Question 1

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 2

The United States' frequent intervention in the affairs of Latin American countries in the early twentieth century

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A) established political stability in the area. 
B) was appreciated in the region as an effective cloak of defense against European threats. 
C) was a "Bad Neighbor" policy that left a legacy of ill will and distrust of the United States throughout Latin America. 
D) departed from Theodore Roosevelt's big-stick diplomacy. 
E) was intended to spread democracy to the region. 
A) established political stability in the area. 
B) was appreciated in the region as an effective cloak of defense against European threats. 
C) was a "Bad Neighbor" policy that left a legacy of ill will and distrust of the United States throughout Latin America. 
D) departed from Theodore Roosevelt's big-stick diplomacy. 
E) was intended to spread democracy to the region.

Question 3

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 4

Americans favored providing aid to the Cuban revolutionaries for all of the following reasons except

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A) fear that the substantial American investment in Cuban sugar and other businesses would be lost. 
B) a belief that Spain's control of Cuba presented a national security threat to the United States. 
C) fear that Spanish misrule in Cuba menaced the Gulf of Mexico and the route to the proposed Panama Canal. 
D) sympathy for Cuban patriots fighting for their freedom. 
E) the atrocity stories reported in the yellow press of William Randolph Hearst. 
A) fear that the substantial American investment in Cuban sugar and other businesses would be lost. 
B) a belief that Spain's control of Cuba presented a national security threat to the United States. 
C) fear that Spanish misrule in Cuba menaced the Gulf of Mexico and the route to the proposed Panama Canal. 
D) sympathy for Cuban patriots fighting for their freedom. 
E) the atrocity stories reported in the yellow press of William Randolph Hearst.

Question 5

American imperialists who advocated acquisition of the Philippines especially stressed

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A) their strategic advantage for American naval operations. 
B) their economic potential for American businessmen seeking trade with China and other Asian nations. 
C) the opportunity that they presented for Christian missionary work. 
D) the Filipinos' own preference that their archipelago become an American protectorate. 
E) All of these choices are correct. 
A) their strategic advantage for American naval operations. 
B) their economic potential for American businessmen seeking trade with China and other Asian nations. 
C) the opportunity that they presented for Christian missionary work. 
D) the Filipinos' own preference that their archipelago become an American protectorate. 
E) All of these choices are correct.

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"big stick"

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The term "big stick" refers to the phras

Question 7

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 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Josiah Strong

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Josiah Strong (1847–1916) was an influen

Question 9

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

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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.

Question 10

America's initial Open Door policy was essentially an argument to promote

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A) free trade and competition throughout all of China. 
B) equal spheres of influence in China among all the European powers. 
C) military protection for the Chinese emperor. 
D) Christian missionaries to be able to their conversion work in China. 
E) the principle of self-determination. 
A) free trade and competition throughout all of China. 
B) equal spheres of influence in China among all the European powers. 
C) military protection for the Chinese emperor. 
D) Christian missionaries to be able to their conversion work in China. 
E) the principle of self-determination.

Question 11

Why is it not actually true that the United States remained isolated from events in Asia in the mid-late nineteenth century? Describe some specific instances of American involvement in Asia between 1850 and 1900. Then, evaluate their similarities and differences in terms of policy goals and objectives, and the diplomatic and military strategies utilized to accomplish these identified U.S. foreign policy goals and objectives in Asia between 1850 and 1900.

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It is not actually true that the United

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Theodore Roosevelt

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Theodore Roosevelt (October 27, 1858 – J

Question 13

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 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Philippine insurrection

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The Philippine Insurrection, also known

Question 15

In what sense might the original public demand for intervention in Cuba be said to reflect traditional American idealism and anti-imperialism? How did that idealistic crusade end up leading to America's first major imperialistic ventures?

Accepted Answer

The original public demand for intervent

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-spheres of influence

Accepted Answer

Spheres of influence refer to areas or r

Question 17

____ The independent republic annexed by the United States during the Spanish-American War, but not acquired as a result of the war

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The answer of ____ The independent republic annexed by the...

Question 18

President McKinley's policy of benevolent assimilation in the Philippines

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A) failed to solve serious sanitation and public-health problems. 
B) was quickly reversed by McKinley when it became apparent that the Filipinos deeply resented and actively resisted it. 
C) was not welcomed by the Filipinos. 
D) worked remarkably well and led to the early granting of the Philippine independence. 
E) recognized the value of traditional Filipino culture. 
A) failed to solve serious sanitation and public-health problems. 
B) was quickly reversed by McKinley when it became apparent that the Filipinos deeply resented and actively resisted it. 
C) was not welcomed by the Filipinos. 
D) worked remarkably well and led to the early granting of the Philippine independence. 
E) recognized the value of traditional Filipino culture.

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-The Maine

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The Maine refers to the USS Maine, an Am

Question 20

What were the arguments of the pro-imperialists and the anti-imperialists in the debate over acquiring the Philippines? Which of the anti-imperialist arguments were most persuasive, and which proved not to hold up?

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The pro-imperialists argued that acquiri

Exam 27: Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

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

The United States' frequent intervention in the affairs of Latin American countries in the early twentieth century

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

Americans favored providing aid to the Cuban revolutionaries for all of the following reasons except

American imperialists who advocated acquisition of the Philippines especially stressed

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"big stick"

The American war against the Philippine insurrectionists promoting Philippine independence

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Josiah Strong

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

America's initial Open Door policy was essentially an argument to promote

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Theodore Roosevelt

The Republicans won the 1900 election mainly because of

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Philippine insurrection

In what sense might the original public demand for intervention in Cuba be said to reflect traditional American idealism and anti-imperialism? How did that idealistic crusade end up leading to America's first major imperialistic ventures?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -spheres of influence

____ The independent republic annexed by the United States during the Spanish-American War, but not acquired as a result of the war

President McKinley's policy of benevolent assimilation in the Philippines

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -The Maine

What were the arguments of the pro-imperialists and the anti-imperialists in the debate over acquiring the Philippines? Which of the anti-imperialist arguments were most persuasive, and which proved not to hold up?

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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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