roosevelt made in 1904. "... and in exceptional cases to take action which in a more advanced stage of international relations would come under the head of the exercise of the international police. A great free people owes it to itself and to all mankind not to sink into helplessness before the powers of evil". This statement become known as the _____________.

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Big Stick Policy

• Open Door Policy

• Monroe Doctrine