Unit 10 The US as a World Power

A primary reason for the establishment of the Open Door policy (1899) was to

• protect United States trade in the Far East

• gain control of the Panama Canal Zone

• encourage Chinese immigration to the United State

• improve relations with Russia

he Big Stick policy and Dollar Diplomacy were attempts to do what?

• increase United States power in Latin America

• contain the spread of communism in eastern Europe

• protect free trade on the Asian continent

• strengthen political ties with western Europe

Which argument was used to support United States acquisition of overseas possessions in the late 1800's?

• The United States needed to obtain raw materials and new markets.

• The spread of Marxist ideas had to be stopped because they threatened world peace.

• the United States should be the first world power to build a colonial empire.

• the doctrine of Manifest Destiny had become obsolete.

A major way in which the United States has practiced "economic nationalism" has been to

• implement protective tariffs to help American industry

• establish social welfare programs to aid the poor

• pass legislation outlawing most monopolies

• require industry to provide safe working conditions for employees

One foreign policy goal of President Theodore Roosevelt was to

• create future states by annexing Pacific Island terriotories

• restrict European intervention in the Western Hemisphere

• limit United

  States investment in Latin America

• encourage independene movements in Africa

Which heading best completes the partial outline below? I. _______________________________

A. Desire for markets and raw materials

B. Closing of the western frontier

C. Social Darwinism

D. Missionary spirit

• Principles of the Fourteen Points

• Reasons for United States Imperialism

• Causes of World War I

• Adoption of Isolationist Ideals

ecretary 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

The Panamanian revolt, the Russo-Japanese war, and the creation of the national parks system occurred during the presidency of

• William McKinley

• Woodrow Wilson

• Herbert Hoover

• Theodore Roosevelt

The conclusion that can best be supported by the information on this map is that construction of the Panama Canal was motivated by the desire of the United States to

• raise the living standards of Latin American people

• ncrease naval mobility and expand overseas markets

• mprove relations with Latin American and Asian nations

• maintain a policy of collective security

Why did construction of the Panama Canal become more important to the United States after the Spanish-American War?

• Congress realized that the key threat to national secmity came from South America.

• Great Britain had plans to purchase the canal zone and colonize the tenitory.

• Spain had regained control of its former colonies near the canal route.

• The navy needed a faster way to move ships between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.