Standard 5 Review

5.1 “…today we are raising more than we can consume. Today we are making more than we can use. Today our industrial society is congested; there are more workers than there is work; there is more capital than there is investment. We do not need more money—we need more circulation, more employment. Therefore, we must find new markets for our produce, new occupation for our capital, new work for our labor.” — Sen. Albert J. Beveridge, 1898

(5.1) The above statement provides a reason why political leaders of the late 1800s adopted the policy of...

• imperialism

• isolationism

• protectionism

• collective security

(5.1) To justify their policies, new American expansionists of the late 1800s offered all of the following reasons except…

• strong nations were destined by natural law to dominate weaker ones.

• the United States had a duty to spread its superior institutions to less civilized people

• the United States should try to create a community of nations to guarantee world peace

• a strong navy was the key to becoming a great nation, and colonies would serve as bases for such a navy

(5.1) Which United States foreign policy was most directly related to the rise of big business in the late 1800s?

• containment

• imperialism

• neutrality

• détente

(5.2) Yellow journalists created support for the Spanish-American War by writing articles about the..

• political popularity of William Jennings Bryan

• efforts of the United States to control Mexico

• destruction of United States sugar plantations by Hawaiians

• sinking of the United States battleship Maine in Havana Harbor

(5.2) As a result of the Spanish-American War, the United States acquired..

• Hawaii and Alaska

• Tahiti, Fiji, and Tonga

• Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines

• Midway Island, Taiwan, and New Guinea

I. __________________________________

i. No government without consent of the government

ii. High cost of defending territories outside the United States

iii. United States tradition of noninvolvement

(5.2) Which of the following choices below best completes the outline above?

• America’s New Immigration Policy

• Reasons for Overseas Expansion

• Causes of the Spanish-American War

• Arguments Opposing Imperialism

(5.2) Mahan’s book The Influence of Sea Power upon History pushed the USA toward a position of world power by…

• convincing government officials to strengthen the U.S. Navy

• discouraging colonialism and trade with other nations

• preaching isolationism as a way to defend against foreign aggression

• arguing for the elimination of the army in favor of the navy

Answer explanation

Alfred Mahan was a great naval officer. He was in support of showcasing the US Navy to prove their military power

(5.3) The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine stated that…

• European nations could use force to collect debts in Latin America

• the United States would not allow any new European investments in Latin America

• European ships would have to pay for the privilege of using the Panama Canal

• the United States could intervene in the internal affairs of Latin American nations to preserve stability

(5.3) What did President Wilson hope to see flourish as a result of his “missionary diplomacy”?

• US business interests in Haiti

• Federal protection of citizens in New Mexico

• Democracy in the Western Hemisphere

• US investments in Latin America

(5.3) The Platt Amendment, incorporated into the Cuban constitution, gave Cuba…

• full independence

• economic independence

• limited political independence

• an American colonial government