Chapter 20

Quiz for Document 20-3: Puck, “US President Theodore Roosevelt’s New Diplomacy, ‘Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick’” (1901)

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Question 1

The cartoonist suggests that Theodore Roosevelt’s approach to diplomacy gives the United States the role of theA. city on the hill.
B. global workshop.
C. leader of the free world.
D. world’s policeman.

Question 2

By rendering the world’s oceans in such a way, the Puck cartoonist most likely intends toA. frighten vulnerable Americans.
B. illustrate the interconnections of a “shrinking” world.
C. reinforce isolationist tendencies.
D. underscore the foolishness of Roosevelt’s policies.

Question 3

What might the cartoonist’s imagery intend to say about U.S. domestic politics in the era of overseas expansion?A. Checks and balances are applied to foreign policy.
B. Congress backs presidential foreign policy.
C. Presidential power has eclipsed congressional authority.
D. Questions of checks and balances are no longer of any importance.