Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Great White Fleet

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The Great White Fleet was a nickname for

Question 2

The British gave up their opposition to an American-controlled isthmian canal because they

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A) sold their rights to Philippe Bunau-Varilla. 
B) could see no economic gains in continuing to block canal construction. 
C) confronted an unfriendly Europe and were bogged down in the Boer War. 
D) were granted some of the economic revenue from the canal by the United States. 
E) accepted American domination of Latin America. 
A) sold their rights to Philippe Bunau-Varilla. 
B) could see no economic gains in continuing to block canal construction. 
C) confronted an unfriendly Europe and were bogged down in the Boer War. 
D) were granted some of the economic revenue from the canal by the United States. 
E) accepted American domination of Latin America.

Question 3

Rank the following in terms of their ability to explain American interest in imperialism at the end of the nineteenth century:
a.racial theories,
b.international rivalry,
c.trading interests, and
d.religious humanitarianism.Justify your ranking.

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The ranking of the following in terms of

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Mark Twain

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Mark Twain, whose real name was Samuel L

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"yellow peril"

Accepted Answer

"Yellow Peril" is a term that originated

Question 6

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 7

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 8

In his book, Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis, the Reverend Josiah Strong advocated American expansion to

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A) maintain the international balance of power. 
B) open up new markets for industrial goods. 
C) spread American religion and values to backward nations. 
D) ease labor violence at home. 
E) demonstrate and maintain white racial superiority. 
A) maintain the international balance of power. 
B) open up new markets for industrial goods. 
C) spread American religion and values to backward nations. 
D) ease labor violence at home. 
E) demonstrate and maintain white racial superiority.

Question 9

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 10

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 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Insular Cases

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The Insular Cases are a series of opinio

Question 12

What attitudes and policies shaped American relations with both the government of Japan and Japanese immigrants? What did the San Francisco School crisis reveal about American and Japanese concerns?

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The attitudes and policies that shaped A

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Pan-American Conference

Accepted Answer

The Pan-American Conference refers to a

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-McKinley Tariff

Accepted Answer

The McKinley Tariff, officially known as

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-William Randolph Hearst

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William Randolph Hearst was an American

Question 16

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 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Valeriano Weyler

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Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau, Marquis of T

Question 18

Historians have argued that race and gender were important in Roosevelt's and other's justifications for imperialism because these imperialists

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A) claimed American society had lost touch with manly virtues. 
B) saw the nation as becoming soft and feminine since the frontier closed. 
C) perceived other nations as at the bottom of a strict racial hierarchy. 
D) regarded blacks as primitive and Anglo-Saxons as civilized. 
E) All of these choices are correct. 
A) claimed American society had lost touch with manly virtues. 
B) saw the nation as becoming soft and feminine since the frontier closed. 
C) perceived other nations as at the bottom of a strict racial hierarchy. 
D) regarded blacks as primitive and Anglo-Saxons as civilized. 
E) All of these choices are correct.

Question 19

Was the occupation and annexation of the Philippines fundamentally different from America's previous forms of expansion into territory held by Mexico? Why or why not?

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The occupation and annexation of the Phi

Question 20

Was President Theodore Roosevelt's policy toward Japan fundamentally friendly, fundamentally hostile, or somewhere in between? Include in your answer discussion of the Russo-Japanese War mediation, the San Francisco school crisis, the Root-Takahira agreement, and the "Great White Fleet."

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President Theodore Roosevelt's policy to

Exam 27: Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Great White Fleet

The British gave up their opposition to an American-controlled isthmian canal because they

Rank the following in terms of their ability to explain American interest in imperialism at the end of the nineteenth century: a.racial theories, b.international rivalry, c.trading interests, and d.religious humanitarianism.Justify your ranking.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Mark Twain

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"yellow peril"

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

Teddy Roosevelt's role in the Panamanian Revolution involved

In his book, Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis, the Reverend Josiah Strong advocated American expansion to

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.

The Rough Riders, organized principally by Teddy Roosevelt,

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Insular Cases

What attitudes and policies shaped American relations with both the government of Japan and Japanese immigrants? What did the San Francisco School crisis reveal about American and Japanese concerns?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Pan-American Conference

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -McKinley Tariff

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -William Randolph Hearst

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 the following: -Valeriano Weyler

Historians have argued that race and gender were important in Roosevelt's and other's justifications for imperialism because these imperialists

Was the occupation and annexation of the Philippines fundamentally different from America's previous forms of expansion into territory held by Mexico? Why or why not?

Was President Theodore Roosevelt's policy toward Japan fundamentally friendly, fundamentally hostile, or somewhere in between? Include in your answer discussion of the Russo-Japanese War mediation, the San Francisco school crisis, the Root-Takahira agreement, and the "Great White Fleet."

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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