Expansionist Mood in the United States

Which of the following influenced the expansionist mood in the United States?

• the Turner thesis

• the Roosevelt corollary

• yellow journalism

• dollar diplomacy

After 1853, Japan agreed to

• trade with the United States.

• sell Alaska.

• stop all trade with Russia.

• sell Hawaii.

The Open Door Policy

• prompted the growth of the U.S. Navy.

• helped protect the United States' right to trade with China.

• persuaded the U.S. government to intervene in Cuba.

• granted European nations more Chinese territory.

This geographic feature is called:

• an island.

• a continent.

• a peninsula.

• an isthmus.

Which country lost territory as a result of actions taken by the United States to acquire the Panama Canal Zone?

• Panama

• Mexico

• Colombia

• Cuba

How did Americans react to the revolt in Cuba?

• Many Americans were sympathetic to the Cubans.

• Many Americans were sympathetic to the Spanish.

• Many Americans wanted to abandon investments in Cuba.

• Many Americans did not care.

Which event in 1898 ultimately led to war between the United States and Spain?

• the feeding of Cuban prisoners to sharks

• the death of José Martí

• the reconcentration of Cubans

• the sinking of the Maine

President Taft's policy that economic ties were the best way to expand American influence is known as

• imperialism.

• dollar diplomacy.

• the sphere of influence.

• isolationism.

Why did President Wilson send the U.S. Navy to occupy the port of Veracruz?

• Pancho Villa had burned the town of Columbus, New Mexico.

• U.S. sailors had been briefly arrested.

• Mexico was plunged into a violent revolution.

• The port of Veracruz had fired cannons at American ships.

Who did U.S. forces chase into Mexican territory?

• Porfirio Diaz

• John J. Pershing

• Pancho Villa

• José Martí