Chapter 22 Age of Empire American Foreign Policy

Question 1

The Teller Amendment:

Answer 1

disavowed any American designs on Cuban territory.

Question 2

Queen Liliuokalani:

Answer 2

opposed the Americanization of Hawaii.

Question 3

Why was Theodore Roosevelt picked as William McKinley’s running mate for the 1900 election?

Answer 3

Roosevelt was a popular figure from his exploits in the Spanish-American War and had been a strong public supporter of McKinley.

Question 4

The Platt Amendment did all of the following EXCEPT:

Answer 4

provide for the American annexation of Cuba.

Question 5

T or F: Alfred Thayer Mahan wrote The Influence of Sea Power upon History.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Who was president when the United States acquired the right to build a canal across Panama?

Answer 6

Theodore Roosevelt

Question 7

The Open Door policy:

Answer 7

proposed that foreign powers keep the China trade open to all nations on an equal basis.

Question 8

Why did Theodore Roosevelt send the “Great White Fleet” on a world tour between 1907 and 1909?

Answer 8

to demonstrate that the United States had arrived as a world power

Question 9

As a result of the Spanish-American War, the United States:

Answer 9

emerged as an imperial power.

Question 10

What is “yellow journalism”?

Answer 10

It refers to sensationalist news coverage that was designed to sell papers and manipulate public opinion.

Question 11

The Platt Amendment:

Answer 11

sharply restricted the independence of Cuba’s new government.

Question 12

One reason the United States went to war against Spain was that:

Answer 12

there was strong support among the American people for going to war.

Question 13

A major reason that the United States annexed the Philippines despite anti-imperialist opposition in the United States was because:

Answer 13

the islands were located very close to China and China’s potential markets.

Question 14

The battleship Maine:

Answer 14

exploded in Havana Harbor and fueled calls for war with Spain.

Question 15

Who once said that warfare was the best way to promote “the clear instinct for race selfishness”?

Answer 15

Roosevelt

Question 16

All of the following were locations of campaigns during the Spanish-American War EXCEPT:

a. Manila Bay.
b. San Juan Hill.
c. Kettle Hill.
d. Santiago.
e. Madrid.

Answer 16

e. Madrid.

Question 17

The Roosevelt Corollary:

Answer 17

stated that the United States could intervene in the affairs of Latin American countries to forestall the intervention of other powers.

Question 18

During the Spanish-American War, Theodore Roosevelt:

Answer 18

took part in the land fighting in Cuba.

Question 19

Emilio Aguinaldo:

Answer 19

was the Filipino rebel leader.

Question 20

T or F: Social Darwinist ideas justified policies of imperial expansion.

Answer 20

True

Question 21

President McKinley called the Hawaiian Islands:

Answer 21

a place “we need.”

Question 22

Residents of Puerto Rico became citizens of the United States:

Answer 22

nearly two decades after the island was acquired by the United States.

Question 23

By the end of the Spanish-American War:

Answer 23

more American soldiers had died from disease than battle.

Question 24

In order to acquire the Canal Zone, the United States supported Panama’s revolt against:

Answer 24

Colombia.