Question 1

The battleship Maine was sunk by

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A)  the Spanish. 
B)  an accidental internal explosion on the ship. 
C)  Cuban rebels. 
D)  a mine planted by pro-Cuban Americans. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  the Spanish. 
B)  an accidental internal explosion on the ship. 
C)  Cuban rebels. 
D)  a mine planted by pro-Cuban Americans. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 2

Teddy Roosevelt's role in the Panamanian Revolution involved

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A)  using American naval forces to block Colombian troops from crushing the revolt. 
B)  ordering an economic embargo of Colombia. 
C)  remaining completely neutral between the Panamanian rebels and Colombia. 
D)  sending in American ground troops. 
E)  arming the Panamanian rebels. 
A)  using American naval forces to block Colombian troops from crushing the revolt. 
B)  ordering an economic embargo of Colombia. 
C)  remaining completely neutral between the Panamanian rebels and Colombia. 
D)  sending in American ground troops. 
E)  arming the Panamanian rebels.

Question 3

In the aftermath of the Boxer uprising, the United States used the indemnity that China was forced to pay to

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A)  educate Chinese students in the United States. 
B)  maintain the Open Door policy. 
C)  establish permanent American military bases in China. 
D)  assist the Chinese Nationalists in the efforts to overthrow the emperor. 
E)  support U.S. missionaries in China. 
A)  educate Chinese students in the United States. 
B)  maintain the Open Door policy. 
C)  establish permanent American military bases in China. 
D)  assist the Chinese Nationalists in the efforts to overthrow the emperor. 
E)  support U.S. missionaries in China.

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of Alfred Thayer Mahan.

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Naval captain who ar

Question 5

Member of the Rough Riders consisted of

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A)  volunteers. 
B)  cowboys and former polo players. 
C)  ex-convicts. 
D)  All of these choices are correct. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  volunteers. 
B)  cowboys and former polo players. 
C)  ex-convicts. 
D)  All of these choices are correct. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 6

President Roosevelt organized a conference in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in 1905 to

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A)  extend a grant of independence to the Philippines. 
B)  mediate a conflict between Germany and Spain over North Africa. 
C)  arrange a mutual defense pact with Great Britain. 
D)  organize an economic development conference with Latin American countries. 
E)  mediate a conclusion to the Russo-Japanese War. 
A)  extend a grant of independence to the Philippines. 
B)  mediate a conflict between Germany and Spain over North Africa. 
C)  arrange a mutual defense pact with Great Britain. 
D)  organize an economic development conference with Latin American countries. 
E)  mediate a conclusion to the Russo-Japanese War.

Question 7

President Grover Cleveland rejected the effort to annex Hawaii because

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A)  he thought the annexation of Hawaii would drain the U.S. Treasury because the island was weak economically. 
B)  the United States did not have the naval power to protect the islands against Japanese or German threats. 
C)  he believed that the native Hawaiians had been wronged and that a majority of Hawaiians opposed annexation to the United States. 
D)  passage of the McKinley Tariff made Hawaiian sugar unprofitable. 
E)  the United States would soon have to establish military bases in Hawaii. 
A)  he thought the annexation of Hawaii would drain the U.S. Treasury because the island was weak economically. 
B)  the United States did not have the naval power to protect the islands against Japanese or German threats. 
C)  he believed that the native Hawaiians had been wronged and that a majority of Hawaiians opposed annexation to the United States. 
D)  passage of the McKinley Tariff made Hawaiian sugar unprofitable. 
E)  the United States would soon have to establish military bases in Hawaii.

Question 8

Assess Theodore Roosevelt's conduct of American foreign policy, especially in Latin America and East Asia. Did Roosevelt's vigorous assertion of American interests enhance the United States' role in these regions or create resentment of the United States as just another imperialistic great power?

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Theodore Roosevelt's conduct of American

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of James G. Blaine.

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Secretary of State who pushed

Question 10

By acquiring the Philippine Islands at the end of the Spanish-American War, the United States

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A)  assumed rule over millions of Asian people. 
B)  became a full-fledged East Asian power. 
C)  assumed military and political commitments that would be difficult to defend. 
D)  developed popular support for a big navy. 
E)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  assumed rule over millions of Asian people. 
B)  became a full-fledged East Asian power. 
C)  assumed military and political commitments that would be difficult to defend. 
D)  developed popular support for a big navy. 
E)  All of these choices are correct.

Question 11

It has often been said that American foreign policy toward China was for many years shaped more by a sentimental view of that country than by U.S. national interests or the actual situation of that country? In what ways was such a romantic view of China reflected in U.S. policy in the early twentieth century? What were the sources of Americans' idealistic views of China?

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In the early twentieth century, American

Question 12

Why was Theodore Roosevelt's diplomatic slogan of "speak softly and carry a big stick" judged to be wise policy guidance for an emerging great power? Was it simply America's growing economic and military power, or Roosevelt's effective diplomacy, that made the United States a greater presence on the world stage?

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Theodore Roosevelt's diplomatic slogan o

Question 13

The primary diplomatic result of Roosevelt's diplomatic ending of the Russo-Japanese War was that

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A)  the United States began to ally itself with Russia against Japan. 
B)  both Japan and Russia became increasingly hostile to the United States. 
C)  U.S. relations with Japan improved. 
D)  U.S. relations with Russia improved. 
E)  China began to seek an alliance with the United States in order to check Japan and Russia. 
A)  the United States began to ally itself with Russia against Japan. 
B)  both Japan and Russia became increasingly hostile to the United States. 
C)  U.S. relations with Japan improved. 
D)  U.S. relations with Russia improved. 
E)  China began to seek an alliance with the United States in order to check Japan and Russia.

Question 14

Regarding the presidency, Teddy Roosevelt believed that

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A)  it was crucial to work cooperatively with Congress on domestic policy issues. 
B)  the checks and balances among the three branches of government were essential to American government. 
C)  the president could take any action not specifically prohibited by the laws and the Constitution. 
D)  the president should defer to Congress on issues of foreign policy. 
E)  the president should never appeal to public opinion. 
A)  it was crucial to work cooperatively with Congress on domestic policy issues. 
B)  the checks and balances among the three branches of government were essential to American government. 
C)  the president could take any action not specifically prohibited by the laws and the Constitution. 
D)  the president should defer to Congress on issues of foreign policy. 
E)  the president should never appeal to public opinion.

Question 15

The American war against the Philippine insurrectionists promoting Philippine independence

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A)  was won with fewer casualties than the war in Cuba. 
B)  was remarkable for its avoidance of civilian casualties. 
C)  resulted in torture and atrocities committed by both sides. 
D)  was waged in accord with traditional American ideals. 
E)  was highly popular in the United States. 
A)  was won with fewer casualties than the war in Cuba. 
B)  was remarkable for its avoidance of civilian casualties. 
C)  resulted in torture and atrocities committed by both sides. 
D)  was waged in accord with traditional American ideals. 
E)  was highly popular in the United States.

Question 16

The Philippine insurrection was finally concluded in 1901 when

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A)  American troops overwhelmed the Filipino rebels. 
B)  the islands were given their immediate independence. 
C)  the Filipino resistance army and the U.S. government negotiated a political settlement that would bring about Philippine independence. 
D)  the Filipino resistance army splintered. 
E)  Emilio Aguinaldo, the Filipino leader, was captured. 
A)  American troops overwhelmed the Filipino rebels. 
B)  the islands were given their immediate independence. 
C)  the Filipino resistance army and the U.S. government negotiated a political settlement that would bring about Philippine independence. 
D)  the Filipino resistance army splintered. 
E)  Emilio Aguinaldo, the Filipino leader, was captured.

Question 17

It has been argued that "the error in Roosevelt's Panama policy lay not in the goals he sought but in the means he chose to achieve them." Do you agree? Why or why not?

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I agree with the statement that the erro

Question 18

A group of historians known as the New Left revisionists argued that the United States' burst of overseas expansion of the 1890s

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A)  was motivated by naive democratic idealism. 
B)  was necessary to maintain an international balance of power. 
C)  was designed to create an informal empire that would guarantee American economic dominance of foreign markets and investments. 
D)  sought to build a colonial political empire. 
E)  was motivated by racist "civilizing" to conquer and Christianize "primitive" blacks, Indians, and Latin American Spanish populations. 
A)  was motivated by naive democratic idealism. 
B)  was necessary to maintain an international balance of power. 
C)  was designed to create an informal empire that would guarantee American economic dominance of foreign markets and investments. 
D)  sought to build a colonial political empire. 
E)  was motivated by racist "civilizing" to conquer and Christianize "primitive" blacks, Indians, and Latin American Spanish populations.

Question 19

Write your definition of imperialism. Then use this definition to argue that the conduct of American foreign relations between 1890 and 1905 was or was not imperialistic.

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Imperialism is the policy of extending a

Question 20

The text's authors suggest that China owed its preservation far more to the military and economic strength of the competing powers than to Hay's Open Door policy. Does that view render the Open Door notes inconsequential? Why or why not?

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The view that China's preservation was o

Exam 27: Empire and Expansion

The battleship Maine was sunk by

Teddy Roosevelt's role in the Panamanian Revolution involved

In the aftermath of the Boxer uprising, the United States used the indemnity that China was forced to pay to

Identify and state the historical significance of Alfred Thayer Mahan.

Member of the Rough Riders consisted of

President Roosevelt organized a conference in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in 1905 to

President Grover Cleveland rejected the effort to annex Hawaii because

Assess Theodore Roosevelt's conduct of American foreign policy, especially in Latin America and East Asia. Did Roosevelt's vigorous assertion of American interests enhance the United States' role in these regions or create resentment of the United States as just another imperialistic great power?

Identify and state the historical significance of James G. Blaine.

By acquiring the Philippine Islands at the end of the Spanish-American War, the United States

The primary diplomatic result of Roosevelt's diplomatic ending of the Russo-Japanese War was that

Regarding the presidency, Teddy Roosevelt believed that

The American war against the Philippine insurrectionists promoting Philippine independence

The Philippine insurrection was finally concluded in 1901 when

It has been argued that "the error in Roosevelt's Panama policy lay not in the goals he sought but in the means he chose to achieve them." Do you agree? Why or why not?

A group of historians known as the New Left revisionists argued that the United States' burst of overseas expansion of the 1890s

Write your definition of imperialism. Then use this definition to argue that the conduct of American foreign relations between 1890 and 1905 was or was not imperialistic.

The text's authors suggest that China owed its preservation far more to the military and economic strength of the competing powers than to Hay's Open Door policy. Does that view render the Open Door notes inconsequential? Why or why not?

New World Beginnings

The Contest for North America

Settling the English Colonies

American Life in the Seventeenth Century

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution

The Road to Revolution

America Secedes From the Empire

The Confederation and the Constitution

Launching the New Ship of State

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism

The Rise of a Mass Democracy

Forging the National Economy

The Ferment of Reform and Culture

The South and the Slavery Controversy

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy

Renewing the Sectional Struggle

Drifting Toward Disunion

Girding for War the North and the South

The Furnace of Civil War

The Ordeal of Reconstruction

The Industrial Era Dawns

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age

America Moves to the City

The Conquest of the West

Rumbles of Discontent

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War

American Life in the Roaring Twenties

The Great Depression and the New Deal

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War

America in World War II

The Cold War Begins

American Zenith

The Stormy Sixties

A Sea of Troubles

The Resurgence of Conservatism

America Confronts the Post Cold War Era

The American People Face a New Century

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