Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-William Howard Taft

Accepted Answer

William Howard Taft was the 27th Preside

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John Hay

Accepted Answer

John Hay was a prominent American states

Question 3

The numerous near-wars and diplomatic crises of the United States in the late 1880s and 1890s demonstrated

Accepted Answer

A) the hostile reaction to American expansionism. 
B) that American diplomacy was reckless and incompetent. 
C) how weak America seemed to the rest of the world. 
D) the failure of the Monroe Doctrine. 
E) the aggressive new national mood. 
A) the hostile reaction to American expansionism. 
B) that American diplomacy was reckless and incompetent. 
C) how weak America seemed to the rest of the world. 
D) the failure of the Monroe Doctrine. 
E) the aggressive new national mood.

Question 4

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 5

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 Phillipine 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 Phillipine independence. 
D) the Filipino resistance army splintered. 
E) Emilio Aguinaldo, the Filipino leader, was captured.

Question 6

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 7

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 8

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 9

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 10

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

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Richard Olney

Accepted Answer

Richard Olney (1835–1917) was an influen

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"White Man's Burden"

Accepted Answer

"White Man's Burden" is a poem written b

Question 13

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 14

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 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Teller Amendment

Accepted Answer

The Teller Amendment was an important le

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Big Sister policy

Accepted Answer

The term "Big Sister policy" is not a wi

Question 18

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 19

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?

Accepted Answer

Theodore Roosevelt's diplomatic slogan o

Question 20

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-​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.

Exam 27: Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -William Howard Taft

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Hay

The numerous near-wars and diplomatic crises of the United States in the late 1880s and 1890s demonstrated

Theodore Roosevelt can best be described as

The Philippine insurrection was finally concluded in 1901 when

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

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

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

The Teller Amendment

Member of the Rough Riders consisted of

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Richard Olney

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"White Man's Burden"

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

In 1899, guerrilla warfare broke out in the Philippines because

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Teller Amendment

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Big Sister policy

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

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -​Which of the following represented effects of the Russo-Japanese War on the United States?

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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Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Which of the following represented effects of the Russo-Japanese War on the United States?