Question 1

Had the Teller Amendment been applied to the Philippines and Cuba, how would it have changed the Spanish-American War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cuba would have become an associated territory as well. 
B)  The United States would have never fought the Spanish navy at Manila. 
C)  The Filipino nationalist movement would not have emerged. 
D)  The United States would have been barred from annexing the archipelago. 
E)  The United States would have benefited from German weapons imports. 
A)  Cuba would have become an associated territory as well. 
B)  The United States would have never fought the Spanish navy at Manila. 
C)  The Filipino nationalist movement would not have emerged. 
D)  The United States would have been barred from annexing the archipelago. 
E)  The United States would have benefited from German weapons imports.

Question 2

Which of the following describes an effect of U.S. Chinese exclusion policies of the late nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chinese discrimination victims were afraid to seek redress through the courts. 
B)  A 1986 Congressional resolution apologized for their exacerbation of racial discrimination. 
C)  In protest, some Chinese refused to carry required identification papers. 
D)  Eastern cities experienced a dramatic increase in Chinese immigration. 
E)  The Chinese Exclusion Act was terminated in 1902. 
A)  Chinese discrimination victims were afraid to seek redress through the courts. 
B)  A 1986 Congressional resolution apologized for their exacerbation of racial discrimination. 
C)  In protest, some Chinese refused to carry required identification papers. 
D)  Eastern cities experienced a dramatic increase in Chinese immigration. 
E)  The Chinese Exclusion Act was terminated in 1902.

Question 3

America became involved in the Pacific region in the latter half of the nineteenth century because of commerce. Defend this statement.

Accepted Answer

America became involved in the Pacific r

Question 4

Analyze the consequences of American rule in Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippines. Did the citizens prosper? Enjoy freedom? Accept American rule? Comment on the consequences for the United States with regard to the statement made by Eric Foner in the text: "Thus, two principles central to American freedom since the War of Independence-no taxation without representation and government based on the consent of the governed-were abandoned when it came to the nation's new possessions."

Accepted Answer

The consequences of American rule in Pue

Question 5

Which statement about the Spanish-American War is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The war lasted only four months and resulted in fewer than 400 U.S. battle casualties. 
B)  Congress indicated that it was going to war to annex Cuba. 
C)  The war came as little surprise given the fact that William McKinley campaigned in 1896 on a platform favoring imperial expansion. 
D)  Admiral Dewey secured Manila Bay by defeating the Spanish in a bloody three-day battle. 
E)  The treaty that ended the war granted U.S. citizenship to the peoples of the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam. 
A)  The war lasted only four months and resulted in fewer than 400 U.S. battle casualties. 
B)  Congress indicated that it was going to war to annex Cuba. 
C)  The war came as little surprise given the fact that William McKinley campaigned in 1896 on a platform favoring imperial expansion. 
D)  Admiral Dewey secured Manila Bay by defeating the Spanish in a bloody three-day battle. 
E)  The treaty that ended the war granted U.S. citizenship to the peoples of the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam.

Question 6

William Jennings Bryan was the presidential candidate for which of the following groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anti-Imperialist League 
B)  Populists and Democrats 
C)  Republicans and Democrats 
D)  Free Soil Party 
E)  Redeemers 
A)  Anti-Imperialist League 
B)  Populists and Democrats 
C)  Republicans and Democrats 
D)  Free Soil Party 
E)  Redeemers

Question 7

What role did the federal troops have in the Pullman Strike of 1894?

Accepted Answer

A)  They represented the government and functioned as an overseer of the strike. 
B)  They worked as moderators between the strikers and the owners. 
C)  They were used as a backup plan in case the workers rioted. 
D)  They showed to support the strikers. 
E)  They stopped the strike by using force. 
A)  They represented the government and functioned as an overseer of the strike. 
B)  They worked as moderators between the strikers and the owners. 
C)  They were used as a backup plan in case the workers rioted. 
D)  They showed to support the strikers. 
E)  They stopped the strike by using force.

Question 8

Which of the following did the Open Door policy most exemplify?

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States' friendliness toward other nations 
B)  the United States' welcoming stance toward immigrants 
C)  China's willingness to allow other countries to set up trading posts 
D)  the United States' pursuit of markets and investment opportunities 
E)  China's willingness to serve as a mediator for warring countries 
A)  the United States' friendliness toward other nations 
B)  the United States' welcoming stance toward immigrants 
C)  China's willingness to allow other countries to set up trading posts 
D)  the United States' pursuit of markets and investment opportunities 
E)  China's willingness to serve as a mediator for warring countries

Question 9

By 1900, in both the North and South:

Accepted Answer

A)  history textbooks emphasized Reconstruction's merits. 
B)  the role of black soldiers in ensuring Union victory in the Civil War was all but forgotten. 
C)  history texts portrayed African-Americans as happy in slavery. 
D)  African-Americans had largely solidified the political and economic gains made in Reconstruction. 
E)  history texts portrayed John Brown as a martyr and national hero. 
A)  history textbooks emphasized Reconstruction's merits. 
B)  the role of black soldiers in ensuring Union victory in the Civil War was all but forgotten. 
C)  history texts portrayed African-Americans as happy in slavery. 
D)  African-Americans had largely solidified the political and economic gains made in Reconstruction. 
E)  history texts portrayed John Brown as a martyr and national hero.

Question 10

Why did Populists call for public ownership of the railroads?

Accepted Answer

A)  to convince the government to invest more money in a better road network 
B)  because they wanted to destroy the American Railway Union 
C)  because they distrusted large and powerful corporations like those owning the railroads 
D)  because they believed the state should own key institutions and corporations 
E)  because farmers would be able to transport their crops at a lower cost 
A)  to convince the government to invest more money in a better road network 
B)  because they wanted to destroy the American Railway Union 
C)  because they distrusted large and powerful corporations like those owning the railroads 
D)  because they believed the state should own key institutions and corporations 
E)  because farmers would be able to transport their crops at a lower cost

Question 11

Chinese demands for equal rights forced the Supreme Court to use the Fourteenth Amendment to rule that children of Chinese immigrants were U.S. citizens by birthright.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

After the Spanish-American War, the United States fought a much longer and deadlier war against the Filipinos in order to subdue the island for annexation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Platt Amendment gave the United States power to intervene in which of the following countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Puerto Rico 
B)  Philippines 
C)  Dominican Republic 
D)  Cuba 
E)  Hawaii 
A)  Puerto Rico 
B)  Philippines 
C)  Dominican Republic 
D)  Cuba 
E)  Hawaii

Question 14

The emergence of the United States as an imperial power inspired much debate among Americans. Briefly explain how the United States arrived at this status and how opponents and supporters of imperialism responded to the change.

Accepted Answer

The United States arrived at its status

Question 15

Explain why Americans increasingly came to feel that they were being denied economic independence and democratic self-government during the late nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

Americans increasingly came to feel that

Question 16

The Philippine War

Accepted Answer

A)  resulted in Filipino independence. 
B)  was far longer and bloodier than the Spanish-American War. 
C)  was little debated at the time. 
D)  was part of the American effort to liberate the Philippines. 
E)  is well remembered today. 
A)  resulted in Filipino independence. 
B)  was far longer and bloodier than the Spanish-American War. 
C)  was little debated at the time. 
D)  was part of the American effort to liberate the Philippines. 
E)  is well remembered today.

Question 17

What did Booker T. Washington's Tuskegee Institute emphasize?

Accepted Answer

A)  civil rights issues 
B)  professional job education 
C)  vocational job education 
D)  black separatism 
E)  graduate school programs 
A)  civil rights issues 
B)  professional job education 
C)  vocational job education 
D)  black separatism 
E)  graduate school programs

Question 18

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Homestead Strike

Accepted Answer

The Homestead Strike was a pivotal indus

Question 19

The Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)

Accepted Answer

A)  was a small organization of radical feminists. 
B)  was led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton. 
C)  moved from demanding prohibition to women's suffrage. 
D)  was a single-issue organization out to ban alcohol. 
E)  argued that politics was not the place for women. 
A)  was a small organization of radical feminists. 
B)  was led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton. 
C)  moved from demanding prohibition to women's suffrage. 
D)  was a single-issue organization out to ban alcohol. 
E)  argued that politics was not the place for women.

Question 20

President William McKinley justified U.S. annexation of the Philippines on which of the following grounds?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States needed to kill Filipinos. 
B)  The United States needed the islands' cheap labor force. 
C)  The United States believed the Filipinos were not ready for self-government. 
D)  The United States needed to Christianize the Filipinos. 
E)  The United States needed to ensure that the Philippines became an independent democracy. 
A)  The United States needed to kill Filipinos. 
B)  The United States needed the islands' cheap labor force. 
C)  The United States believed the Filipinos were not ready for self-government. 
D)  The United States needed to Christianize the Filipinos. 
E)  The United States needed to ensure that the Philippines became an independent democracy.

Exam 17: Freedoms Boundaries, at Home and Abroad, 1890-1900

Had the Teller Amendment been applied to the Philippines and Cuba, how would it have changed the Spanish-American War?

Which of the following describes an effect of U.S. Chinese exclusion policies of the late nineteenth century?

America became involved in the Pacific region in the latter half of the nineteenth century because of commerce. Defend this statement.

Which statement about the Spanish-American War is true?

William Jennings Bryan was the presidential candidate for which of the following groups?

What role did the federal troops have in the Pullman Strike of 1894?

Which of the following did the Open Door policy most exemplify?

By 1900, in both the North and South:

Why did Populists call for public ownership of the railroads?

Chinese demands for equal rights forced the Supreme Court to use the Fourteenth Amendment to rule that children of Chinese immigrants were U.S. citizens by birthright.

After the Spanish-American War, the United States fought a much longer and deadlier war against the Filipinos in order to subdue the island for annexation.

The Platt Amendment gave the United States power to intervene in which of the following countries?

The emergence of the United States as an imperial power inspired much debate among Americans. Briefly explain how the United States arrived at this status and how opponents and supporters of imperialism responded to the change.

Explain why Americans increasingly came to feel that they were being denied economic independence and democratic self-government during the late nineteenth century.

The Philippine War

What did Booker T. Washington's Tuskegee Institute emphasize?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Homestead Strike

The Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)

President William McKinley justified U.S. annexation of the Philippines on which of the following grounds?

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