Quiz 1: Overseas Expansion

Roosevelt's policy enforcing the Monroe Doctrine in the Caribbean was called the:

Big Stick Policy

Chinese loyalists attempted to drive foreigners from China in the Hay's

Boxer rebellion

Citizens of the United States were hesitant in becoming involved in the Cuban fight for independence.

False

Hay's Japanese-American Treaty allowed trade with that nation.

False

Reed and Gorgas fought yellow fever in Cuba.

False

The Alaskan Purchase was an unprofitable investment for the United States.

False

Select the events that were the result of the Spanish-American War.

Guam became a u.s. possession Cuba became independent of Spain. The United States became a world power. 5,000 Americans died of tropical diseases.

Select the events that resulted from American intervention in the Western Hemisphere.

Mexicans revolted against their government. European nations threatened to invade nations indebted to them. Villa raided New Mexico.

The waterway that joins the Caribbean with the Pacific is the:

Panama Canal

What gave America the right to intervene in Cuban affairs?

Platt Amendment

What best defines the Square Deal?

Roosevelt's plan that offered equal treatment for the common American

United States involvement in Cuban independence included all of the following except:

Spain's willingness to negotiate

The Spanish-American War brought all of the following changes to the United States except:

The Alaskan Purchase

Which statement is true of Cuba? Which statement is true of Cuba?

The United States acquired Cuba as a protectorate.

Which of the following did not contribute to increasing United States involvement in world affairs?

The square deal

European nations were interested in gaining raw materials for industry in the Americas.

True

Roosevelt negotiated an end to the Russo-Japanese War.

True

The American interest in Cuba concerned its business investments there.

True

The Monroe Doctrine stated that the United States would not become involved with European wars or colonies.

True

The United States seized control of Santo Domingo and Haiti in order to control the financial debts of those countries to Europe.

True

The control of yellow fever and the construction of the canal were large obstacles to the Panama project.

True

Which event caused an American declaration of war against Spain?

the explosion of the battleship Maine

Select the occurrences that contributed to the Latin American bitterness and fear of the U.S.

the intervention in Mexico the seizure of Haiti the Platt Amendment the search for Pancho Villa

The Monroe Doctrine was established for all of the following reasons except:

to give the United States the exclusive right to colonize in the Caribbean