USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR

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Which action BEST reflects the policies based on President Woodrow Wilson’s belief in Moral Diplomacy?

(A) the development of the Lend-Lease Act

(B) the establishment of a naval base in Cuba

(C) ** the deployment of U.S. forces to Haiti to restore stability

(D) the creation of the Panama Canal Zone to increase trade

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -Which action BEST reflects the policies based on President Woodrow Wilson’s belief in Moral Diplomacy? The Panama Canal must be fortified.

Concept note-2: -Wilson responded by sending more than 10, 000 troops on a “punitive expedition” to Mexico. What action by President Woodrow Wilson was an example of his use of “big stick” diplomacy rather than “moral diplomacy"? He sent marines to help Venustiano Carranza assume the presidency of Mexico.

Concept note-3: -Which statement best describes the policy of Dollar Diplomacy during the age of Imperialism? The use of financial means to give the U.S. reason to intervene in the affairs of Latin American nations.

Concept note-4: -The corollary stated that not only were the nations of the Western Hemisphere not open to colonization by European powers, but that the United States had the responsibility to preserve order and protect life and property in those countries.

Concept note-5: -The Big Stick Diplomacy’s main way to achieve its goals was by military force. The Dollar Diplomacy used American businesses and money to imperialize. The Moral Diplomacy wanted to build relationships with Latin America, and did not want anything to do with taking land by conquest.