Question 1

When Filipinos first came to the United States, they worked mainly as

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A)  chefs. 
B)  railroad laborers. 
C)  servants in the navy. 
D)  industrial laborers. 
E)  agricultural laborers. 
A)  chefs. 
B)  railroad laborers. 
C)  servants in the navy. 
D)  industrial laborers. 
E)  agricultural laborers.

Question 2

President McKinley justified American acquisition of the Philippines primarily by emphasizing that

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A)  the need to take care of and Christianize the dispossessed, poor, and non-Christian Filipinos. 
B)  the electoral success of the Republican party depended on their acquisition. 
C)  the United States would gain key naval bases there. 
D)  the Philippines were spoils of war and America's by right of conquest. 
E)  there was no acceptable alternative to their acquisition. 
A)  the need to take care of and Christianize the dispossessed, poor, and non-Christian Filipinos. 
B)  the electoral success of the Republican party depended on their acquisition. 
C)  the United States would gain key naval bases there. 
D)  the Philippines were spoils of war and America's by right of conquest. 
E)  there was no acceptable alternative to their acquisition.

Question 3

America's initial Open Door policy was essentially an argument to promote

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A)  free trade and competition throughout all of China. 
B)  equal spheres of influence in China among all the European powers. 
C)  military protection for the Chinese emperor. 
D)  Christian missionaries to be able to their conversion work in China. 
E)  the principle of self-determination. 
A)  free trade and competition throughout all of China. 
B)  equal spheres of influence in China among all the European powers. 
C)  military protection for the Chinese emperor. 
D)  Christian missionaries to be able to their conversion work in China. 
E)  the principle of self-determination.

Question 4

China's Boxer Rebellion was an attempt to

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A)  overthrow the corrupt Chinese government. 
B)  establish American power in the Far East. 
C)  throw out or kill all foreigners. 
D)  destroy the Open Door policy. 
E)  restore traditional Chinese religion. 
A)  overthrow the corrupt Chinese government. 
B)  establish American power in the Far East. 
C)  throw out or kill all foreigners. 
D)  destroy the Open Door policy. 
E)  restore traditional Chinese religion.

Question 5

Theodore Roosevelt can best be described as

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A)  lacking in self-confidence. 
B)  mentally vigorous but physically frail. 
C)  highly energetic and egotistical. 
D)  a loudmouth with few political skills. 
E)  a reflective intellectual. 
A)  lacking in self-confidence. 
B)  mentally vigorous but physically frail. 
C)  highly energetic and egotistical. 
D)  a loudmouth with few political skills. 
E)  a reflective intellectual.

Question 6

The most successful American military action during the Spanish-American War was largely due to

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A)  the incompetence of Spanish military forces. 
B)  effective collaboration between U.S. forces and Cuban and Filipino rebels. 
C)  the strategic skill of U.S. military leadership. 
D)  the efficient logistical support for U.S. forces provided by the War Department. 
E)  effective use of the new steel navy. 
A)  the incompetence of Spanish military forces. 
B)  effective collaboration between U.S. forces and Cuban and Filipino rebels. 
C)  the strategic skill of U.S. military leadership. 
D)  the efficient logistical support for U.S. forces provided by the War Department. 
E)  effective use of the new steel navy.

Question 7

When they first arrived in the US, Puerto Ricans worked in all of the following positions EXCEPT

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A)  Arizona cotton fields. 
B)  New Jersey soup factories. 
C)  Utah mines. 
D)  New York garment and cigar factories. 
E)  Georgia farms. 
A)  Arizona cotton fields. 
B)  New Jersey soup factories. 
C)  Utah mines. 
D)  New York garment and cigar factories. 
E)  Georgia farms.

Question 8

Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A) American declaration of war on Spain, (B) sinking of the Maine, (C) passage of the Teller Amendment, and (D) passage of the Platt Amendment.

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A)  A, B, D, C 
B)  D, C, B, A 
C)  B, A, D, C 
D)  B, A, C, D 
E)  C, D, A, B 
A)  A, B, D, C 
B)  D, C, B, A 
C)  B, A, D, C 
D)  B, A, C, D 
E)  C, D, A, B

Question 9

Write a thumbnail sketch of Theodore Roosevelt. Consider both the key characteristics of his personality and his style of leadership. In what ways did he make his own personality essential to his political and international goals?

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Theodore Roosevelt was a larger-than-lif

Question 10

The United States asserted that it had a virtual right of continuing intervention in Cuba in the

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A)  insular cases. 
B)  Platt Amendment. 
C)  Teller Amendment. 
D)  Foraker Act. 
E)  Guantanamo Bay Treaty. 
A)  insular cases. 
B)  Platt Amendment. 
C)  Teller Amendment. 
D)  Foraker Act. 
E)  Guantanamo Bay Treaty.

Question 11

The extended Open Door policy advocated in Secretary John Hay's second note to all the great powers called on them to

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A)  recognize Philippine independence at an early date. 
B)  guarantee the independence of Cuba. 
C)  maintain a balance of power in East Asia. 
D)  uphold the territorial integrity of China. 
E)  pursue further investment in China. 
A)  recognize Philippine independence at an early date. 
B)  guarantee the independence of Cuba. 
C)  maintain a balance of power in East Asia. 
D)  uphold the territorial integrity of China. 
E)  pursue further investment in China.

Question 12

Was the occupation and annexation of the Philippines fundamentally different from America's previous forms of expansion into territory held by Mexico? Why or why not?

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The occupation and annexation of the Phi

Question 13

The secret Gentlemen's Agreement that President Theodore Roosevelt worked out with the Japanese in 1907-1908

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A)  concluded the Russo-Japanese War. 
B)  helped him to win the Nobel Peace Prize. 
C)  caused Japan to halt the flow of laborers to America in return for the repeal of a racist school decree by the San Francisco School Board. 
D)  put a stop to the racist yellow journalism being practiced in the United States. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  concluded the Russo-Japanese War. 
B)  helped him to win the Nobel Peace Prize. 
C)  caused Japan to halt the flow of laborers to America in return for the repeal of a racist school decree by the San Francisco School Board. 
D)  put a stop to the racist yellow journalism being practiced in the United States. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 14

Japan's victories in the early stages of the Russo-Japanese War were especially stunning because

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A)  it was the first time in many centuries that a non-European nation had defeated a European great power. 
B)  the United States had provided strong support to Russia before the war. 
C)  Russia had by far the larger and more sophisticated naval forces. 
D)  Japan had previously been bogged down in a war in China's Manchuria province. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  it was the first time in many centuries that a non-European nation had defeated a European great power. 
B)  the United States had provided strong support to Russia before the war. 
C)  Russia had by far the larger and more sophisticated naval forces. 
D)  Japan had previously been bogged down in a war in China's Manchuria province. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 15

The relatively small, but perceived substantial, Japanese immigration into California in the early 1900s led to

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A)  growing Japanese control of certain key industries like banking and horticulture. 
B)  growing employment of Japanese men and women in service industries. 
C)  an appreciation for Japanese arts and culture on the West Coast. 
D)  growing racial discrimination and fear of a yellow peril. 
E)  the increasing belief that Japan was plotting to attack the United States. 
A)  growing Japanese control of certain key industries like banking and horticulture. 
B)  growing employment of Japanese men and women in service industries. 
C)  an appreciation for Japanese arts and culture on the West Coast. 
D)  growing racial discrimination and fear of a yellow peril. 
E)  the increasing belief that Japan was plotting to attack the United States.

Question 16

The major alternative route, besides Panama, that was seriously considered as the location for a canal between oceans was across

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

Question 17

Historians have argued that race and gender were important in Roosevelt's and other's justifications for imperialism because these imperialists

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A)  claimed American society had lost touch with manly virtues. 
B)  saw the nation as becoming soft and feminine since the frontier closed. 
C)  perceived other nations as at the bottom of a strict racial hierarchy. 
D)  regarded blacks as primitive and Anglo-Saxons as civilized. 
E)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  claimed American society had lost touch with manly virtues. 
B)  saw the nation as becoming soft and feminine since the frontier closed. 
C)  perceived other nations as at the bottom of a strict racial hierarchy. 
D)  regarded blacks as primitive and Anglo-Saxons as civilized. 
E)  All of these choices are correct.

Question 18

What were the arguments of the pro-imperialists and the anti-imperialists in the debate over acquiring the Philippines? Which of the anti-imperialist arguments were most persuasive, and which proved not to hold up?

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The pro-imperialists argued that acquiri

Question 19

Many Americans became concerned about the increasing foreign intervention in China because they

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A)  feared that American missions would be jeopardized and Chinese markets closed to non-Europeans. 
B)  feared the United States would be drawn into a war with Japan over political and economic influence over China. 
C)  feared German military domination of China. 
D)  believed that such intervention undermined Chinese sovereignty. 
E)  disliked the superior racial attitudes displayed by the Europeans toward the Chinese. 
A)  feared that American missions would be jeopardized and Chinese markets closed to non-Europeans. 
B)  feared the United States would be drawn into a war with Japan over political and economic influence over China. 
C)  feared German military domination of China. 
D)  believed that such intervention undermined Chinese sovereignty. 
E)  disliked the superior racial attitudes displayed by the Europeans toward the Chinese.

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of Henry Cabot Lodge.

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Congressman who interpreted Da

Exam 27: Empire and Expansion

When Filipinos first came to the United States, they worked mainly as

President McKinley justified American acquisition of the Philippines primarily by emphasizing that

America's initial Open Door policy was essentially an argument to promote

China's Boxer Rebellion was an attempt to

Theodore Roosevelt can best be described as

The most successful American military action during the Spanish-American War was largely due to

When they first arrived in the US, Puerto Ricans worked in all of the following positions EXCEPT

Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A) American declaration of war on Spain, (B) sinking of the Maine, (C) passage of the Teller Amendment, and (D) passage of the Platt Amendment.

Write a thumbnail sketch of Theodore Roosevelt. Consider both the key characteristics of his personality and his style of leadership. In what ways did he make his own personality essential to his political and international goals?

The United States asserted that it had a virtual right of continuing intervention in Cuba in the

The extended Open Door policy advocated in Secretary John Hay's second note to all the great powers called on them to

Was the occupation and annexation of the Philippines fundamentally different from America's previous forms of expansion into territory held by Mexico? Why or why not?

The secret Gentlemen's Agreement that President Theodore Roosevelt worked out with the Japanese in 1907-1908

Japan's victories in the early stages of the Russo-Japanese War were especially stunning because

The relatively small, but perceived substantial, Japanese immigration into California in the early 1900s led to

The major alternative route, besides Panama, that was seriously considered as the location for a canal between oceans was across

Historians have argued that race and gender were important in Roosevelt's and other's justifications for imperialism because these imperialists

What were the arguments of the pro-imperialists and the anti-imperialists in the debate over acquiring the Philippines? Which of the anti-imperialist arguments were most persuasive, and which proved not to hold up?

Many Americans became concerned about the increasing foreign intervention in China because they

Identify and state the historical significance of Henry Cabot Lodge.

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