Chapter 23 Rise to World Power

What granted U.S. citizenship to Puerto Ricans?

• isthmus

• territory

• Jones Act

• Treaty of Kanagawa

What is a section of a country in which a foreign nation enjoys special rights and powers?

• isthmus

• territory

• Treaty of Kanagawa

• sphere of influence

In what plan did Japan open two ports to American ships for trading?

• The Jones Act

• Treaty of Kanagawa

• sphere of influence

• territory

Who said "Speak softly and carry and a big stick"?

• Grover Cleveland

• Abraham Lincoln

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William McKinley

What is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger bodies of land?

• isthmus

• territory

• sphere of influence

• peninsula

What is an area completely controlled by another country?

• isthmus

• sphere of influence

• territory

• nation

Why did newspapers use yellow journalism at this time?

• to ask the US to stay out of Cuba

• to how both sides of the story in Cuba

• to influence public opinion about events in Cuba

• to report the facts about Cuban people's struggles

Why was the Panama Canal such a success?

• it was a joint effort with the South American country of Colombia

• it greatly reduced shipping time and costs

• it greatly reduced foreign threats across Central America

• it was supported by many Latin Americans and all members of Congress

Spain surrendered Philippines to the United States in exchange for $20 million.

• True

• False

Which event led Congress to declare war on Spain?

• explosion of the Maine

• capture of San Juan Hill

• arrival of Spanish ships in Santiago

• arrest of Jose Marti