Question 1

How did presidents Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson expand America's international involvement?

Accepted Answer

Presidents Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson a

Question 2

How and why did America expand its influence in the Pacific before the Spanish-American War (War of 1898)?

Accepted Answer

America expanded its influence in the Pa

Question 3

Who was Emilio Aguinaldo?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was the Filipino rebel leader. 
B)  He led the Spanish forces at San Juan Hill. 
C)  He was installed as Cuba's governor in 1898. 
D)  He was the martyred leader of the Cuban rebellion. 
E)  He became the face of resistance in Samoa. 
A)  He was the Filipino rebel leader. 
B)  He led the Spanish forces at San Juan Hill. 
C)  He was installed as Cuba's governor in 1898. 
D)  He was the martyred leader of the Cuban rebellion. 
E)  He became the face of resistance in Samoa.

Question 4

What was the purpose of Roosevelt's "Gentlemen's Agreement"?

Accepted Answer

A)  It stopped the flow of Japanese immigrants to America. 
B)  It acknowledged Japan's dominance of Korea. 
C)  It agreed not to bring American armed forces into the Russo-Japanese War. 
D)  It agreed to help finance the Russian effort to seize Korea from the Chinese. 
E)  It stopped the intrusion of Christian missionaries into Korea. 
A)  It stopped the flow of Japanese immigrants to America. 
B)  It acknowledged Japan's dominance of Korea. 
C)  It agreed not to bring American armed forces into the Russo-Japanese War. 
D)  It agreed to help finance the Russian effort to seize Korea from the Chinese. 
E)  It stopped the intrusion of Christian missionaries into Korea.

Question 5

Woodrow Wilson believed the United States had no right to intervene in the affairs of other nations and, thus, unlike the presidents who had recently preceded him, he never sent American troops into Latin America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

To what extend had the United States become an empire by the end of Theodore Roosevelt's presidency?

Accepted Answer

By the end of Theodore Roosevelt's presi

Question 7

The "water cure" refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  Walter Reed's prescription for dealing with malaria based on his research in Cuba. 
B)  a torture technique used by American forces in the war with the Philippines. 
C)  a joking expression referring to Commodore Dewey's one-sided naval victory against the Spanish. 
D)  Alfred Thayer Mahan's suggestion that strong navies help support prosperous empires. 
E)  a method of hydrating horses who suffered from heat stroke during campaigns in tropical climates. 
A)  Walter Reed's prescription for dealing with malaria based on his research in Cuba. 
B)  a torture technique used by American forces in the war with the Philippines. 
C)  a joking expression referring to Commodore Dewey's one-sided naval victory against the Spanish. 
D)  Alfred Thayer Mahan's suggestion that strong navies help support prosperous empires. 
E)  a method of hydrating horses who suffered from heat stroke during campaigns in tropical climates.

Question 8

Why did Theodore Roosevelt send the Great White Fleet on a world tour between 1907 and 1909?

Accepted Answer

A)  to conquer new colonial territories for the United States 
B)  to fight the Japanese effort to conquer the Philippines 
C)  to demonstrate that the United States had arrived as a world power 
D)  to defeat the Boxer Rebellion in Peking 
E)  to avenge the surprise Russian attack on U.S. forces in Manila Bay 
A)  to conquer new colonial territories for the United States 
B)  to fight the Japanese effort to conquer the Philippines 
C)  to demonstrate that the United States had arrived as a world power 
D)  to defeat the Boxer Rebellion in Peking 
E)  to avenge the surprise Russian attack on U.S. forces in Manila Bay

Question 9

Match each description with the item below.
-William Randolph Hearst

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 10

Which of the following was a tenet of The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660-1783?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States should remain isolated from overseas affairs and instead focus on western expansion in its own continent. 
B)  A powerful navy was essential for protecting national interests and developing global commerce. 
C)  The United States had invested too much in its navy over the years and should instead focus on the army. 
D)  The United States should focus on small secret operations as opposed to large battleships and global bases. 
E)  Pursuing new markets overseas would only bring financial ruin to the United States due to increased competition. 
A)  The United States should remain isolated from overseas affairs and instead focus on western expansion in its own continent. 
B)  A powerful navy was essential for protecting national interests and developing global commerce. 
C)  The United States had invested too much in its navy over the years and should instead focus on the army. 
D)  The United States should focus on small secret operations as opposed to large battleships and global bases. 
E)  Pursuing new markets overseas would only bring financial ruin to the United States due to increased competition.

Question 11

What is "yellow journalism"?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a derogatory insult directed by many Americans toward Japanese journalists in the early twentieth century. 
B)  It refers to the practice by many financially struggling newspapers of using recycled, yellowed newsprint during the 1890s depression. 
C)  It refers to sensationalist news coverage that was designed to sell papers and manipulate public opinion. 
D)  It speaks to the use of propaganda in underground newspapers published by the Cuban insurrectionists. 
E)  It refers to the "scared" journalists who filed their stories from Key West, Florida, during the Spanish-American War. 
A)  It was a derogatory insult directed by many Americans toward Japanese journalists in the early twentieth century. 
B)  It refers to the practice by many financially struggling newspapers of using recycled, yellowed newsprint during the 1890s depression. 
C)  It refers to sensationalist news coverage that was designed to sell papers and manipulate public opinion. 
D)  It speaks to the use of propaganda in underground newspapers published by the Cuban insurrectionists. 
E)  It refers to the "scared" journalists who filed their stories from Key West, Florida, during the Spanish-American War.

Question 12

What was the purpose of the Open Door policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  It allowed a certain number of Japanese immigrants into the United States in exchange for trading rights. 
B)  It allowed Cubans to enter the United States and Americans to enter Cuba freely to benefit the economy. 
C)  It proposed that foreign powers keep China trade open to all European and American nations on an equal basis. 
D)  It pledged aid to struggling Latin American republics out of solidarity with the United States' "next door" neighbors. 
E)  It closed Chinese immigration except for spouses and children of men already in the United States. 
A)  It allowed a certain number of Japanese immigrants into the United States in exchange for trading rights. 
B)  It allowed Cubans to enter the United States and Americans to enter Cuba freely to benefit the economy. 
C)  It proposed that foreign powers keep China trade open to all European and American nations on an equal basis. 
D)  It pledged aid to struggling Latin American republics out of solidarity with the United States' "next door" neighbors. 
E)  It closed Chinese immigration except for spouses and children of men already in the United States.

Question 13

Later investigations confirmed that the Spanish deliberately destroyed the battleship Maine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 20: Seizing an American Empire

How did presidents Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson expand America's international involvement?

How and why did America expand its influence in the Pacific before the Spanish-American War (War of 1898)?

Who was Emilio Aguinaldo?

What was the purpose of Roosevelt's "Gentlemen's Agreement"?

Woodrow Wilson believed the United States had no right to intervene in the affairs of other nations and, thus, unlike the presidents who had recently preceded him, he never sent American troops into Latin America.

To what extend had the United States become an empire by the end of Theodore Roosevelt's presidency?

The "water cure" refers to

Why did Theodore Roosevelt send the Great White Fleet on a world tour between 1907 and 1909?

Match each description with the item below. -William Randolph Hearst

Which of the following was a tenet of The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660-1783?

What is "yellow journalism"?

What was the purpose of the Open Door policy?

Later investigations confirmed that the Spanish deliberately destroyed the battleship Maine.

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