Overseas Expansion

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Roosevelt's policy in the Caribbean was called the:

Big Stick Policy

United States possessions after the Spanish-American War included all of the following islands except:

Cuba

Which one of one of the following is an example of a protectorate?

Cuba

commander of the United States fleet in the Philippines

Dewey

Americans reacted positively to Seward's purchases.

False

What is most characteristic of the Platt Amendment?

It gave America the right to intervene in Cuban affairs.

American battleship in the Havana harbor

Maine

United States president who was slandered by the Spanish ambassador

McKinley

head of United States army invading Puerto Rico

Miles

forbade European intervention in the Americas

Monroe Doctrine

leader of the Rough Riders

Roosevelt

victors in the battle of San Juan Hill

Rough Riders

admiral who defeated the Spanish fleet at Santiago

Sampson

Factors leading to America's declaration of war on Spain included all of the following except:

Spain's willingness to negotiate

fight for Cuban independence

Spanish-American War

What do Walter Reed, James Carroll, and Jesse Lazear have in common?

They fought against yellow fever in Cuba.

Alaska has become important because of its natural resources and crucial defense location.

True

European countries sought industrial materials in the Americas.

True

The Monroe Doctrine forbade European intervention in the Western Hemisphere.

True

The United States purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867.

True

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

True

Through the Monroe Doctrine, American self-interest moved into world concerns.

True

United States involvement in the Cuban situation included all of these reasons except:

United States colonization of Cuba

A relation of protection and partial control by a strong nation over a weaker power is called a(n)

acquisition

The United States received international criticism for all of the following except:

allowing Cuba to become independent

At the end of the Spanish-American War, the following was true about Cuba except:

became a United States possession

United States intervention in the Western Hemisphere included all of the following reasons except:

conquest of new territories

an economy based on large-scale industries and production of goods

industrialism

interference in the affairs of one country by another

intervention

to bargain with another party to reach an agreement

negotiate

Select the THREE statements that are true about the Panama Canal.

reduced travel time increased trade between the United States and Central and South America improved America's defense

The Monroe Doctrine was established for all of these reasons except:

so the United States could colonize the Western Hemisphere

Select the FIVE factors that contributed to increasing United States involvement in world affairs.

the Japanese-American Treaty the Open Door Policy the Boxer Rebellion the Panama Canal Roosevelt's role as mediator

The United States acquired ______ by the terms of the treaty.

the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico

Select two results of Hay's "Open Door Policy:"

It allowed all countries equal trading rights with China It tried to protect China from unfair European trading practices.

Why is the Spanish-American War important?

It marked the emergence of the United States as a world power.

How did the United States change in the twentieth century?

It was transformed into a respected world leader.


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