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ENagel

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Question 1

Which of the following best characterizes Theodore Roosevelts foreign policy?
 
  A) He was a strong supporter of American involvement around the world.
  B) He was a strident isolationist.
  C) He preferred Dollar Diplomacy to the use of military force.
  D) He wanted to withdraw from Latin America so that the United States could focus on Asia.

Question 2

Roosevelt used the Sherman Anti-Trust Act to __________.
 
  A) break up monopolies
  B) bankrupt the railroads
  C) punish his Democratic opponents
  D) increase transparency in government

Question 3

Prior to becoming president, Theodore Roosevelt served as __________.
 
  A) Secretary of War
  B) mayor of Boston
  C) Grover Clevelands vice president
  D) governor of New York

Question 4

What motives were behind American overseas expansion in the 1890s?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer 1

Answer: A

Answer 2

Answer: A

Answer 3

Answer: D

Answer 4

Answer: The ideal answer should include:



  • In the 1890s, the United States began to extend its political reach and economic dominance to other parts of the world.


  • Americans saw overseas populations as potential consumers of American goods, producers of goods Americans wanted, and objects of American benevolence.


  • Reformers justified expansion by arguing that the inferiority of these peoples demanded that Americans instruct, convert, and exert political control over them.


  • The countrys mighty industrial manufacturing sector demanded new markets and a wider consumer base.


  • The depression of 1893 convinced many Americans that the nations industrial production was outstripping domestic demand.


  • Some supporters of expansion used the new languages of race and masculine virility to justify an Anglo-Saxon mission of conquest of childlike peoples.


  • Many Americans believed that the United States should join the international competition to exploit the natural resources and trade potential of weaker countries.





ENagel

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Reply 2 on: Sep 21, 2019
Wow, this really help


Dnite

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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