Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Which of the following prominent American leaders was least enthusiastic about U.S. imperialistic adventures in the 1890s?

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A) Theodore Roosevelt 
B) William Randolph Hearst 
C) Alfred Thayer Mahan 
D) William McKinley 
E) Grover Cleveland 
A) Theodore Roosevelt 
B) William Randolph Hearst 
C) Alfred Thayer Mahan 
D) William McKinley 
E) Grover Cleveland

Question 3

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 4

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 5

A major factor in the shift in American foreign policy toward imperialism in the late nineteenth century was the

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A) need to justify substantially decreased expenditures including the reduction of the navy. 
B) desire for more farmland. 
C) construction of an American-built isthmian canal between the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean. 
D) closing of the frontier. 
E) need for overseas markets for increased industrial and agricultural production. 
A) need to justify substantially decreased expenditures including the reduction of the navy. 
B) desire for more farmland. 
C) construction of an American-built isthmian canal between the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean. 
D) closing of the frontier. 
E) need for overseas markets for increased industrial and agricultural production.

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Portsmouth Conference

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The Portsmouth Conference, officially kn

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Emilio Aguinaldo

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Emilio Aguinaldo was a Filipino revoluti

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

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 9

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 10

Explain the ways in which
a.the Boxer Rebellion and
b.the Open Door note signaled a new departure for American foreign policy in China and East Asia generally.What were the primary factors leading to deeper American involvement in that region?

Accepted Answer

a. The Boxer Rebellion and b. the Open D

Question 11

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 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Philippe Bunau-Varilla

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Philippe Bunau-Varilla (1859–1940) was a

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Queen Liliuokalani

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and state the historical significance of...

Question 14

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 nonentanglement 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 nonentanglement and noninvolvement in overseas conflict.

Question 15

The near-war between the United States and Britain over the Venezuela boundary crisis ultimately resulted in

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A) a brief war between Venezuela and British Guiana. 
B) British concession of the disputed territory to Venezuela. 
C) stationing United States marines along the disputed border. 
D) a growing diplomatic reconciliation between the two English-speaking countries. 
E) a naval arms race between the United States and Britain. 
A) a brief war between Venezuela and British Guiana. 
B) British concession of the disputed territory to Venezuela. 
C) stationing United States marines along the disputed border. 
D) a growing diplomatic reconciliation between the two English-speaking countries. 
E) a naval arms race between the United States and Britain.

Question 16

Alfred Thayer Mahan argued that

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A) free trade was essential to a nation's economic health. 
B) control of the sea was the key to world domination. 
C) the United States should continue its policy of isolationism. 
D) the United States should immediately build an isthmian canal between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. 
E) the construction of a large navy was not necessary for a nation to achieve world domination. 
A) free trade was essential to a nation's economic health. 
B) control of the sea was the key to world domination. 
C) the United States should continue its policy of isolationism. 
D) the United States should immediately build an isthmian canal between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. 
E) the construction of a large navy was not necessary for a nation to achieve world domination.

Question 17

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 18

____ Either one of the two nations whose boundary dispute in 1895 nearly involved the United States in war.

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The answer of ____ Either one of the two nations...

Question 19

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 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-imperialism

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Imperialism is a policy or ideology in w

Exam 27: Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

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

Which of the following prominent American leaders was least enthusiastic about U.S. imperialistic adventures in the 1890s?

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

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

A major factor in the shift in American foreign policy toward imperialism in the late nineteenth century was the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Portsmouth Conference

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Emilio Aguinaldo

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

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?

Explain the ways in which a.the Boxer Rebellion and b.the Open Door note signaled a new departure for American foreign policy in China and East Asia generally.What were the primary factors leading to deeper American involvement in that region?

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Philippe Bunau-Varilla

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Queen Liliuokalani

In response to the Boxer Rebellion, the United States

The near-war between the United States and Britain over the Venezuela boundary crisis ultimately resulted in

Alfred Thayer Mahan argued that

Theodore Roosevelt strongly encouraged the Panamanians to revolt against Colombia because

____ Either one of the two nations whose boundary dispute in 1895 nearly involved the United States in war.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -imperialism

New World Beginnings, 33,000 Bce-1769 Ce

The Planting of English America, 1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775

The Duel for North America, 1608-1763

The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

America Secedes From the Empire, 1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism, 1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy, 1824-1840

Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture, 1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861

Girding for War: the North and the South, 1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age, 1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age, 1865-1900

America Moves to the City, 1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution, 1865-1896

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the Roaring Twenties 1920-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1933-1939

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War 1933-1941

America in World War Ii 1941-1945

The Cold War Begins 1945-1952

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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