Chapter 21: American Foreign Policy AFTER the Spanish-American War
Chapter 21:2 Review
Question 1
What was Roosevelt's Big Stick Policy?
advocating use of force in foreign affairs if necessary
advocating use of forceful language in peace talks
mediating peace talks for warring countries
sending financial aid to countries that needed it
Question 2
President Wilson's Moral Diplomacy focused on
preventing the spread of foreign businesses in the United States.
spreading American democratic ideals of liberty and freedom to other nations.
using all necessary force to put down revolts in South America.
using economic aid to fund goodwill projects in Asia and Western Europe.
Question 3
Why did the United States encourage a revolt in Panama?
to free the people of Panama from the Colombian government
to obtain access to the wealth of natural resources in Panama
to obtain permission to build a canal across Central America.
to trade with the people of Panama without interference from Colombia.
Question 4
President Taft's Dollar Diplomacy encouraged
aiding foreign businesses over American businesses.
building military bases in Latin America and Asia.
protecting citizens abroad by cutting their taxes and extending them loans.
protecting U.S. trade and investment in Latin America and Asia.
Question 5
At the turn of the 20th century, U.S. foreign policy focused on
increased intervention in Latin America and other parts of the world
avoiding intervention in the affairs of other countries
returning to a policy of neutrality and unilateralism
making immigration to the U.S. as simple as possible
Question 6
The principle that the US has the right to act as the "policeman of the Western Hemisphere" and intervene in the internal affairs of Latin American nations was established by the
Monroe Doctrine
Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
Open Door Policy
Good Neighbor Policy
Question 7
Roosevelt's Big Stick Policy in Latin America was best characterized by his
belief that the US had an obligation to assume the role of an international police force throughout the Western Hemisphere
recognition of freedom of the newly independent nations in the Eastern Hemisphere
rejection of the Monroe Doctrine
belief that European nations had the right to hold onto colonies in the Western Hemisphere
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