Question 1

Match each description with the item below.
-John Hay

Accepted Answer

A) was secretary of state under McKinley and Roosevelt and called the Spanish-American War "a splendid little war" 
B) was a presidential candidate in 1900 who condemned the conflict with Filipino nationalists as "an unnecessary war" 
C) wrote Our Country and applied the concept of "natural selection" to American foreign policy 
D) negotiated an agreement with Japan concerning the future of Korea and was said to practice "dollar diplomacy" 
E) led a nationalist rebellion against American forces in the Philippines and was named president there
F)owned the New York Journal and believed in the power of newspapers to shape public opinion and legislation
G)proved that mosquitoes carry yellow fever and led a commission that helped enable effective control of the disease
H)wrote The Influence of Sea Power upon History and was president of the U.S. Naval War College
I)opposed the growth of American influence in Hawaii but was overthrown by haoles
J)captured Manila Bay without having any soldiers go onshore 
A) was secretary of state under McKinley and Roosevelt and called the Spanish-American War "a splendid little war" 
B) was a presidential candidate in 1900 who condemned the conflict with Filipino nationalists as "an unnecessary war" 
C) wrote Our Country and applied the concept of "natural selection" to American foreign policy 
D) negotiated an agreement with Japan concerning the future of Korea and was said to practice "dollar diplomacy" 
E) led a nationalist rebellion against American forces in the Philippines and was named president there
F)owned the New York Journal and believed in the power of newspapers to shape public opinion and legislation
G)proved that mosquitoes carry yellow fever and led a commission that helped enable effective control of the disease
H)wrote The Influence of Sea Power upon History and was president of the U.S. Naval War College
I)opposed the growth of American influence in Hawaii but was overthrown by haoles
J)captured Manila Bay without having any soldiers go onshore

Question 2

What was one reason the United States went to war against Spain?

Accepted Answer

A)  The leaders of the Democratic party pushed for war. 
B)  Cuban cigar manufacturers in Florida insisted that war was necessary to protect their markets. 
C)  There was strong support among the American people for going to war. 
D)  The shipping profiteers in New England believed their prosperity depended on war. 
E)  Theodore Roosevelt insisted his Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine demanded war. 
A)  The leaders of the Democratic party pushed for war. 
B)  Cuban cigar manufacturers in Florida insisted that war was necessary to protect their markets. 
C)  There was strong support among the American people for going to war. 
D)  The shipping profiteers in New England believed their prosperity depended on war. 
E)  Theodore Roosevelt insisted his Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine demanded war.

Question 3

Why has the Rough Riders' charge of Kettle Hill become one of the most famous incidents of the Spanish-American War?

Accepted Answer

A)  The unit was nearly destroyed in the attempt. 
B)  The charge was the last act of the war. 
C)  The unit acted against direct orders. 
D)  Theodore Roosevelt was second-in-command and led the attack. 
E)  The charge was caught on film by an early movie camera. 
A)  The unit was nearly destroyed in the attempt. 
B)  The charge was the last act of the war. 
C)  The unit acted against direct orders. 
D)  Theodore Roosevelt was second-in-command and led the attack. 
E)  The charge was caught on film by an early movie camera.

Question 4

Describe the steps leading to America's war with Spain in 1898. Was war justified?

Accepted Answer

The steps leading to America's war with

Question 5

Match each description with the item below.
-George Dewey

Accepted Answer

A) was secretary of state under McKinley and Roosevelt and called the Spanish-American War "a splendid little war" 
B) was a presidential candidate in 1900 who condemned the conflict with Filipino nationalists as "an unnecessary war" 
C) wrote Our Country and applied the concept of "natural selection" to American foreign policy 
D) negotiated an agreement with Japan concerning the future of Korea and was said to practice "dollar diplomacy" 
E) led a nationalist rebellion against American forces in the Philippines and was named president there
F)owned the New York Journal and believed in the power of newspapers to shape public opinion and legislation
G)proved that mosquitoes carry yellow fever and led a commission that helped enable effective control of the disease
H)wrote The Influence of Sea Power upon History and was president of the U.S. Naval War College
I)opposed the growth of American influence in Hawaii but was overthrown by haoles
J)captured Manila Bay without having any soldiers go onshore 
A) was secretary of state under McKinley and Roosevelt and called the Spanish-American War "a splendid little war" 
B) was a presidential candidate in 1900 who condemned the conflict with Filipino nationalists as "an unnecessary war" 
C) wrote Our Country and applied the concept of "natural selection" to American foreign policy 
D) negotiated an agreement with Japan concerning the future of Korea and was said to practice "dollar diplomacy" 
E) led a nationalist rebellion against American forces in the Philippines and was named president there
F)owned the New York Journal and believed in the power of newspapers to shape public opinion and legislation
G)proved that mosquitoes carry yellow fever and led a commission that helped enable effective control of the disease
H)wrote The Influence of Sea Power upon History and was president of the U.S. Naval War College
I)opposed the growth of American influence in Hawaii but was overthrown by haoles
J)captured Manila Bay without having any soldiers go onshore

Question 6

What was a result of the Treaty of Paris?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Spanish Empire in the Americas ended. 
B)  The start of the Spanish-American war became more likely. 
C)  The Philippines gained its independence. 
D)  The prospect of a United States empire became far less likely. 
E)  Spain annexed Puerto Rico. 
A)  The Spanish Empire in the Americas ended. 
B)  The start of the Spanish-American war became more likely. 
C)  The Philippines gained its independence. 
D)  The prospect of a United States empire became far less likely. 
E)  Spain annexed Puerto Rico.

Question 7

How did Americans' understanding of manifest destiny change after the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Americans focused more on acquiring territory in North America than territory in other parts of the world. 
B)  Americans predominantly used the idea of manifest destiny as a basis for arguing against imperialism. 
C)  Americans rejected manifest destiny because they thought the continental United States should be the sole provider of raw materials for industrialization. 
D)  Americans embraced the idea of acquiring territories as "colonies" without the intention of making them states. 
E)  Americans felt less safe and were motivated to expand to protect themselves from their militarily powerful neighbors in the Western Hemisphere. 
A)  Americans focused more on acquiring territory in North America than territory in other parts of the world. 
B)  Americans predominantly used the idea of manifest destiny as a basis for arguing against imperialism. 
C)  Americans rejected manifest destiny because they thought the continental United States should be the sole provider of raw materials for industrialization. 
D)  Americans embraced the idea of acquiring territories as "colonies" without the intention of making them states. 
E)  Americans felt less safe and were motivated to expand to protect themselves from their militarily powerful neighbors in the Western Hemisphere.

Question 8

Roosevelt refused to view the world as divided between "civilized" societies and "barbarous" societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The United States practiced global imperialism well before the European powers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What effect did the Spanish-American War have on the stance of the U.S. government on Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  The U.S. government decided to assist the Boxer rebels in China, much as it had assisted the Cuban rebels. 
B)  The U.S. government decided to pursue interests in Asia on its own rather than collaborating with Great Britain. 
C)  The U.S. government successfully prevented Japanese military expansion throughout the first half of the eighteenth century. 
D)  The U.S. government supported the plan of powerful European nations to split China among themselves. 
E)  The U.S. government took measures to end most trade with Asia because it found European trade to be more profitable. 
A)  The U.S. government decided to assist the Boxer rebels in China, much as it had assisted the Cuban rebels. 
B)  The U.S. government decided to pursue interests in Asia on its own rather than collaborating with Great Britain. 
C)  The U.S. government successfully prevented Japanese military expansion throughout the first half of the eighteenth century. 
D)  The U.S. government supported the plan of powerful European nations to split China among themselves. 
E)  The U.S. government took measures to end most trade with Asia because it found European trade to be more profitable.

Question 11

What was the Open Door policy, and how did it come about?

Accepted Answer

The Open Door policy was a set of diplom

Question 12

Which of the following was true of the battleship Maine?

Accepted Answer

A)  It became famous for sinking the entire Spanish fleet in Manila without a single American loss of life. 
B)  It exploded in Havana Harbor, allegedly because of the Spanish, and fueled calls for war with Spain. 
C)  It carried arms from the United States to the Cuban insurrectionists during the first battle of the war. 
D)  It disappeared at sea with no trace, but newspaper reporters claimed that Cuban rebels had ordered to sink it. 
E)  It delivered Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders from Tampa to Cuba and carried much of their ammunition. 
A)  It became famous for sinking the entire Spanish fleet in Manila without a single American loss of life. 
B)  It exploded in Havana Harbor, allegedly because of the Spanish, and fueled calls for war with Spain. 
C)  It carried arms from the United States to the Cuban insurrectionists during the first battle of the war. 
D)  It disappeared at sea with no trace, but newspaper reporters claimed that Cuban rebels had ordered to sink it. 
E)  It delivered Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders from Tampa to Cuba and carried much of their ammunition.

Question 13

Spain refused to consider practically all of the American demands concerning Cuba before the United States declared war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Why did the United States fight a war in the Philippines after the Spanish-American War?

Accepted Answer

A)  to oust the remaining Spanish forces that had refused to evacuate from the island 
B)  to stop Japan from annexing the islands 
C)  to quell an insurrection of Filipinos who opposed annexation by the United States 
D)  to defeat the Boxer Rebellion 
E)  to avenge the Russian surprise attack on Manila 
A)  to oust the remaining Spanish forces that had refused to evacuate from the island 
B)  to stop Japan from annexing the islands 
C)  to quell an insurrection of Filipinos who opposed annexation by the United States 
D)  to defeat the Boxer Rebellion 
E)  to avenge the Russian surprise attack on Manila

Question 15

Theodore Roosevelt led troops into battle in the Philippines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What was the "yellow peril"?

Accepted Answer

A)  a mosquito-borne disease 
B)  a late nineteenth-century style of politically influential journalism 
C)  a racially charged description of a perceived threat from Japan 
D)  a racially charged description of Panama 
E)  another name for tuberculosis 
A)  a mosquito-borne disease 
B)  a late nineteenth-century style of politically influential journalism 
C)  a racially charged description of a perceived threat from Japan 
D)  a racially charged description of Panama 
E)  another name for tuberculosis

Question 17

Where did the Boxer Rebellion take place?

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan 
B)  Morocco 
C)  Colombia 
D)  Panama 
E)  China 
A)  Japan 
B)  Morocco 
C)  Colombia 
D)  Panama 
E)  China

Question 18

William Randolph Hearst's efforts to manipulate public opinion during the Spanish-American War came to be called "yellow journalism."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following occurred when the American-led overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in the early 1890s was improperly done?

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan came in and took control of the islands as its own colony, initiating a wave of Japanese immigration that would transform the makeup of the population on Hawaii. 
B)  President Cleveland preferred that the monarchy be restored to power after an investigation revealed that native Hawaiians opposed annexation, but white Hawaiians resisted. 
C)  Native Hawaiians once again became the dominant political force and held control of the islands for the next fifty years, thanks to Cleveland's sense of indifference. 
D)  Hawaii immediately became a U.S. colony because native Hawaiians had become so accustomed to and preferential toward American rule. 
E)  Cleveland stabilized the new government by sending in the marines, and a new monarchy with a white Hawaiian as its head was established. 
A)  Japan came in and took control of the islands as its own colony, initiating a wave of Japanese immigration that would transform the makeup of the population on Hawaii. 
B)  President Cleveland preferred that the monarchy be restored to power after an investigation revealed that native Hawaiians opposed annexation, but white Hawaiians resisted. 
C)  Native Hawaiians once again became the dominant political force and held control of the islands for the next fifty years, thanks to Cleveland's sense of indifference. 
D)  Hawaii immediately became a U.S. colony because native Hawaiians had become so accustomed to and preferential toward American rule. 
E)  Cleveland stabilized the new government by sending in the marines, and a new monarchy with a white Hawaiian as its head was established.

Question 20

Why was Theodore Roosevelt picked as William McKinley's running mate for the 1900 election?

Accepted Answer

A)  Roosevelt was a master of the spoils system and was bribed into entering politics by his acquaintances in Big Business. 
B)  Roosevelt's calm and conservative approach to politics nicely balanced McKinley's more radical inclinations. 
C)  McKinley was secretly suffering from a fatal disease, and Republican leaders wanted Roosevelt to succeed him. 
D)  Roosevelt was a popular figure from his exploits in the Spanish-American War and had been a strong public supporter of McKinley. 
E)  Roosevelt's strict focus on domestic affairs as opposed to world affairs was viewed as necessary after the Spanish-American War. 
A)  Roosevelt was a master of the spoils system and was bribed into entering politics by his acquaintances in Big Business. 
B)  Roosevelt's calm and conservative approach to politics nicely balanced McKinley's more radical inclinations. 
C)  McKinley was secretly suffering from a fatal disease, and Republican leaders wanted Roosevelt to succeed him. 
D)  Roosevelt was a popular figure from his exploits in the Spanish-American War and had been a strong public supporter of McKinley. 
E)  Roosevelt's strict focus on domestic affairs as opposed to world affairs was viewed as necessary after the Spanish-American War.

Exam 20: Seizing an American Empire

Match each description with the item below. -John Hay

What was one reason the United States went to war against Spain?

Why has the Rough Riders' charge of Kettle Hill become one of the most famous incidents of the Spanish-American War?

Describe the steps leading to America's war with Spain in 1898. Was war justified?

Match each description with the item below. -George Dewey

What was a result of the Treaty of Paris?

How did Americans' understanding of manifest destiny change after the Civil War?

Roosevelt refused to view the world as divided between "civilized" societies and "barbarous" societies.

The United States practiced global imperialism well before the European powers.

What effect did the Spanish-American War have on the stance of the U.S. government on Asia?

What was the Open Door policy, and how did it come about?

Which of the following was true of the battleship Maine?

Spain refused to consider practically all of the American demands concerning Cuba before the United States declared war.

Why did the United States fight a war in the Philippines after the Spanish-American War?

Theodore Roosevelt led troops into battle in the Philippines.

What was the "yellow peril"?

Where did the Boxer Rebellion take place?

William Randolph Hearst's efforts to manipulate public opinion during the Spanish-American War came to be called "yellow journalism."

Which of the following occurred when the American-led overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in the early 1890s was improperly done?

Why was Theodore Roosevelt picked as William McKinley's running mate for the 1900 election?

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