History Final   The "spark" that set World War I into motion was President Taft's use of American soldiers to protect friendly regimes in Latin America for the sake of American business interests was called The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine stated that the United States Who summed up his foreign policy with this statement: "Speak softly and carry a big stick"? After the Spanish-American War ended and the peace treaty was signed, the United States passed the Platt Amendment, which What set the Works Progress Administration apart from previous works programs in the New Deal? What kinds of housing choices were available to the unemployed during the Great Depression? What kinds of omens were there in 1929 that indicated that the economy might not be as stable as once believed? The Social Security Act (1935) was intended to On the day after his inauguration, FDR called Congress into a special session and

1. The "spark" that set World War I into motion was

the assassination of the Austrian Archduke, Franz Ferdinand, by a Serb nationalist

2. President Taft's use of American soldiers to protect friendly regimes in Latin America for the sake of American business interests was called

dollar diplomacy.

3. The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine stated that the United States

would not only prevent European colonization of Latin American countries, but also intervene in the domestic affairs of any Latin American nation whose instability threatened the security of the Western Hemisphere.

4. Who summed up his foreign policy with this statement: "Speak softly and carry a big stick"?

Theodore Roosevelt

5. After the Spanish-American War ended and the peace treaty was signed, the United States passed the Platt Amendment, which

was made a part of the Cuban constitution, giving the United States the right to intervene militarily in Cuba should revolution threaten.

6. What set the Works Progress Administration apart from previous works programs in the New Deal?

it did both a and c

7. What kinds of housing choices were available to the unemployed during the Great Depression?

all of the above

8. What kinds of omens were there in 1929 that indicated that the economy might not be as stable as once believed?

All of the above were happening

9. The Social Security Act (1935) was intended to

be a safety net against dire poverty for those over 65.

10. On the day after his inauguration, FDR called Congress into a special session and

declared a four-day national bank holiday so that he could begin examining the soundness of every bank in the country.