History Chapter 17

1.

5 points

President Franklin Pierce sent a naval expedition to Japan to

force Japan to trade with the United States.

force Japan to become an American protectorate.

2.

5 points

American support for the rebels in Cuba was fueled by

sensational stories published by rival newspapers.

the fear of having a Spanish colony so close to the United States.

3.

5 points

____________________ is the economic and political domination of a strong nation over other weaker nations.

Imperialism

Isolationism

Pan Americanism

4.

5 points

Social Darwinists justified expanding American power overseas by suggesting that nations competed with each other, and only the strongest would survive.

True

False

5.

5 points

Pan-Americanism

gave the United States the right to build and control a canal through Central America

idea that the U.S. and Latin America should work together

6.

5 points

With the Treaty of Paris ending the Spanish-American War, the United States became an imperial power.

True

False

7.

5 points

Hay-Pauncefote Treaty

gave the United States the right to build and control a canal through Central America

ensured that Cuba would remain tied to the United States

8.

5 points

William Howard Taft's "____________________ diplomacy" placed less emphasis on military force and more on helping Latin American industry.

dollar

Big Stick

yellow journalism

9.

5 points

In the Spanish-American War, both sides knew that the outcome ultimately would be decided at sea.

True

False

10.

5 points

Evidence revealed that the American warship Maine was blown up by an undetermined force.

True

False

11.

5 points

The French had started building a canal across Panama before turning the job over to the United States.

True

False

12.

5 points

Sensational reporting, in which writers often exaggerated or even made up stories to attract readers, became known as ______________________________.

yellow journalism

good reporting

plagiarism

13.

5 points

The American settlers in Hawaii quickly discovered that the climate and soil of the islands were suitable for growing ____________________.

Apples

Sugarcane

Oranges

14.

5 points

The purpose of the Open Door policy in China was to

ensure trading rights for all nations.

establish spheres of influence

15.

5 points

Matthew C. Perry

took a naval expedition to Japan took a naval expedition to Japan took a naval expedition to Japan took a naval expedition to Japan

kept Chinese ports open to vessels of all nations

16.

5 points

The Roosevelt Corollary was an extension of the ____________________ Doctrine.

Platt Amendment

Monroe Doctrine

Treaty of Paris

17.

5 points

The Hawaiian monarchy was overthrown by

a group of Hawaiian peasants, upset over the islands’ economic troubles.

a group of planters supported by the United States Marines.

18.

5 points

Platt Amendment

the U.S. had a duty to shape “less civilized” areas

ensured that Cuba would remain tied to the United States

19.

5 points

Anglo-Saxonism

the U.S. had a duty to shape “less civilized” areas

gave the United States the right to build and control a canal through Central America

20.

5 points

According to the treaty that ended the Spanish-American War, the U.S. would

free Cuba, and annex Guam and Puerto Rico.

free Guam, Puerto Rico, and Cuba.