USII 5b Quiz Review

Which of the following best describes the policy developed by Theodore Roosevelt to help the United States enforce the Monroe Doctrine?

• 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

President Theodore Roosevelt used the Roosevelt Corollary to construct the -

• Suez Canal
• Panama Canal
• Transcontinental Railroad
• Mesa Verde National Park

Which of the following was NOT an accomplishment of the Roosevelt Corollary?

• 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

The purpose of the Roosevelt Corollary was to-

• reject the Monroe Doctrine
• encourage European aid to the Western Hemisphere
• discourage United States trade with South America
• promote Big Stick Diplomacy

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

• the United States
• Great Britian
• Colombia
• Nicaragua

What area of the world did Theodore Roosevelt pledge to protect from European military action? 

• Latin America
• East Asia
• North Africa
• The Middle East

What diplomatic policy led to the construction of the Panama Canal?

• Fourteen Points
• Square Deal
• Dollar Diplomacy
• Roosevelt Corollary

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

• Risks of colonization of Panama
• Risks associated with the Spanish American War
• Dangers from construction of the Panama Canal
• Dangers of traveling around South America

The Monroe Doctrine allowed the United States to-

• remain neutral and not interfere with foreign affairs
• maintain peace between  Europe & Latin America
• prevent Europeans from intervening in Latin America affairs
• maintain peace between Europe and Latin America

Who invented the light bulb?

• Alexander Graham Bell
• Thomas Edison