USII 5b Flashcard Review

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Which of the following best describes the policy developed by Theodore Roosevelt to help the United States enforce the Monroe Doctrine? Options: The United States would police wrongdoings by other nations in the Western Hemisphere, The United States would provide financial aide to protect business in the Western Hemisphere, The United States would promote & protect democracy in the Western Hemisphere, The United States would remain neutral and focus on domestic issues in events occurring throughout the Western Hemisphere

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The United States would police wrongdoings by other nations in the Western Hemisphere

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President Theodore Roosevelt used the Roosevelt Corollary to construct the -

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Panama Canal

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Which of the following was NOT an accomplishment of the Roosevelt Corollary? Options: Advocated Big Stick Diplomacy, Claimed the U.S. right to exercise international police power, Allowed the U.S. to influence in other countries, Asserted the U.S. right to interfere in the economic matters of other nations

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Allowed the U.S. to influence in other countries

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The purpose of the Roosevelt Corollary was to-

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promote Big Stick Diplomacy

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Construction continued on the Panama Canal after Panama gained independence from-

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Colombia

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What area of the world did Theodore Roosevelt pledge to protect from European military action? Options: Latin America, East Asia, North Africa, The Middle East

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Latin America

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What diplomatic policy led to the construction of the Panama Canal? Options: Fourteen Points, Square Deal, Dollar Diplomacy, Roosevelt Corollary

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Roosevelt Corollary

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Rocky & mountainous terrain, tropical diseases, use of explosives all describe -

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Dangers from construction of the Panama Canal

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The Monroe Doctrine allowed the United States to-

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prevent Europeans from intervening in Latin America affairs

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Who invented the light bulb?

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Thomas Edison