Author Question: When American oil interests protested the nationalization of foreign-owned oil properties in Mexico ... (Read 69 times)

mcmcdaniel · **on:** Sep 11, 2019

Question 1

How did the United States react to Japan's seizure of Manchuria?

a. The United States sent military aid to Manchurian rebels.
b. Secretary of State Henry Stimson announced that the United States would not recognize the new government.
c. The Hoover administration negotiated a cease-fire.
d. The United States referred the matter to the League of Nations for action.

Question 2

When American oil interests protested the nationalization of foreign-owned oil properties in Mexico in 1938, Franklin D. Roosevelt

a. demanded their return, just as the American owners had requested.
b. seriously considered taking the same steps in the United States.
c. accepted the nationalization and only demanded fair compensation for the former owners.
d. had to threaten military intervention to get Mexico to reverse its policy.