Unit 9 - Test Flashcards
(30 cards)
What is the Roosevelt corollary?
A. Progressive reform
B. A wonderful platform
C. An aggressive foreign policy
C. An aggressive foreign policy
Who was recognized as a national hero in Mexico for taking on the US?
A. Madero
B. Pancho Villa
C. Huerta
B. Panchromatic Villa
What does dollar diplomacy do?
A. Promotes US banks and investors to put money into Latin America
B. Promotes European businesses to lend money to Latin America
C. Promotes US citizens to invest in Latin America
A. Promotes US banks and investors to lend money to Latin America
How does a “progressive” want society to progress?
A. Naturally
B. Through small businesses
C. Through government intervention
C. Through government intervention
How does a conservative want a society to progress?
A. Naturally
B. Through small businesses
C. Through government intervention
A. Naturally
Who was the first president to enforce the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?
A. William Howard Taft
B. Woodrow Wilson
C. Theodore Roosevelt
C. Theodore Roosevelt
What was the great white fleet?
A. The ships that were sent to invest in Latin America
B. The fleet Admiral Dewy leads to Cuba
C. The global tour of US war ships to show its power
C. The global tour of US war ships to show its power
What happened to the Republican Party votes that led to the defeat of the Republican Party in the 1912 election?
A. The people wanted a new face in the White House
B. The vote was split between Taft and Roosevelt
C. The Democrates portray Roosevelt as a conservative
B. The vote was split between Taft and Roosevelt
Which president implemented his “New Freedom”?
A. Theodore Roosevelt
B. Woodrow Wilson
C. William Howard Taft
C. William Howard Taft
What does Theodore Roosevelt do when he does not receive the republican nomination in 1912?
A. Forms his own party - Socialist Party
B. he decides to support Wilson - he is more progressive
C. Forms his own party - Bull Moose Party
C. Forms his own party - Bull Moose Party
Give three reasons why Theodore Roosevelt was known as the “Trust Buster”.
- Looked out for the benefit of the consumers
- First president to bring lawsuits against monopolies
- Challenged the power of major corporations’ business practices
What was the Underwood tariff?
A. First tariff since civil war included an income tax
B. signed by Wilson raising the tariff
C. Signed by Taft and later became an embarrassment
A. First tariff since civil war included an income tax
How did Theodore Roosevelt and the US gain the Panama Canal Zone?
A. Bought it from Columbia
B. Supported a revolution in Panama
C. Took it from Columbia by naval force
B. Supported a revolution in Panama
What is the purpose of the Bully Pulpit.
A. To warn other countries of our military power
B. Encourage Americans to invest in Latin America
C. Allows the President to get his agenda out to the people
C. Allows the President to get his agenda out to the people
Did the Payne-Aldrich Tariff RAISE or LOWER the tariff?
Raised the tariff
The Payne-Aldrich Tariff was an embarrassment for which president?
A. Wilson
B. Taft
C. Roosevelt
B. Taft
What did the Panama Canal provide that was essential to American national interest?
- Shorter route for shipping
- Easier for navy To get from one ocean to the other
- Trade was more accessible globally
When Roosevelt said, “I will not recognize a government of Butchers” - who was the leader of Mexico that he was referring to ?
A. Carranza
B. Madero
C. Huerta
C. Huerta
Who headed the National Forest Service and was later fired by Taft?
A. Charles Evan Hughes
B. Gifford Pinchot
C. Richard Ballinger
B. Gifford Pinchot
What happened to Taft’s relationship with Roosevelt after he fired Pinchot?
A. It became a political rivalry
B. Roosevelt runs as Taft’s Vice President
C. Roosevelt supported Taft’s decision
A. It became a political rivalry
How does the Panama Canal work?
A. Through the help of the railroad system
B. Uses horses and oxen to pull the barges through the canal
C. Through a series of locks that raise and lower the water level
C. Through a series of locks that raise and lower the water level
What was Roosevelt’s “big stick” an analogy for?
A. The Navy
B. The Air Force
C. The Army
A. The Navy
What happened to Wilson that affected his physical healt during his term in office?
A. Cancer
B. Stroke
C. Heart Attack
B. Stroke
What are three reasons why they kept Wilson’s physical condition a secret?
- They did not want Americans to lose confidence
- They did not want people to believe that he could no longer do the job
- They did not want other countries to see that he was weak
