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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe belief that some societies are better than othersSocial Darwinismexpansionismmilitarismcolonialism
- 2. Multiple ChoiceA country extends its control into neighboring territoriesyellow journalismsocial darwinismprotectorateexpansionism
- 3. Multiple ChoiceAddition to the Monroe Doctrine that states the US will be a police power within Latin AmericaMonroe DoctrineRoosevelt CorollaryYellow JournalismIndustrialization
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Exaggerated stories to sell newspapersIndustrialismMilitarismYellow JouralismImperialism - 5. Multiple ChoiceUS policy that says the US can trade within any "sphere of influence" in ChinaOpen-Door PolicyColonialismMonroe DoctrineRoosevelt Corollary
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhy did industrialized countries seek to set up colonies or "spheres of influence" in less developed countries?for vacation destinationstheir countries were overpopulated3rd world countries were exoticthey wanted raw materials and new markets
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat forced the US's hand that made them declare war on Spain?poor treatment of the Cubanssinking of the USS Mainethe Zimmerman Telegramthey needed Spanish gold
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat effect did the Roosevelt Corollary have on the Monroe Doctrine?The United States would permanently station troops in the Philippines and other Pacific islands.The United States reserved the right to intervene in the affairs of Central America and the Caribbean.The United States had the right and duty to expand its colonial possessions in Asia.The United States would provide military aid to Europe to resist communism.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWho created the US Open Door Policy?John HayWilliam JayJohn AdamsHenry Ford
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat was built to allow American commercial and war ships to travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific more quickly?The Rio GrandeThe Snake RiverThe Gulf of MexicoThe Panama Canal
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat means that we should try to be nice, but have a strong military if we need it?IsolationismImperialismBig Stick DiplomacyForeign Policy
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat did supporters of annexing the Philippines after the Spanish-American War believe?The islands would be a U.S. naval basePhilippines would become a military rival if we didn'tislands had no potential as a market for American goodsFilipino culture was similar to that of the U.S.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceFor what reason did the US imperialize?to gain raw materials for industryto create military bases around the globeto develop markets to sell goodsall of these
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWho first started constructing the Panama Canal?KoreansFrenchSpanishItalians
- 15. Multiple ChoiceIn 1898, Congress annexed Hawaii mainly becauseQueen Liliuokalani executed several foreign merchants.Pineapples were a major export to China.The Boxers rebelled over labor strikes.The US needed naval stations in the Pacific.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the Treaty of Paris 1898 do?Ended the Spanish-American War.Ended the Philippine-American War.Ended World War I.Ended the French Revolution.
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An area, usually around a seaport, where a nation had special trading privileges
sphere of influence
open door policy
port rebellion
Great White Fleet
- 18. Multiple ChoicePanama was under the control of this South American country:ColumbiaPeruBrazilSpain
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these tied the diplomatic interests of a country with its business interests?Roosevelt CorollaryOpen Door PolicyDollar DiplomacyMoral/ Missonary Diplomacy
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name for journalists who exposed corruption in business and government?Labor unionsYellow journalistsProgressivesMuckrakers
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWho led American sugar plantation owners to seize power in Hawaii and ask for annexation?William LibbySusan B. AnthonySanford B. DoleTheodore Roosevelt
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWho resigned from his position as assistant secretary of the Navy to organize the Rough Riders?William McKinleyWilliam H. TaftWoodrow WilsonTheodore Roosevelt
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat agreement gave the US President the power to appoint the governor of Puerto Rico?Platt AmendmentForaker ActOpen Door PolicyDollar Diplomacy
- 24. Multiple ChoiceLeader of Hawaii when the American businesses over threw the governmentSanford DoleQueen LiliokahlaniEmilio ZapataJose Marti
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat area is known as "Seward's Folly"?HawaiiCubaAlaskaPuerto Rico
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