1. why did business leaders push the united states to claim overseas territories? select the two correct answers.

a.

they wanted to spread democratic values to other parts of the world.
b.

they wanted to access new sources of labor and natural resources.
c.

they wanted to spread christianity to other parts of the world.
d.

they wanted to show that the u. s. was a great military power.
e.

they wanted to open new markets for u. s. export goods.

2.how did alfred thayer mahan in the creation of an american empire?

a.

he provided three strategies that would greatly increase america's sea power.
b.

he exposed the problem of america's lack of frontier land.
c.

he supported isolationism as a national policy.
d.

he drafted the naval act of 1890.

3. what role did teddy roosevelt's rough riders play in the spanish-american war?

a.

they win the battle of santiago in cuba.
b.

they admiral dewey in the battle of manila bay.
c.

they single-handedly liberated guam from spanish forces.
d.

they distracted spanish forces off the coast of the philippines.

4. which of the following was an important result of the open door policy?

a.

it protected u. s. trade in china.
b.

it protected china from foreign influence.
c.

it dissolved european spheres of influence.
d.

it provided the u. s. complete control of chinese trade.

5. why did emilio aguinaldo lead a rebellion against american forces in the philippines?

a.

to spain retake the philippines
b.

to establish philippine independence
c.

to stabilize ongoing conflicts in the philippines
d.

to end the establishment of u. s. trade markets

6. which of the following best describes roosevelt's beliefs about u. s. foreign policy in latin america?

a.

american interests were best focused on domestic policies.
b.

the u. s. had no need to expand its influence in latin america.
c.

the u. s. had no need to interfere in central and south america.
d.

american interests benefited the rest of the western hemisphere.

7. what was theodore roosevelt's primary reason for urging panama to revolt against columbia?

a.

to support panama's independence
b.

to improve u. s.-panama diplomatic relations
c.

to establish u. s. supremacy in latin america
d.

to access land for a canal across the isthmus of panama

8. how did william howard taft use u. s. economic power to address the issue of latin american debt owed to european countries?

a.

he provided economic incentives to encourage latin american countries to repay their debts more quickly.
b.

he paid off latin american countries' debts to european countries so that they were indebted to the u. s. instead.
c.

he forced european countries to forgive latin american debt by threatening to go to war if they refused.
d.

he latin american countries boost exports to the u. s. so they could more easily afford to repay their debts.

9.why did pancho villa attack columbus, new mexico?

a.

he hoped to unite mexico's many revolutionary factions and go to war against the united states.
b.

he felt that woodrow wilson had betrayed him by recognizing carranza's rebel government.
c.

he was angered by woodrow wilson's decision to support huerta's rebel government.
d.

he needed to capture supplies to use in his fight against general pershing's army.

10. contrast the foreign policies of roosevelt, taft, and wilson. drag each policy to the correct president.

moral diplomacy

big stick diplomacy

dollar diplomacy

theodore roosevelt

william howard taft

woodrow wilson

11. what statement best articulates a non interventionist argument against american imperialism?

a.

the u. s. is obligated to intervene in foreign nations.
b.

american expansion exploits the peoples of other nations.
c.

the u. s. is obligated to share christianity and american values.
d.

the use of force to obtain military bases in other countries is justified.

12. use the political cartoon to answer the question.
a political cartoon shows an overweight uncle sam getting a new outfit made at a shop labeled 'mckinley and company national tailors.' president mckinley is taking uncle sam’s measurements for the outfit. prominent anti-imperialists stand inside the entrance to the shop holding bottles labeled 'anti-expansion policy.'

what do the labeled bolts of cloth represent in the political cartoon?

a.

american domestic economic policy
b.

american noninterventionist beliefs
c.

american involvement in other countries
d.

american support for foreign immigration