Panama Canal and Open Door Policy

How did the building of the Panama Canal effect shipping time and rates?

• Increased because had to now pay high tariffs to the Panama government

• Cut the time and rates drastically because the route was faster

• No changes happened

• Shipping time was decreased but the rates increased

Which details best explain actions taken by the United States to encourage trade with China? Select THREE correct answers

• Constructing the Panama Canal

• Bringing democracy to Hawaii

• Acquiring Guam and the Philippians

• Enforcing the Monroe Doctrine

• Issuing the Open Door Policy

What was one difficulty the United States faced when building the Panama Canal AND what was one advantage gained from its opening?

During the Spanish-American War, the United States spent months sending resources between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. In the early 1900s, President Roosevelt used his ​ ​ (a)   to secure land in Panama for a canal, which would reduce travel times between oceans. The Panama Canal made trade quicker and more efficient, which led the United States to have ​ ​ (b)  

• Big Stick Policy
• increased economic prosperity.
• Dollar Diplomacy
• Monroe Doctrine
• decrease economic prosperity
• fewer naval bases in the region

Match the term and definition.

• Roosevelt Corollary

• The _______ states that Latin American countries must maintain peace, or the U.S> would intervene with force.

• Electricity

• President Roosevelt's Big Stick policy prioritized peaceful negotiations but carried an unspoken threat of ______.

• natural resources.

• The Spanish-American War was a turning point for the United States because it was now seen as a ________.

• world power.

• The United States acquired new territories across the glob, which allowed for increased access to __________.

• military force.

• The invention of ________ helped make manufacturing more efficient and enable longer working hours.

How did the building of the Panama Canal help promote trade between countries?

• It helped lower taxes on goods shipped between countries.

• It created a centralized location where goods could be exchanged.

• It made it cheaper and quicker for countries to ship goods to one another.

• It showed how easy it is to build a canal, so many other countries built canals.

Which canal in 1914 helped connect the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific, dramatically decreasing the travel time for ships?

As a result of the Spanish-American War, the US saw the need to build the Panama Canal because:

• new colonies had be acquired in Africa

• Spanish opposition to the canal had ended

• the US navy could move more quickly between oceans

• US railroads could not transport enough manufactured goods