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AP U.S. History Exam 1.20. How did the United States expand foreign trade while holding strong to the policy established in the image?
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- 00:00
[ musical flourish ]
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And here's your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by spheres of influence,
- 00:07
the most well-rounded aspect of foreign policy.
- 00:10
[ chuckles ]
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All right.
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- 00:15
How did the United States expand foreign trade while holding strong
- 00:18
to the policy established in the image?
- 00:21
And here are your potential answers.
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[ dog barks ]
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[ mumbles ]
- 00:27
All right, here we go.
- 00:28
Well, the Monroe Doctrine made the U.S. look like the
- 00:31
unfriendliest country on the block,
- 00:33
which made expanding trade a tricky task.
- 00:37
Let's see which answer best describes how the U.S.
- 00:39
managed to keep the good times flowing.
- 00:41
Did the U.S. expand foreign trade while holding strong to the policy in the image
- 00:46
A - by establishing the Roosevelt Corollary?
- 00:49
Huh. The Roosevelt Corollary was a
- 00:52
foreign policy that justified U.S intervention in
- 00:54
other Latin American countries.
- 00:56
So that's a balance of power, not a balance of trade issues.
- 01:00
So cross out A.
- 01:01
Did the U.S. increase foreign trade while maintaining
- 01:04
a commitment to the Monroe Doctrine
- 01:06
B - with the help of allies in the Western Hemisphere?
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Well, actually, trade in the Western Hemisphere was almost at a peak,
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so the U.S. had to search a little bit further for those new markets.
- 01:17
That knocks out B and C.
- 01:19
Which means that the U.S. expanded foreign trade
- 01:22
while holding strong to the policy in the image D -
- 01:25
through the Open Door Policy.
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Well, the Open Door Policy proposed to keep China open
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to all countries, which gave the United States
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a fair shot at wiggling its way into Chinese markets.
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So the correct answer is D.
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While the West was happy to have this new foothold,
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China wasn't as pleased, since
- 01:42
this influx of trade resulted in the Opium Wars
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and eventual collapse of the Qing Dynasty.
- 01:48
Now that's some door to door disservice.
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