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11.56 America in the World Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean Worksheet

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America in the World: Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean: Identify the foreign policy principle, map pattern, treaty, intervention, or debate that best explains U.S. influence in Hawaii, the Philippines, China, Panama, Mexico, or the Caribbean. Aligned to Broad national and selected state U.S. History alignment: C3 Framework; CCSS Literacy in History/Social Studies 11-12; AP U.S. History; NAEP U.S. History; selected CA, NY, MA, FL, and TX frameworks where applicable. 11.56 - America in the World: Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean: Identify the foreign policy principle, map pattern, treaty, intervention, or debate that best explains U.S. influence in Hawaii, the Philippines, China, Panama, Mexico, or the Caribbean. Standards references: C3 D2.Civ.8-14.9-12; C3 D2.Geo.7-12.9-12; CCSS RH.11-12.2, RH.11-12.7; APUSH Period 7; NAEP Theme 4; CA HSS 11.4; NY 11.6; FL SS.912.A.4.

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

Use the synthesis graphic that accompanies this question. Which statement best explains U.S. influence in Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean from 1865 to 1920?

AU.S. actions abroad were limited to one treaty with no military or economic goals.

BThe United States influenced Asia only through the Platt Amendment.

CThe United States avoided all involvement in Hawaii, Panama, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

DStrategic routes, markets, military power, and debates over democratic ideals all shaped U.S. actions abroad.

Solution & Explanation:The best synthesis includes multiple causes and tensions: strategy, commerce, naval power, intervention, and the debate over whether empire fit American democratic ideals.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

A historian writes, 'The United States did not suddenly become involved in the world in 1898, but 1898 changed the form and scale of involvement.' Which evidence best supports this interpretation?

AThe United States had no foreign policy before the Spanish-American War.

BAfter 1898 the United States withdrew from the Caribbean and Pacific.

CThe United States had earlier asserted hemispheric interests, but after 1898 it held overseas territories and projected power across oceans.

DThe Treaty of Paris made the United States a European monarchy.

Solution & Explanation:The Monroe Doctrine showed earlier hemispheric involvement, while 1898 brought overseas possessions such as Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines, changing the scale of U.S. power.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

Wilson's administration occupied Haiti in 1915 after political instability and concerns over foreign influence. Which broader pattern does this action fit?

AThe United States consistently avoided the Caribbean after the Spanish-American War.

BProgressive Era presidents used intervention to shape Caribbean stability and protect strategic interests.

CThe Open Door policy made Haiti part of China.

DThe Teller Amendment required U.S. annexation of Haiti.

Solution & Explanation:The occupation of Haiti fits a broader pattern of U.S. intervention in the Caribbean, often justified by stability, finance, or strategic concerns near canal routes.

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