Mr. White’s US History 1

Teddy Roosevelt’s Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine said that the United States could:

A.Conduct unrestricted submarine warfare against enemy nations

B.Intervene in Latin American countries as a police force

C.Free the slaves of the rebelling southern states in the Civil War

D.Govern the Philippines

How did the Treaty of Portsmouth impact U.S. standing in the world?

A.Negatively; the U.S. looked weak for backing down

B.Positively; the U.S. became a bigger global force

C.Negatively: the two sides did not reach a peace agreement

D.None of the above

Which of these was a reason that that United States wanted to build a canal across Central America?

A.To have a shorter shipping route between the Atlantic and Pacific

B.So that it could move its navy from the Atlantic to the Pacific easily

C.To start a revolution against ColombiaD.Both A. and B.