Question 1

Assess the U.S. military performance in the Spanish-American War. Why did the United States win? How could Spain have possibly won the war?

Accepted Answer

The U.S. military performance in the Spa

Question 2

Americans favored providing aid to the Cuban revolutionaries for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

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A)  fear that the substantial American investment in Cuban sugar and other businesses would be lost. 
B)  a belief that Spain's control of Cuba presented a national security threat to the United States. 
C)  fear that Spanish misrule in Cuba menaced the Gulf of Mexico and the route to the proposed Panama Canal. 
D)  sympathy for Cuban patriots fighting for their freedom. 
E)  the atrocity stories reported in the yellow press of William Randolph Hearst. 
A)  fear that the substantial American investment in Cuban sugar and other businesses would be lost. 
B)  a belief that Spain's control of Cuba presented a national security threat to the United States. 
C)  fear that Spanish misrule in Cuba menaced the Gulf of Mexico and the route to the proposed Panama Canal. 
D)  sympathy for Cuban patriots fighting for their freedom. 
E)  the atrocity stories reported in the yellow press of William Randolph Hearst.

Question 3

In what sense might the original public demand for intervention in Cuba be said to reflect traditional American idealism and anti-imperialism? How did that idealistic crusade end up leading to America's first major imperialistic ventures?

Accepted Answer

The original public demand for intervent

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of Valeriano Weyler.

Accepted Answer

Spanish general who was sent t

Question 5

Before a treaty annexing Hawaii to the United States could be rushed through the U.S. Senate in 1893

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A)  President Harrison's term expired and the less imperialist Grover Cleveland became President. 
B)  war broke out between the United States and Great Britain. 
C)  the white American sugar rebels decided that Hawaii should remain independent. 
D)  popular opinion in the United States turned against such colonial ventures. 
E)  the pro-annexation forces demanded that Hawaii be admitted to the Union as a state. 
A)  President Harrison's term expired and the less imperialist Grover Cleveland became President. 
B)  war broke out between the United States and Great Britain. 
C)  the white American sugar rebels decided that Hawaii should remain independent. 
D)  popular opinion in the United States turned against such colonial ventures. 
E)  the pro-annexation forces demanded that Hawaii be admitted to the Union as a state.

Question 6

The nations that signed U.S. Secretary of State John Hay's Open Door note concerning Chinese rights and fair competition were

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A)  China. 
B)  Russia. 
C)  Germany. 
D)  Japan. 
E)  the United States. 
A)  China. 
B)  Russia. 
C)  Germany. 
D)  Japan. 
E)  the United States.

Question 7

On the question of whether American laws applied to the overseas territory acquired in the Spanish-American War, the Supreme Court ruled in the Insular Cases that

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A)  the American Constitution and laws did not apply to U.S. colonies. 
B)  the president could determine which U.S. laws applied in U.S. colonies. 
C)  federal but not state laws applied. 
D)  a constitutional amendment could not be passed to have American laws applied to U.S. colonies. 
E)  only the Bill of Rights applied. 
A)  the American Constitution and laws did not apply to U.S. colonies. 
B)  the president could determine which U.S. laws applied in U.S. colonies. 
C)  federal but not state laws applied. 
D)  a constitutional amendment could not be passed to have American laws applied to U.S. colonies. 
E)  only the Bill of Rights applied.

Question 8

The greatest loss of life for American fighting men during the Spanish-American War resulted from

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A)  naval battles in the Caribbean. 
B)  the war in the Philippines. 
C)  land battles in the Cuban campaign. 
D)  serious diseases and sickness of American soldiers fighting in Cuba. 
E)  military suicides by American military servicemen. 
A)  naval battles in the Caribbean. 
B)  the war in the Philippines. 
C)  land battles in the Cuban campaign. 
D)  serious diseases and sickness of American soldiers fighting in Cuba. 
E)  military suicides by American military servicemen.

Question 9

Theodore Roosevelt strongly encouraged the Panamanians to revolt against Colombia because

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A)  he thought they would not charge as much for a canal route as the Colombians. 
B)  he wanted to establish a permanent U.S. military base in the region. 
C)  Roosevelt had designs on making Panama a colony of the United States. 
D)  he regarded the Colombians as racially inferior. 
E)  the Colombian senate had rejected the American offer to buy a canal route across Panama. 
A)  he thought they would not charge as much for a canal route as the Colombians. 
B)  he wanted to establish a permanent U.S. military base in the region. 
C)  Roosevelt had designs on making Panama a colony of the United States. 
D)  he regarded the Colombians as racially inferior. 
E)  the Colombian senate had rejected the American offer to buy a canal route across Panama.

Question 10

The Teller Amendment

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A)  guaranteed that the United States would support Cuban independence after Spain was ousted. 
B)  stated that Cuba would become an American possession. 
C)  directed President McKinley to order American troops into Cuba. 
D)  guaranteed that the United States would support a Cuban plebiscite by the Cuban people on independence or colonial status after Spain was ousted. 
E)  granted the United States a permanent base at Guantanamo Bay. 
A)  guaranteed that the United States would support Cuban independence after Spain was ousted. 
B)  stated that Cuba would become an American possession. 
C)  directed President McKinley to order American troops into Cuba. 
D)  guaranteed that the United States would support a Cuban plebiscite by the Cuban people on independence or colonial status after Spain was ousted. 
E)  granted the United States a permanent base at Guantanamo Bay.

Question 11

When the United States invaded Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War

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A)  the army encountered stiff resistance from the Spanish. 
B)  it met almost no resistance from Spanish forces. 
C)  most of the population greeted the invaders as liberating heroes. 
D)  heavy fighting occurred in the harbor at San Juan. 
E)  its intentions were to grant Puerto Rican independence. 
A)  the army encountered stiff resistance from the Spanish. 
B)  it met almost no resistance from Spanish forces. 
C)  most of the population greeted the invaders as liberating heroes. 
D)  heavy fighting occurred in the harbor at San Juan. 
E)  its intentions were to grant Puerto Rican independence.

Question 12

Why is it not actually true that the United States remained isolated from events in Asia in the mid-to-late 19th century? Describe some specific instances of American involvement in Asia between 1850 and 1900. Then, evaluate their similarities and differences in terms of policy goals and objectives, and the diplomatic and military strategies utilized to accomplish these identified U.S. foreign policy goals and objectives in Asia between 1850 and 1900.

Accepted Answer

It is not actually true that the United

Question 13

When the United States captured the Philippines from Spain

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A)  Hawaii was annexed by the United States as a key territory in the Pacific. 
B)  America granted the Philippines its independence. 
C)  many anti-imperialists admitted that their opposition to the Spanish-American War had been a mistake. 
D)  Filipinos were granted American citizenship. 
E)  they did so without Filipino assistance. 
A)  Hawaii was annexed by the United States as a key territory in the Pacific. 
B)  America granted the Philippines its independence. 
C)  many anti-imperialists admitted that their opposition to the Spanish-American War had been a mistake. 
D)  Filipinos were granted American citizenship. 
E)  they did so without Filipino assistance.

Question 14

The end of the Cuban War came after the last substantial Spanish fleet was destroyed at the Battle of

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A)  Havana. 
B)  Santiago. 
C)  Guantanamo. 
D)  Samoa. 
E)  Manila Bay. 
A)  Havana. 
B)  Santiago. 
C)  Guantanamo. 
D)  Samoa. 
E)  Manila Bay.

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of Dupuy de Lóme.

Accepted Answer

Spanish minister in Washington

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of Josiah Strong.

Accepted Answer

Reverend who spread

Question 17

The actual purpose of the battleship Maine's visit to Cuba was to

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A)  provoke a war with Spain. 
B)  protect and evacuate American citizens from the island. 
C)  offer a way for Cuban rebels to escape to Florida. 
D)  stop rioting by the Cuban rebels. 
E)  prepare for intervention by the U.S. marines if necessary. 
A)  provoke a war with Spain. 
B)  protect and evacuate American citizens from the island. 
C)  offer a way for Cuban rebels to escape to Florida. 
D)  stop rioting by the Cuban rebels. 
E)  prepare for intervention by the U.S. marines if necessary.

Question 18

Construction of an isthmian canal across Central America was motivated mainly by

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A)  a desire to improve defense by allowing rapid naval movements between two oceans. 
B)  the Panamanian Revolution. 
C)  America's growing economic interests in Asia. 
D)  the British rejection of the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty. 
E)  a clash of British and American economic interests in Central America. 
A)  a desire to improve defense by allowing rapid naval movements between two oceans. 
B)  the Panamanian Revolution. 
C)  America's growing economic interests in Asia. 
D)  the British rejection of the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty. 
E)  a clash of British and American economic interests in Central America.

Question 19

In response to the Boxer Rebellion, the United States

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A)  refused to accept any indemnity for the losses that it incurred while putting down this uprising. 
B)  withdrew all American missionaries to China and renounced any economic interest in China. 
C)  sent money but no troops to help a multinational contingent to crush the uprising. 
D)  became an East Asian power. 
E)  abandoned its general principles of non-entanglement and noninvolvement in overseas conflict. 
A)  refused to accept any indemnity for the losses that it incurred while putting down this uprising. 
B)  withdrew all American missionaries to China and renounced any economic interest in China. 
C)  sent money but no troops to help a multinational contingent to crush the uprising. 
D)  became an East Asian power. 
E)  abandoned its general principles of non-entanglement and noninvolvement in overseas conflict.

Question 20

In the Root-Takahira agreement of 1908

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A)  the Japanese government agreed to limit the number of Japanese immigrant laborers entering the United States. 
B)  the United States and Japan agreed to respect each other's territorial holdings in the Pacific. 
C)  the United States agreed to accept a Japanese sphere of influence in China. 
D)  Japan agreed to accept U.S. control of the Philippines in exchange for Japanese domination of Manchuria. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  the Japanese government agreed to limit the number of Japanese immigrant laborers entering the United States. 
B)  the United States and Japan agreed to respect each other's territorial holdings in the Pacific. 
C)  the United States agreed to accept a Japanese sphere of influence in China. 
D)  Japan agreed to accept U.S. control of the Philippines in exchange for Japanese domination of Manchuria. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Exam 27: Empire and Expansion

Assess the U.S. military performance in the Spanish-American War. Why did the United States win? How could Spain have possibly won the war?

Americans favored providing aid to the Cuban revolutionaries for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

In what sense might the original public demand for intervention in Cuba be said to reflect traditional American idealism and anti-imperialism? How did that idealistic crusade end up leading to America's first major imperialistic ventures?

Identify and state the historical significance of Valeriano Weyler.

Before a treaty annexing Hawaii to the United States could be rushed through the U.S. Senate in 1893

The nations that signed U.S. Secretary of State John Hay's Open Door note concerning Chinese rights and fair competition were

On the question of whether American laws applied to the overseas territory acquired in the Spanish-American War, the Supreme Court ruled in the Insular Cases that

The greatest loss of life for American fighting men during the Spanish-American War resulted from

Theodore Roosevelt strongly encouraged the Panamanians to revolt against Colombia because

The Teller Amendment

When the United States invaded Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War

When the United States captured the Philippines from Spain

The end of the Cuban War came after the last substantial Spanish fleet was destroyed at the Battle of

Identify and state the historical significance of Dupuy de Lóme.

Identify and state the historical significance of Josiah Strong.

The actual purpose of the battleship Maine's visit to Cuba was to

Construction of an isthmian canal across Central America was motivated mainly by

In response to the Boxer Rebellion, the United States

In the Root-Takahira agreement of 1908

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