(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
