US History Imperialism Review

Yellow Press newspaper headlines were considered sensational because...

• ...they weren't interesting to many people

• ...they would say anything to get people to read the paper

• ...it was written by the President at the time

• ...it was written on computers

The Monroe Doctrine declared that the United States would...

• ...prevent the establishment of new Europeans colonies anywhere in the world

• ...help colonies in the North and South America adopt a democratic form of government

• ...view European interference in the Americas as a threat to the national interest of the United States

• ...prevent other nations from trading with South American nations

One major result of the Spanish-American War was that the United States...

• ...formed an alliance with England

• ...gained recognition as a world power

• ...repealed the Monroe Doctrine

• ...decreased the size of its navy

President Theodore Roosevelt was called a trustbuster because he...

• ...directed the building of the Panama Canal

• ...encouraged the conservation of natural resources

• ...supported legal actions against business monopolies

• ...resigned from the Republican Party

The main purpose of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to...

• ...stake a claim to Mexican territory

• ...limit European influence in the Americas

• ...force the British out of the Oregon Territory

• ...establish full control over Canada

In the 1890s, the main goal of those who supported U.S imperialism was to...

• ...bring self-government to areas under United States control

• ...obtain overseas markets and naval bases

• ...defend against attacks by enemy nations

• ...spread democracy to Africa and Latin America

In the early 1900s, the United States proposed the Open Door policy to...

• ...gain new colonies in the Pacific

• ...win support for building the Panama Canal

• ...improve relations with Europe

• ...secure access to markets in China

What is the subject of this 1872 painting?

• The invention of the railroad

• Evolution of westward migration

• Religious influence of the Puritans

• Protection of national parks

The Roosevelt Corollary (1904) to the Monroe

Doctrine proclaimed the right of the United States to...

• ...intervene in the internal affairs of Latin

  American nations

• ...impose trade restrictions on European imports

• ...promote democracy in Africa

• ...determine the border between Alaska and

  Canada

Secretary of State John Hay sent his Open Door

Notes (1899–1900) to world powers to...

• ...keep Chinese workers from coming to

  America

• ...secure a fair settlement in the Russo-Japanese

  War

• ...protect United States trading interests in

  China

• ...bring a peaceful end to the Boxer Rebellion