Unit 7 (S.14-16)

(14a) The Maine... Rough Riders... "Yellow Press"... All of these terms are associated with which conflict?

• World War I

• American Civil War

• Spanish-American War

• Mexican-American War

(14a) Following the overthrow of its monarchy in 1894, what territory was annexed to the United States in 1898?

• Alaska

• Hawaii

• Tennessee

• Puerto Rico

(14a) The United States acquired the territory shaded in green during the Spanish American War. The name of that territory is

• Cuba.

• Japan

• Spain

• Philippines

(14a) Before the late 1800's, the United States did not seriously involve itself in overseas expansion largely because it

• did not have a navy and could not compete with Europeans.

• was recovering from its defeat in the Spanish-American war.

• believed imperialism was immoral and against Christian values.

• was primarily concerned with westward expansion and internal problems.

(14a) The primary reason the United States advocated the Open Door Policy was to

• protect and broaden U.S. trade with China.

• expand the concept of the Monroe Doctrine to Asia.

• justify our taking the Philippines as a US colony.

• justify the extension of American colonies into the Far East.

(14a) "Yellow Journalism" during the late 19th century was marked by

• a decrease in readership.

• over-reliance on facts and evidence.

• a decline of the popularity of radio.

• sensational headlines and questionable facts.

(14b) The United States' acquisition of the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii are all examples of late-nineteenth century

• Imperialism

• Isolation

• Trade

• Progressivism

(14b) What official foreign policy BEST coincides with the picture above?

• Monroe Doctrine

• Platt Amendment

• The Square Deal

• Roosevelt Corollary

(14b) The United States felt that it was important to complete the construction and control of the Panama Canal because

• it would help spread democracy to smaller nations

• it would prevent Russia from doing the same thing.

• it allowed the United States to colonize Central and South America.

• it allowed ships to cross directly between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

(14b) The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine called for

• investing in the economic development of Latin America.

• pledging to help Japan and Russia negotiate a peace settlement.

• prohibiting foreign countries from purchasing land in the Western Hemisphere.

• intervening in Latin American countries that could not pay their debt to European creditors.