Late 19th Century U.S. Foreign Policy and International Relations Quiz

Test your knowledge on Diplomatic History with questions about key events, figures, and policies shaping U.S. international relations in the late 1800s.

#1

Which policy aimed to promote American commercial interests in Latin America and East Asia during the late 19th century?

Open Door Policy
Monroe Doctrine
Roosevelt Corollary
Manifest Destiny
#2

Who was the Secretary of State responsible for negotiating the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867?

John Hay
William Seward
John Quincy Adams
Henry Clay
#3

Which country did the United States acquire control of through the Treaty of Paris in 1898, ending the Spanish-American War?

Puerto Rico
Cuba
Philippines
Hawaii
#4

Which American naval officer played a significant role in opening Japan to trade with the West in the mid-19th century?

Matthew Perry
John Paul Jones
Oliver Hazard Perry
David Farragut
#5

Which event in 1898 heightened tensions between the United States and Spain, eventually leading to the Spanish-American War?

Sinking of the USS Maine
Battle of San Juan Hill
Treaty of Paris
Annexation of Hawaii
#6

Who coined the term 'yellow journalism' to describe sensationalist and exaggerated news reporting that influenced public opinion leading up to the Spanish-American War?

Joseph Pulitzer
William Randolph Hearst
Frederick Douglass
Mark Twain
#7

Which conflict was a result of the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana harbor and led to the Spanish-American War?

Philippine-American War
Mexican-American War
Spanish-American War
Boxer Rebellion
#8

Who was the U.S. President during the Spanish-American War?

Theodore Roosevelt
William McKinley
Grover Cleveland
Woodrow Wilson
#9

What was the purpose of the 'Dollar Diplomacy' under President William Howard Taft?

To encourage democracy in Latin America
To promote American business interests abroad
To maintain military superiority in the Pacific
To establish diplomatic relations with European powers
#10

Who authored the book 'The Influence of Sea Power Upon History' which advocated for naval expansion and influenced U.S. foreign policy in the late 19th century?

Henry Cabot Lodge
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Theodore Roosevelt
William Randolph Hearst
#11

What was the primary reason behind the United States' interest in constructing the Panama Canal in the early 20th century?

To facilitate trade between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
To establish military bases in Central America
To gain control over Panama's natural resources
To promote cultural exchange with Latin American countries
#12

Who was the U.S. President when the United States acquired the Panama Canal Zone and began construction of the Panama Canal?

Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
William Howard Taft
Grover Cleveland
#13

What was the main goal of the 'Big Stick Diplomacy' associated with President Theodore Roosevelt?

To promote international trade agreements
To expand the U.S. military presence globally
To advocate for global disarmament
To use diplomacy backed by military force to achieve U.S. goals
#14

Which treaty ended the Spanish-American War, with Spain renouncing all claim to Cuba, ceding Guam and Puerto Rico to the United States, and transferring sovereignty over the Philippines?

Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Tordesillas
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Portsmouth
#15

Which country intervened in the Venezuelan debt crisis in 1902-1903, prompting the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine?

United Kingdom
Germany
France
United States
#16

Which country did the United States support in its fight for independence from Spain in the late 19th century, leading to tensions between the two nations?

Cuba
Puerto Rico
Philippines
Hawaii
#17

Which U.S. President issued the 'Roosevelt Corollary' to the Monroe Doctrine, asserting America's right to intervene in Latin American affairs?

Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
William Howard Taft
Grover Cleveland

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