(8) History Quizzes 1

Russia

"Seward's Folly" was America's purchase of Alaska from:

protectorate

After the Spanish-American War, the United States acquired Cuba as a ______.

Sampson

American admiral who won naval battle near Santiago

False

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

Perry

Japanese-American treaty

Roosevelt

President who involved America in world affairs

McKinley

President who was slandered by a Spanish ambassador

Square

Roosevelt's plan that offered equal treatment for the common man was known as the ______ Deal.

False

The Alaskan Purchase was an unprofitable investment for America.

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

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

False

The Rough Riders were influential in the American takeover in Puerto Rico.

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.

Monroe

The document that forbade European intervention in Western Hemisphere affairs was the ______ Doctrine.

Platt

The right to intervene in Cuban affairs for the protection of United States and Cuban interests was proclaimed by the ______ Amendment.

Spanish-American War

The sinking of the Maine was a factor that led to America's declaration of what war?

Spain's willingness to negotiate

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

1. Intervention in Mexico 2. The Platt Amendment

Which of the following contributed to the Latin American bitterness and fear of the U.S.?

the Square Deal

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

1. Mexicans revolted against their government. 2. European nations threatened to invade nations indebted to them. 3. Villa raided New Mexico.

Which of the following resulted from American intervention in the Western Hemisphere?

1. The United States became a world power 2. Cuba became independent of Spain

Which of the following were results of the Spanish-American War?

Theodore Roosevelt

Which president's policy of enforcing the Monroe Doctrine in the Caribbean was known as the Big Stick Policy?

Villa

a Mexican bandit and murderer

Goethals

builder of the Panama Canal

Miles

commanded United States army in Puerto Rico

Monroe

established American foreign policy for the Western Hemisphere

Gorgas

fought yellow fever in Panama

Dewey

led American naval forces in the Philippines

Hay

originator of a trading policy with China

Seward

the Alaskan Purchase