Question

Which of the following was a reason some were in support of American Imperialism?

Question 1 options:

A: Immigration needed to be restricted


B: The US needed to maintain their isolation from other countries


C: The need for natural resources and new markets


D: The US should not expand beyond its current borders

Question 2 (2 points)
Identify one argument against American Imperialism.

Question 2 options:

A: The United States had sufficient sources of raw materials so there was no need for imperialism


B: Social Darwinism meant that since the United States was superior, it should help weaker nations


C: The US Army was too small to be effective overseas


D: Imperialism goes against classic American principles and violated the Constitution

Question 3 (2 points)
All of the following were at one time U.S. territories except .

Question 3 options:

A: Puerto Rico


B: Hawaii


C: New Guinea


D: Philippines
Question 5 (2 points)
At the end of the Spanish-American War, which was NOT one of the terms agreed to in the Treaty of Paris?

Question 5 options:

A: Cuba gained its independence from Spain


B: Puerto Rico and Guam became territories of the US


C: America bought the Philippines from Cuba for $20 million


D: Cuba remained a territory of Spain

Question 6 (2 points)
Theodore Roosevelt's philosophy foreign policy was summed up by his quote to "speak softly and carry a big stick." Which would Roosevelt oppose?

Question 6 options:

A: Building the Panama Canal


B: Intervening in the blockade of Venezuela


C: Sending Marines into Cuba


D: Reducing the size of American military forces

Question 7 (2 points)
Which best describes William Howard Taft's "Dollar Diplomacy"?

Question 7 options:

A: Taking bribes for personal financial gain


B: Hiring the best available diplomats regardless of salaries


C: Exerting American foreign policy influence through business


D: Accepting money from other nations in exchange for favors

Question 8 (2 points)
What were Woodrow Wilson's goals for U.S. diplomacy?

Question 8 options:

A: to acquire new territory peacefully


B: to promote world peace through American influence


C: to build the military, especially the navy


D: to gain land in Mexico to exceed Polk's vision of American territorial growth

Answer 1

C: The need for natural resources and new markets

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