Question 1

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.

Question 2

In order to acquire the Canal Zone, the United States supported Panama's revolt against

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexico. 
B)  Venezuela. 
C)  Colombia. 
D)  Costa Rica. 
E)  Nicaragua. 
A)  Mexico. 
B)  Venezuela. 
C)  Colombia. 
D)  Costa Rica. 
E)  Nicaragua.

Question 3

Which of the following was a result of the Spanish-American War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Puerto Rico and Guam became states in which residents could vote in U.S. presidential elections but were denied the ability to pay taxes for government services. 
B)  Newly acquired territories lacked statehood, but all residents gained full representation in Congress and the ability to vote in presidential elections. 
C)  Despite having promised Cubans independence, the United States gained Cuba as a territory and did little to curb the spread of widespread disease there. 
D)  The United States gained strategic territories in the Pacific and Latin America without acknowledging the people of those territories as having full representation in the republic. 
E)  The United States gained the Panama Canal Zone in Central America, which linked the East Coast to California, because of Panama's role in the war. 
A)  Puerto Rico and Guam became states in which residents could vote in U.S. presidential elections but were denied the ability to pay taxes for government services. 
B)  Newly acquired territories lacked statehood, but all residents gained full representation in Congress and the ability to vote in presidential elections. 
C)  Despite having promised Cubans independence, the United States gained Cuba as a territory and did little to curb the spread of widespread disease there. 
D)  The United States gained strategic territories in the Pacific and Latin America without acknowledging the people of those territories as having full representation in the republic. 
E)  The United States gained the Panama Canal Zone in Central America, which linked the East Coast to California, because of Panama's role in the war.

Question 4

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 5

Why has the Spanish-American War been renamed the War of 1898?

Accepted Answer

A)  It lasted nearly all of the 1880s, culminating in 1898. 
B)  The Spanish initially started the war but soon dropped out of it. 
C)  In the last phase of the war, Spain and the United States were on the same side. 
D)  The Spanish-American War predominantly took place in the Indian Ocean. 
E)  Cubans, Puerto Ricans, and Filipinos also engaged in the fighting. 
A)  It lasted nearly all of the 1880s, culminating in 1898. 
B)  The Spanish initially started the war but soon dropped out of it. 
C)  In the last phase of the war, Spain and the United States were on the same side. 
D)  The Spanish-American War predominantly took place in the Indian Ocean. 
E)  Cubans, Puerto Ricans, and Filipinos also engaged in the fighting.

Question 6

Between 1875 and 1890, sugar from Hawaii could enter the United States duty-free.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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 8

What were the consequences of the Spanish American War for the United States and its place within the world?

Accepted Answer

The consequences of the Spanish American

Question 9

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 10

In 1878, the Samoans signed a treaty with the United States giving the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  total control of the Samoan Islands. 
B)  50-percent control of the Samoan Islands. 
C)  a naval base at Pago Pago. 
D)  a thirty-year lease on Pago Pago. 
E)  all of Samoa, including Wake Island. 
A)  total control of the Samoan Islands. 
B)  50-percent control of the Samoan Islands. 
C)  a naval base at Pago Pago. 
D)  a thirty-year lease on Pago Pago. 
E)  all of Samoa, including Wake Island.

Question 11

Describe the controversy surrounding the building of the Panama Canal. How were the obstacles in the canal controversy overcome?

Accepted Answer

The controversy surrounding the building

Question 12

Which of the following was a result of Japan's show of strength in the Russo-Japanese War?

Accepted Answer

A)  America was quick to send money and support troops to aid Russia. 
B)  Congress voted to send financial and military aid to Korea to help prevent a Japanese invasion. 
C)  Congress lifted the limitations it had previously set on Japanese immigration. 
D)  Americans began to doubt the security of the Philippines. 
E)  Americans cut a deal with Korea to protect the Open Door. 
A)  America was quick to send money and support troops to aid Russia. 
B)  Congress voted to send financial and military aid to Korea to help prevent a Japanese invasion. 
C)  Congress lifted the limitations it had previously set on Japanese immigration. 
D)  Americans began to doubt the security of the Philippines. 
E)  Americans cut a deal with Korea to protect the Open Door.

Question 13

Which of the following was a result of the Spanish-American War?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Untied States was deeply divided between war supporters and opponents. 
B)  The United States acquired Cuba as a colony and prospered due to its staple crops. 
C)  The United States emerged as an imperial power, along with the reinforcement of racist attitudes. 
D)  The United States suffered a huge financial strain and went into a deep depression. 
E)  The United States acquired Alaska as a consolation prize. 
A)  The Untied States was deeply divided between war supporters and opponents. 
B)  The United States acquired Cuba as a colony and prospered due to its staple crops. 
C)  The United States emerged as an imperial power, along with the reinforcement of racist attitudes. 
D)  The United States suffered a huge financial strain and went into a deep depression. 
E)  The United States acquired Alaska as a consolation prize.

Question 14

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 15

The Philippine-American War proved to be costlier in lives and dollars than liberating Cuba during the Spanish-American War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What was the purpose of the Platt Amendment?

Accepted Answer

A)  It granted U.S. citizenship to inhabitants of Puerto Rico. 
B)  It arranged for a Cuban election to decide the issue of annexation. 
C)  It sharply restricted the independence of Cuba's new government. 
D)  It set up the Army Yellow Fever Commission in Cuba. 
E)  It called for Spain to pay for all war reparations. 
A)  It granted U.S. citizenship to inhabitants of Puerto Rico. 
B)  It arranged for a Cuban election to decide the issue of annexation. 
C)  It sharply restricted the independence of Cuba's new government. 
D)  It set up the Army Yellow Fever Commission in Cuba. 
E)  It called for Spain to pay for all war reparations.

Question 17

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 18

Which of the following was true of the treaty ending the Spanish-American War?

Accepted Answer

A)  It initially experienced opposition from some who argued that it would violate the longstanding American principle that people should be self-governing. 
B)  William Jennings Bryan prevented its ratification despite the calls from Senate Democrats to pass it through immediately. 
C)  It provided for Spain to pay a large sum of money for each American soldier killed in the war as part of reparations. 
D)  President McKinley's sole objective was to grant independence to the Philippines because many Americans identified with the struggles Filipinos had gone through. 
E)  There was little debate surrounding the treaty because the United States had already started and was focused on another large war. 
A)  It initially experienced opposition from some who argued that it would violate the longstanding American principle that people should be self-governing. 
B)  William Jennings Bryan prevented its ratification despite the calls from Senate Democrats to pass it through immediately. 
C)  It provided for Spain to pay a large sum of money for each American soldier killed in the war as part of reparations. 
D)  President McKinley's sole objective was to grant independence to the Philippines because many Americans identified with the struggles Filipinos had gone through. 
E)  There was little debate surrounding the treaty because the United States had already started and was focused on another large war.

Question 19

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 20

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.

Exam 20: Seizing an American Empire

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

In order to acquire the Canal Zone, the United States supported Panama's revolt against

Which of the following was a result of the Spanish-American War?

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

Why has the Spanish-American War been renamed the War of 1898?

Between 1875 and 1890, sugar from Hawaii could enter the United States duty-free.

Where did the Boxer Rebellion take place?

What were the consequences of the Spanish American War for the United States and its place within the world?

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

In 1878, the Samoans signed a treaty with the United States giving the United States

Describe the controversy surrounding the building of the Panama Canal. How were the obstacles in the canal controversy overcome?

Which of the following was a result of Japan's show of strength in the Russo-Japanese War?

Which of the following was a result of the Spanish-American War?

Who was Emilio Aguinaldo?

The Philippine-American War proved to be costlier in lives and dollars than liberating Cuba during the Spanish-American War.

What was the purpose of the Platt Amendment?

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

Which of the following was true of the treaty ending the Spanish-American War?

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

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

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Colonial Ways of Life

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Nationalism and Sectionalism

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Religion, Romanticism, and Reform

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Business and Labor in the Industrial Era

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A Clash of Cultures

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