History and Geography 800: Unit 8 Quiz 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

Perry

Japanese-American treaty

Were the Rough Riders influential in the American takeover in Puerto Rico?

No

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.

to keep Europe from colonizing in the Americas, to protect American interests in the Caribbean, to defend the coastline

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

Santo Domingo and Haiti

The United States seized control of _____ and ____ in order to control the financial debts of those countries to Europe.

Panama

The control of yellow fever and the construction of the canal were large obstacles to the ____ 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?

anti-Spanish propaganda, the slandering of McKinley, the explosion of the Maine

United States involvement in Cuban independence included the following:

the Open Door Policy, the Panama Canal, Roosevelt acting as mediator in peace treaties

What contributed to increasing United States involvement in world affairs?

Spanish-American War, The Platt Amendment

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

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

What resulted from American intervention in the Western Hemisphere?

The United States became a world power, Cuba became independent of Spain

What were the 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

The Alaskan Purchase was a (Profitable / Unprofitable) investment for America.

profitable

Seward

the Alaskan Purchase