front 1 Which of the following was not among the small but dangerous international crises the United States experienced in the 1890s? a. A conflict with Germany over the Samoan islands b. A near-war with Italy over the lynching of Italians in New Orleans c. The Valparaiso crisis with Chile over the killing of two American sailors d. A conflict with Japan over naval refueling rights at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii e. A conflict with Canada over seal hunting near the Pribilof Islands | back 1 d |
front 2 A major factor in the shift in American foreign policy toward imperialism in the late nineteenth century was the a. need for subservient populations to replace the freed slaves b. desire for more farmland c. construction of an American-built isthmian canal between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans d. closing of the frontier e. need for overseas markets for increased industrial and agricultural production | back 2 e |