US and the World/Overseas Expansion

Which of the following was NOT a cause of expansion overseas?

• need for new resources

• need for new markets for our goods

• the desire to form alliances and avoid war

• the desire to spread American culture and Christianity

What was the reason for the formation of Chinese spheres of influence?

• To help the growth of Chinese businesses

• To create individual opportunities for trade

• To protect citizens from foreign attacks

• To promote the Chinese Exclusion Act

How did Chinese nationalists try to hold off foreign influence there?

• Signing the Platt Amendment

• Announcing the Planter Rebellion

• Establishing the Foraker Act

• Launching the Boxer Rebellion

Which action does not involve Latin America?

• Monroe Doctrine

• Open Door Policy

• Panamanian Revolt

• Roosevelt Corollary

Which group supported the US annexation of Hawaii?

• Asian workers on Hawaiian plantations

• American planters in Hawaii

• Construction workers on the Panama Canal

• Chinese Boxers

Which of the following was not a result of the Treaty of Kanagawa?

• The Chinese agree to open the nation to trade

• The Japanese begin to modernize

• The US opens trade ports in Japan

• The Japanese agree to assist stranded sailors

Which was an immediate cause of the Spanish-American War?

• Construction of the Panama Canal

• Sinking of the USS Maine

• Outbreak of the Boxer Rebellion

• Brutal war tactics of the Spanish Governor-General

Which principle established the United States as "policeman of the Western Hemisphere?"

• Open Door Policy

• Platt Amendment

• Foraker Act

• Roosevelt Corollary

An example of Dollar Diplomacy would be

• doctors eliminating disease in Panama.

• increasing trade with Europe.

• collecting taxes in the Dominican Republic for a European ally.

• building infrastructure (roads, bridges, schools, etc) in Honduras.

What was the purpose of the US proposing the Open Door Policy?

• Fear of Chinese immigrants.

• Fear that European nations will not allow the US to trade in China.

• The need for supporting shipwrecked sailors.

• Desire to keep European nations out of the Western hemisphere.