Chapter 22

In 1895, which country experienced a border dispute that nearly resulted in war between the United States and Great Britain?

Venezuela

From a moral perspective, how was U.S. imperialism justified in the early twentieth century?

Americans felt that they were spiritually helping the conquered people.

Why did many Americans believe that the nation's imperial subjects should not be conferred American citizenship?

They believed they were racially or culturally inferior to Americans.

Which event was most responsible for causing the Spanish American War?

the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine

Which colony was the first to be annexed by the United States?

Alaska

Which of the following drove the American people to support U.S. imperialism in its earliest stages?

patriotism

How did the Roosevelt administration react to Colombia's refusal to allow the construction of a canal across the Isthmus of Panama?

by aiding Panama in declaring independence from Colombia

What was one factor that established the United States as a world power in the early 1900s?

The United States began building a colonial empire overseas.

Which Congressional leader urged the United States to invade Cuba on moral grounds in supporting their cause for freedom?

Henry Cabot Lodge

Why did the members of the Anti-Imperialist League oppose the annexation of the Philippines?

They felt that American efforts should be spent solving domestic problems rather than expanding overseas.

The Roosevelt Corollary asserted which of the following?

the right to intervene in Latin American conflicts

How was U.S. expansion in the Philippines different from that in Central America?

Spain was conceded the Philippines to the U.S. without any conflict.

In the early 1900s, what was most important in the establishment of the United States as a major global power?

its overseas empire

What was the primary motivator for U.S. intervention in Central America in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

economic gain

What was demonstrated by Grover Cleveland's response to the boundary dispute between British Guyana and Venezuela?

The United States needed a consistent diplomatic policy.

What evidence supports the idea that the policy of isolationism followed by the United States did not economically benefit the nation?

the United States was producing more goods than it could sell domestically

The United States established the Open Door Policy to allow all other nations to trade with which country?

China

The policy of "dollar diplomacy" employed during William Howard Taft's presidency involved which of the following?

making loans to foreign countries