Ch 17-1 17-2 Test

Question 1

imperialism

Answer 1

economic and political domination of a strong nation over other weaker nations

Question 2

protectorate

Answer 2

imperial power allowed rulers to remain in power

Question 3

foreign policy

Answer 3

the policy by which a country interacts with foreign nations to achieve its desired interests

Question 4

isolationism

Answer 4

staying out of foreign affairs and entanglements and remaining neutral

Question 5

anglo-saxonism

Answer 5

idea of spreading a superior culture and civilization to others (economic, political, and cultural systems)

Question 6

manifest destiny

Answer 6

God wanted the American people to expand and conquer new nations

Question 7

Which federal department is responsible for carrying out the United States’ foreign policy?

Answer 7

Department of State

Question 8

What term describes someone who supports or pursues a hard-line approach to protecting national security interests?

Answer 8

hawk

Question 9

What term describes someone who supports or pursues a more diplomatic approach to protecting national security interests?

Answer 9

dove

Question 10

What political party is more likely to support a hard-line approach in terms of foreign policy?

Answer 10

Republicans

Question 11

What political party is more likely to support a soft-line approach in terms of foreign policy?

Answer 11

democrats

Question 12

What president set the precedent of staying out of European affairs to avoid entangling alliances and wars?

Answer 12

George Washington

Question 13

What was the Monroe Doctrine?

Answer 13

an American policy of opposing European colonization in the Americas and western Hemisphere

Question 14

The United States was able to maintain their isolationist foreign policy throughout the 1800s because of their location and abundance of natural resources.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

European powers expanded their power and did most of their colonization in Africa and Australia.

Answer 15

False

Question 16

Commodore Matthew Perry arrived on the shores of ________ , pointed 4 warships at this country, and forced them to trade with the U.S.

Answer 16

Japan

Question 17

What Secretary of State decided to purchase Alaska in 1867?

Answer 17

William Seward

Question 18

The people who disagreed with the purchase of Alaska referred to it as Washington’s Folly.

Answer 18

False

Question 19

What island territory did the U.S. acquire is 1898 after a power struggle with Queen Liliuokalani?

Answer 19

Hawaii

Question 20

Alfred T. Mahan wrote a book called The Influence of Sea Power Upon History. What was the main point of this book?

Answer 20

America needed a strong navy to capture overseas territories

Question 21

Teddy Roosevelt led this group of cowboys, miners, and officers from the western part of America into the Spanish American War.

Answer 21

Rough Riders

Question 22

The Spanish-American War occurred in 1898.

Answer 22

True