How does this cartoon illustrate the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine?
A) Roosevelt is shown to be about the same size as the Caribbean nations, representing the
equality between these nations and the United States.
B) The nations that border the Caribbean Sea loom large in Roosevelt's field of vision, creating a
sense of difficulty in managing such unstable countries.
C) A large Roosevelt dominates the Caribbean Sea to show that the United States can keep
nearby nations in line and prevent the creation of European colonies here.
D) Roosevelt is barefoot and looks exhausted, representing the difficulties of maintaining U.S.
dominance over European interests in the region.
C
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A) They strengthened the national dominance of the Republican Party. B) They broke with their party over Reconstruction. C) They called for more radical Reconstruction reforms in the South. D) They rejected ideas that espoused the superiority of whites. E) They contributed to corruption among Southern state governments.
Spain began to fortify and settle border areas like Florida, Texas, and California in order to
a. protect its Central and South American domains from encroachments by England and France. b. establish a basis for the conquest of North America. c. acquire more slaves. d. find a passage to the Pacific Ocean. e. protect the Indian cultures in those areas from exploitation.
During the nineteenth century, the largest obstacle to improved medical care in America was the
A. difficulty of medical experimentation. B. absence of regulations in the medical profession. C. apathy of the general population towards preventive health. D. low social status of medical professionals. E. absence of basic knowledge about disease.
Who is the “one” referred to in this statement from George H. W Bush’s address to a joint session of Congress on the situation in the Persian Gulf?: “We cannot permit a resource so vital to be dominated by one so ruthless.”
A) Helmut Kohl B) Mikhail Gorbachev C) Boris Yeltsin D) Saddam Hussein