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1. What connection was made between imperialism and the American frontier?
a. Imperialism would help close the frontier.
b. Closing the frontier would spur competition.
c. Imperialism would offer Americans a new frontier.
2. Secretary of States John Hay’s ____________________ policy was designed to
help American businesses exploit markets in China.
3. The Open Door policy
a. Ended trade with China
b. Caused the United States to take over part of China.
c. Kept other nations from blocking American trade with China
d. Made China a colony.
4. Chinese resentment toward foreign traders led to
a. The Open Door Policy
b. Spheres of influence
c. John Hay’s folly
d. The Boxer Rebellion
5. The Spanish-American War began in 1898 in _______________ when the
United States launched a surprise attach on Spanish ships in Manila Bay.
a. San Juan Hill
b. The Philippine Islands
c. Hawaii
d. Colombia
6. The Rough Riders made _________ the site of a famous incident of the Spanish
American War.
a. San Juan Hill
b. The Philippine Islands
c. Hawaii
d. Colombia
7. “Rough Rider” who later became President
a. Theodore Roosevelt
b. George Dewey
c. William Randolph Hearst
d. William H. Taft
8. Newspaper Publisher whose yellow journalism influenced public opinion
a. Theodore Roosevelt
b. George Dewey
c. William Randolph Hearst
d. William H. Taft
9. Admiral who led attack on Spanish ships in the Philippines
a. Theodore Roosevelt
b. George Dewey
c. William Randolph Hearst
d. William H. Taft
10. The building of the Panama Canal was important because it
a. Helped stabilize the economies of Latin American countries.
b. Improved relations between Colombia and the United States.
c. Made it easier to move between Atlantic and Pacific ports.
d. Promoted European investment in the United States.
11. What role did the news media have in causing the Spanish American War?
a. They shaped American public opinion in favor of Cuba.
b. They exaggerated news stories about Spanish cruelty in Cuba.
c. They blamed Spain for sinking the battleship USS Maine.
d. All of the above are true.
12. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, United States foreign policy was
marked by
a. Declining interest in the Far East.
b. Increased enforcement of the Monroe Doctrine.
c. Acceptance of the principle of collective security.
d. Formation of military alliances with European nations.
13. The Spanish American War brought about a major change in United States
foreign policy in that the United States
a. Gained the Panama Canal
b. Lost vast acreage to the Spanish
c. Became a colonial power
d. Ended its policy of intervention
14. United States foreign policies toward Latin America during the early 20 th century
resulted in
a. A lasting resentment and distrust of the United States
b. Long periods of economic prosperity in most Latin American nations
c. A period of little economic involvement with the United States
d. The establishment of stable democratic governments in Latin American
nations
15. Which statement best describes President Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy
positions toward Latin America in the early 1900s?
a. The United States should reduce its involvement in Latin American affairs.
b. The Monroe Doctrine permits the United States to intervene actively in the
affairs of Latin American nations.
c. Latin American nations should form an organization to help them achieve
political and economic stability.
d. The United States should give large amounts of financial aid to help the
poor of Latin America.
16. Involvement in the Spanish-American War, acquisition of Hawaii, and
introduction of the Open Door policy in China were actions taken by the United
States government to
a. Establish military alliances with other nations
b. Gain overseas markets and sources of raw materials
c. Begin the policy of manifest destiny
d. Support isolationist forces in Congress
17. Which headline is the best example of yellow journalism as practiced in the late
1890s?
a. “Maine Sunk in Havana Harbor”
b. “Several Sailors Die in Maine Sinking”
c. “Maine Split by Enemy’s Secret Infernal Machine”
18. The Foraker Act
a. Renounced American interests in occupying Cuba
b. Placed a tariff on Cuban imports to the U.S.
c. Allowed America to build a canal across Panama
d. Established a limited government in Puerto Rico
19. The Platt Amendment provided for all of the following EXCEPT
a. US supervision of Cuban foreign relations in certain cases.
b. A large US loan to Cuba
c. US authority to intervene for the preservation of Cuban independence
d. Cuban cession of a naval base to the United States
20. The Roosevelt Corollary allowed the United States to
a. Annex Puerto Rico
b. Exercise an international police power in the Caribbean
c. Construct the Panama Canal
d. Intervene in the political affairs of the Philippines.