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Expanding Borders (Quiz)

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21 August 2022
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An argument made by anti-imperialists in the late 1800s was that the United States:
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should force other countries to fight in US wars.
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How did the weather affect the building of the Panama Canal?
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The hot, humid weather made the work exhausting.
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Which word or phrase best describes the part of Panama where the canal was built?
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mountainous
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How did President Theodore Roosevelt resolve a dispute with Japan over immigration?
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He forced Japanese immigrants to return to Japan.
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Why did supporters of Manifest Destiny argue that US expansionism was not imperialism?
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The United States believed expansion would benefit other countries, not exploit them.
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Why did President Theodore Roosevelt use the Roosevelt Corollary in the Dominican Republic?
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Roosevelt wanted to build military bases in the Dominican Republic to protect the Panama Canal.
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Which of the following best explains the arguments for US imperialism in the late 1800s?
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The United States needed to secure its political and trade interests.
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The United States decided to try to build a canal across Panama instead of Nicaragua because:
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the land and building rights were less expensive
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Which of the following was a significant challenge in building the Panama Canal?
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Frequent rains caused rivers to flood.
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Why did the United States encourage Panama's declaration of independence from Colombia?
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Colombia had raised the price for the rights to build the Panama Canal.