Lesson 3.03 Roosevelt's Foreign Policy

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Answer the following questions.

1. The Platt Amendment prevented _____________________(blank) from incurring a large debt and prevented it from making treaties that might threaten their independence.

1. Panama
2. Mexico
3. Haiti
4. Cuba

Answer: D. Cuba

2. The United States took a more active role in world affairs during President Roosevelt's time in office.

1. True
2. False

Answer: A. True

3. The Panama Canal...

1. linked the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean.
2. linked the Mississippi River with the Gulf of Mexico.
3. linked the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Oceans.
4. linked the Gulf of Mexico with the Mediterranean Sea.

Answer: C. linked the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Oceans.

4. The Roosevelt Corollary...

1. Was the name of the treaty ending the Russo-Japanese War
2. Stated U.S. intentions to intervene in Latin America if their stability was threatened
3. Was the term for the agreement between the U.S. and Cuba regarding its independence
4. Stated U.S. intentions to build a canal in Panama

Answer: B. Stated U.S. intentions to intervene in Latin America if their stability was threatened

5. The Open Door Policy dealt with __________(blank)issues in China.

1. territory
2. political
3. trade
4. border

Answer: C. trade