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- 1. Multiple Choice
Remaining apart from the political affairs of other countries
Social Darwinism
Removal
Isolation
Imperialism
- 2. Multiple Choice
President Woodrow Wilson vowed to intervene in Mexico to ‘teach the Mexicans to elect good men’ while also supporting the economic interests of American businessmen in the Western Hemisphere. He also supported the spread of democracy around the world.
Dollar Diplomacy
Big Stick Diplomacy
Moral Diplomacy
Imperial Diplomacy
- 3. Multiple Choice
President William Howard Taft promised to protect the investments of American businesses in Latin America with a guarantee of United States intervention if any problems arose, thus increasing both American investment and control
Dollar Diplomacy
Big Stick Diplomacy
Moral Diplomacy
Imperial Diplomacy
- 4. Multiple Choice
President Theodore Roosevelt’s Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine described the role of the US as a policeman that would keep European powers from intervening in the Western Hemisphere
Dollar Diplomacy
Big Stick Diplomacy
Moral Diplomacy
Imperial Diplomacy
- 5. Multiple Choice
The Supreme Court ruled in several cases, known collectively as the Insular Cases, that subject peoples in imperial holdings
Had the right to demand equality from the US court system.
Did not have the same rights as citizens of the U.S
Did have the same rights as citizens of the United States.
Had voting rights equal to American citizens.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Governmental involvement in political affairs of another country
Interventionism
Removal
Isolation
Imperialism
- 7. Multiple Choice
Belief that Americans were superior to other cultures and countries and should expand to fulfill the nation’s destiny
Yellow Journalism
Social Darwinism
Imperialism
Anti-Imperialism
- 8. Multiple Choice
President who asked Congress for a declaration of war against Spain, launching the Spanish-American War in 1898
Woodrow Willson
Theodore Roosevelt
William McKinnley
William Taft
- 9. Multiple Choice
Based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration; caused by competition for sales between rival newspapers in New York
Yellow Journalism
Exaggerated Journalism
Yellow Journal
Brown Journal
- 10. Multiple Choice
A US Naval captain who published The Influence of Sea Power Upon History in 1890, convincing many US political leaders that naval power was required for world power
Woodrow Wilson
Alfred Thayer Mahan
U.S.S Maine
Alfrado Maine
- 11. Multiple Choice
Exploded suddenly and sank quickly in Havana Harbor in 1898; it had been sent to protect U.S. interests during the Cuban revolt against Spain
U.S.S Maine
Delome Letter
Boxer Rebellion
Titanic
- 12. Multiple Choice
Written by the Spanish Ambassador to the US which criticized President McKinley by calling him weak and concerned only with gaining the favor of the crowd
U.S.S Maine
Delome Letter
Boxer Rebellion
Declaration of Independence
- 13. Multiple Choice
Those against empire-building who argued against annexation of the Philippines because the Filipinos could never be incorporated into the union
Interventionism
Anti-Imperialist
Isolation
Imperialism
- 14. Multiple Choice
Empire building
Interventionism
Anti-Imperialist
Isolation
Imperialism
- 15. Multiple Choice
This addition to the Cuban constitution brought about an extended American supervision over Cuban affairs and the right to lease a military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Platt Amendment
1st Amendment
Braid Amendment
18th Amendment
- 16. Multiple Choice
In an effort to trade with China, the US issued a series of diplomatic notes asking that all foreign powers allow other foreign powers equal opportunity to trade within their sphere of influence
Open Door Policy
Delome Letter
Boxer Rebellion
Declaration of Independence
- 17. Multiple Choice
When Chinese nationalists resisted foreign encroachment on their sovereignty, the United States took a leading role in the multinational effort to put down this event
Open Door Policy
Delome Letter
Boxer Rebellion
Declaration of Independence
- 18. Multiple Choice
Sent on a trip around the world to show off America’s naval superiority
Quest to the Land
Google Maps
Great White Fleet
American Fleet
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which of these was NOT a reason for the US to move away from isolationism toward interventionism in regards to international diplomacy (interaction with other countries)
Capitalism and the desire for natural resources and more markets
Nationalism and the desire to grow America’s naval power
Social Darwinism and the belief in American cultural superiority
Progressivism and the belief that rights should be protected throughout the world
- 20. Multiple Choice
US entered war to gain control of Puerto Rico, Guam, Cuba, and the Philippines in this war...
Rico War
Spanish American War
War on terrorism
Island war
- 21. Multiple Choice
How did Europeans justify Imperialism?
Social Darwinism
The Enlightenment
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe United States defeated which former mighty empire in the Spanish American War?EnglandFranceSpainRussia
- 23. Multiple ChoiceHe was part of the Rough Riders during the Spanish American war. He was also the assistant Secretary of the Navy and a president during the progressive era.Alfred T MahanRough RidersTheodore RooseveltHenry Cabot Lodge
- 24. Multiple Choice
This person, along with William Randolph Hearst, competed to sell the most newspapers in New York.
Joseph Pulitzer
Nellie Bly
Charles Foster Kane
William Henderson
- 25. Multiple Choice
What became the rallying cry for people that wanted a war with Spain in Cuba?
"Fight, Fight, Fight!"
"Remember the Maine!"
"Remember the Titanic!"
"Beat Spain!"
- 26. Multiple Choice
What ended the Spanish American War and granted the U.S. new territories?
The Spanish Agreement
Treaty of Paris 1898
Treaty of Paris 1776
The Monroe Doctrine
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the cause of the conflict between Cuba and Spain?Cuba wanted to enslave SpainSpain wanted to convert the Cuban government to communismSpain wanted to turn Cuba into a sugar can colonyCuba wanted independence from Spain
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhat crop and business did the United States want to protect in Cuba?SaltCinnamonCornSugar
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