Exam Study Guide IMPERIALISM 

25-30 Multiple Choice Q's 

One Thematic Essay: 

ESSAY TOPIC: 

"Throughout its history, the United States has followed different foreign policies 

to promote its interests.  These policies have included Neutrality, and Imperialism." 

From your study of American History: 

1. Describe the goal of BOTH POLICIES

2. DESCRIBE the specific HISTORICAL CIRCUMSTANCES (what was going on?) that lead to that action. 

3. DISCUSS ONE ACTION taken by the US to achieve each goal. 

Multiple Choice Topics: 

Concepts or ideas to know: 

Imperialism
Yellow Journalism
Dollar Diplomacy
Open Door Policy
Roosevelt Corollary
Boxer Rebellion
Panama Canal
Alfred T. Mahan
U.S.S. Maine
Monroe Doctrine

Possible Questions

What were the annexation of Hawaii, the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, and Dollar Diplomacy all examples of (expansion of US Power)?

What did the Foreign Policies of Presidents Taft, Monroe and Reagan all have in common? (HINT: THINK LATIN AMERICA!)

What idea, or principle did the Roosevelt Corollary establish?

What were the arguments FOR imperialism?

Why did the US intervene in Latin America?

Why did the US support a rebellion in Panama against the Colombian gov't?

Why did the US announce the Open Door Policy

What was the goal of the US's foreign policy towards Latin America from 1900-1920?

What was the purpose of "dollar diplomacy?"

What was the goal of the "big stick" and "dollar diplomacy" policies?

Multiple Choice Packet Coming Soon!