Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of Richard Olney.

Accepted Answer

Secretary of State w

Question 2

Theodore Roosevelt's aggressive involvement in the Panamanian revolt had the general international effect of

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A)  making other nations reluctant to use the Panama Canal. 
B)  sparking revolts against American rule in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 
C)  allying the United States closely with Britain. 
D)  sparking revolts against European colonial rule and influence in Central America and the Caribbean. 
E)  increasing anti-American sentiment throughout Latin America. 
A)  making other nations reluctant to use the Panama Canal. 
B)  sparking revolts against American rule in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 
C)  allying the United States closely with Britain. 
D)  sparking revolts against European colonial rule and influence in Central America and the Caribbean. 
E)  increasing anti-American sentiment throughout Latin America.

Question 3

The Republicans won the 1900 election mainly because of

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A)  their support of imperialism. 
B)  the uninspiring campaigning and lack of ambition of Democratic presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan. 
C)  their support of freedom abroad. 
D)  Bryan's lackluster campaign. 
E)  the prosperity achieved during McKinley's first term. 
A)  their support of imperialism. 
B)  the uninspiring campaigning and lack of ambition of Democratic presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan. 
C)  their support of freedom abroad. 
D)  Bryan's lackluster campaign. 
E)  the prosperity achieved during McKinley's first term.

Question 4

Was the Spanish-American War really necessary? List the alternatives to war available to McKinley in 1898 and explain why he rejected them in favor of a war policy.

Accepted Answer

The Spanish-American War was not necessa

Question 5

What do you consider the most important domestic and foreign-policy consequences of the Spanish-American War? Why?

Accepted Answer

The most important domestic consequence

Question 6

The Rough Riders, organized principally by Teddy Roosevelt,

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A)  experienced no serious military action. 
B)  were trained in guerrilla warfare. 
C)  managed to take San Juan Hill unassisted. 
D)  were an ineffective and incompetent collection of western cowboys, eastern polo players, former criminals, and other volunteers. 
E)  were turned into an effective fighting force by Colonel Leonard Wood. 
A)  experienced no serious military action. 
B)  were trained in guerrilla warfare. 
C)  managed to take San Juan Hill unassisted. 
D)  were an ineffective and incompetent collection of western cowboys, eastern polo players, former criminals, and other volunteers. 
E)  were turned into an effective fighting force by Colonel Leonard Wood.

Question 7

As a vice-presidential candidate in 1900, Teddy Roosevelt

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A)  openly advocated a more progressive program than President McKinley. 
B)  appealed primarily to wealthy easterners. 
C)  ran a quiet and dignified front-porch campaign. 
D)  countered William Jennings Bryan's popular appeal by engaging in his own flamboyant campaign. 
E)  revealed that he had major foreign and domestic policy differences with President McKinley. 
A)  openly advocated a more progressive program than President McKinley. 
B)  appealed primarily to wealthy easterners. 
C)  ran a quiet and dignified front-porch campaign. 
D)  countered William Jennings Bryan's popular appeal by engaging in his own flamboyant campaign. 
E)  revealed that he had major foreign and domestic policy differences with President McKinley.

Question 8

Consider each of the following as a possible cause of the Spanish-American War in 1898: a) public opinion, b) yellow journalism, c) business interests, and
d. strategic interests. Which do you consider the key cause of the war? Why?

Accepted Answer

The key cause of the Spanish-American Wa

Question 9

In the 1900 presidential election, the Democratic party and its candidate, William Jennings Bryan, insisted that ____ was the paramount issue of the campaign.

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A)  tariff protection 
B)  imperialism 
C)  free silver 
D)  social reform 
E)  national defense 
A)  tariff protection 
B)  imperialism 
C)  free silver 
D)  social reform 
E)  national defense

Question 10

Along with serving as the last reigning queen of Hawaii, Queen Liliuokalani is also remembered for

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A)  helping to build tourism to Hawaii. 
B)  writing songs such as "Aloha Oe." 
C)  establishing the pineapple business on the island. 
D)  her lavish personal expenditures, particularly for clothes. 
E)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  helping to build tourism to Hawaii. 
B)  writing songs such as "Aloha Oe." 
C)  establishing the pineapple business on the island. 
D)  her lavish personal expenditures, particularly for clothes. 
E)  All of these choices are correct.

Question 11

Theodore Roosevelt became involved in the peace settlement for the Russo-Japanese War

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A)  to enhance his international stature as a key world leader. 
B)  as a way of enhancing America's position in East Asia. 
C)  when Russia asked for his assistance. 
D)  because he feared that the British might intervene and thus gain prestige. 
E)  when Japan secretly asked him to help mediate a peace settlement with the Russians. 
A)  to enhance his international stature as a key world leader. 
B)  as a way of enhancing America's position in East Asia. 
C)  when Russia asked for his assistance. 
D)  because he feared that the British might intervene and thus gain prestige. 
E)  when Japan secretly asked him to help mediate a peace settlement with the Russians.

Question 12

Queen Liliuokalani

Accepted Answer

Constitutional monarch of Hawa

Question 13

At the time, the greatest controversy emerging from the Spanish-American War was over

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A)  whether the declaration of war against Spain had been justified. 
B)  whether the Teller Amendment promising Cuban independence was wise. 
C)  the U.S. insistence on gaining a permanent military base at Guantanamo Bay. 
D)  the U.S. colonial acquisition of the Philippines. 
E)  the U.S. colonial acquisition of Puerto Rico. 
A)  whether the declaration of war against Spain had been justified. 
B)  whether the Teller Amendment promising Cuban independence was wise. 
C)  the U.S. insistence on gaining a permanent military base at Guantanamo Bay. 
D)  the U.S. colonial acquisition of the Philippines. 
E)  the U.S. colonial acquisition of Puerto Rico.

Question 14

Assess the wisdom of the Teller Amendment, the Platt Amendment, and the Supreme Court's decisions in the Insular Cases.

Accepted Answer

The Teller Amendment, the Platt Amendmen

Question 15

The Philippine nationalist who led the insurrection against both Spanish rule and the later United States occupation was

Accepted Answer

A)  Valeriano Weyler. 
B)  Emilio Aguinaldo. 
C)  Dupuy de Lóme. 
D)  Pasqual de Cervera. 
E)  Ramon Macapagal. 
A)  Valeriano Weyler. 
B)  Emilio Aguinaldo. 
C)  Dupuy de Lóme. 
D)  Pasqual de Cervera. 
E)  Ramon Macapagal.

Question 16

Which of the following represented effects of the Russo-Japanese War on the United States?

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A)  A new wave of Japanese immigrants began pouring into the spacious valleys of California. 
B)  White Californians began assailing the onset of new "yellow peril" represented by new Japanese immigrants to the state. 
C)  A major diplomatic row developed between the United States and Japan over the San Francisco school board ordering the segregation of Japanese students in a special school to free more space for whites. 
D)  A secret diplomatic agreement in 1907-1908 between the United States and Japan that stopped the flow of laborers to the U.S. mainland. 
E)  A brief hostile naval encounter in 1907 between America's Great White Fleet and the Japanese navy in Tokyo Bay that nearly erupted into a shooting war between the two nations. 
A)  A new wave of Japanese immigrants began pouring into the spacious valleys of California. 
B)  White Californians began assailing the onset of new "yellow peril" represented by new Japanese immigrants to the state. 
C)  A major diplomatic row developed between the United States and Japan over the San Francisco school board ordering the segregation of Japanese students in a special school to free more space for whites. 
D)  A secret diplomatic agreement in 1907-1908 between the United States and Japan that stopped the flow of laborers to the U.S. mainland. 
E)  A brief hostile naval encounter in 1907 between America's Great White Fleet and the Japanese navy in Tokyo Bay that nearly erupted into a shooting war between the two nations.

Question 17

The United States gained a perpetual lease on the Panama Canal Zone in the

Accepted Answer

A)  Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty. 
B)  Hay-Pauncefote Treaty. 
C)  Clayton-Bulwer Treaty. 
D)  Gentlemen's Agreement. 
E)  Teller Amendment. 
A)  Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty. 
B)  Hay-Pauncefote Treaty. 
C)  Clayton-Bulwer Treaty. 
D)  Gentlemen's Agreement. 
E)  Teller Amendment.

Question 18

Was there any shift in American foreign policy between President McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt, the vice president who succeeded him after McKinley's assassination? If so, what was it? In what area, if any, did Roosevelt most clearly depart from McKinley's policies?

Accepted Answer

Yes, there was a shift in American forei

Question 19

In 1899, guerrilla warfare broke out in the Philippines because

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A)  Spanish citizens still living there tried to regain political control of the country. 
B)  the United States refused to give the Filipino people their independence. 
C)  Communist insurgents attempted to seize control of the islands. 
D)  the United States refused to promote the economic and social development of the Filipino people. 
E)  American missionaries tried to convert Catholic Filipinos to Protestantism. 
A)  Spanish citizens still living there tried to regain political control of the country. 
B)  the United States refused to give the Filipino people their independence. 
C)  Communist insurgents attempted to seize control of the islands. 
D)  the United States refused to promote the economic and social development of the Filipino people. 
E)  American missionaries tried to convert Catholic Filipinos to Protestantism.

Question 20

The United States declared war on Spain even though the Spanish had already agreed to

Accepted Answer

A)  end the reconcentration camps and sign an armistice with the Cuban rebels. 
B)  accept Cuban independence. 
C)  transfer Cuba to American possession. 
D)  apologize for the sinking of the Maine. 
E)  accept international arbitration of the conflict. 
A)  end the reconcentration camps and sign an armistice with the Cuban rebels. 
B)  accept Cuban independence. 
C)  transfer Cuba to American possession. 
D)  apologize for the sinking of the Maine. 
E)  accept international arbitration of the conflict.

Exam 27: Empire and Expansion

Identify and state the historical significance of Richard Olney.

Theodore Roosevelt's aggressive involvement in the Panamanian revolt had the general international effect of

The Republicans won the 1900 election mainly because of

Was the Spanish-American War really necessary? List the alternatives to war available to McKinley in 1898 and explain why he rejected them in favor of a war policy.

What do you consider the most important domestic and foreign-policy consequences of the Spanish-American War? Why?

The Rough Riders, organized principally by Teddy Roosevelt,

As a vice-presidential candidate in 1900, Teddy Roosevelt

Consider each of the following as a possible cause of the Spanish-American War in 1898: a) public opinion, b) yellow journalism, c) business interests, and d. strategic interests. Which do you consider the key cause of the war? Why?

In the 1900 presidential election, the Democratic party and its candidate, William Jennings Bryan, insisted that ____ was the paramount issue of the campaign.

Along with serving as the last reigning queen of Hawaii, Queen Liliuokalani is also remembered for

Theodore Roosevelt became involved in the peace settlement for the Russo-Japanese War

Queen Liliuokalani

At the time, the greatest controversy emerging from the Spanish-American War was over

Assess the wisdom of the Teller Amendment, the Platt Amendment, and the Supreme Court's decisions in the Insular Cases.

The Philippine nationalist who led the insurrection against both Spanish rule and the later United States occupation was

Which of the following represented effects of the Russo-Japanese War on the United States?

The United States gained a perpetual lease on the Panama Canal Zone in the

Was there any shift in American foreign policy between President McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt, the vice president who succeeded him after McKinley's assassination? If so, what was it? In what area, if any, did Roosevelt most clearly depart from McKinley's policies?

In 1899, guerrilla warfare broke out in the Philippines because

The United States declared war on Spain even though the Spanish had already agreed to

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