Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

The Platt Amendment was a legislative am

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Gentlemen's Agreement

Accepted Answer

The Gentlemen's Agreement refers to an i

Question 3

Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A) American declaration of war on Spain, (B) sinking of the Maine, (C) passage of the Teller Amendment, and (D) passage of the Platt Amendment.

Accepted Answer

A) A, B, D, C 
B) D, C, B, A 
C) B, A, D, C 
D) B, A, C, D 
E) C, D, A, B 
A) A, B, D, C 
B) D, C, B, A 
C) B, A, D, C 
D) B, A, C, D 
E) C, D, A, B

Question 4

Regarding the presidency, Teddy Roosevelt believed that

Accepted Answer

A) it was crucial to work cooperatively with Congress on domestic policy issues. 
B) the checks and balances among the three branches of government were essential to American government. 
C) the president could take any action not specifically prohibited by the laws and the Constitution. 
D) the president should defer to Congress on issues of foreign policy. 
E) the president should never appeal to public opinion. 
A) it was crucial to work cooperatively with Congress on domestic policy issues. 
B) the checks and balances among the three branches of government were essential to American government. 
C) the president could take any action not specifically prohibited by the laws and the Constitution. 
D) the president should defer to Congress on issues of foreign policy. 
E) the president should never appeal to public opinion.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Henry Cabot Lodge

Accepted Answer

Henry Cabot Lodge (May 12, 1850 – Novemb

Question 6

The United States asserted that it had a virtual right of continuing intervention in Cuba in the

Accepted Answer

A) insular cases. 
B) Platt Amendment. 
C) Teller Amendment. 
D) Foraker Act. 
E) Guantanamo Bay Treaty. 
A) insular cases. 
B) Platt Amendment. 
C) Teller Amendment. 
D) Foraker Act. 
E) Guantanamo Bay Treaty.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​Clayton-Bulwer Treaty

Accepted Answer

The Clayton-Bulwer Treaty was an agreeme

Question 8

The relatively small, but perceived substantial, Japanese immigration into California in the early 1900s led to

Accepted Answer

A) growing Japanese control of certain key industries like banking and horticulture. 
B) growing employment of Japanese men and women in service industries. 
C) an appreciation for Japanese arts and culture on the West Coast. 
D) growing racial discrimination and fear of a yellow peril. 
E) the increasing belief that Japan was plotting to attack the United States. 
A) growing Japanese control of certain key industries like banking and horticulture. 
B) growing employment of Japanese men and women in service industries. 
C) an appreciation for Japanese arts and culture on the West Coast. 
D) growing racial discrimination and fear of a yellow peril. 
E) the increasing belief that Japan was plotting to attack the United States.

Question 9

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 answer of Consider each of the following as a...

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Russo-Japanese War

Accepted Answer

The Russo-Japanese War was a military co

Question 11

As a vice-presidential candidate in 1900, Teddy Roosevelt

Accepted Answer

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 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Hay-Pauncefote Treaty

Accepted Answer

The Hay-Pauncefote Treaty was an agreeme

Question 13

When the United States invaded Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War

Accepted Answer

A) the army encountered stiff resistance from the Spanish. 
B) it met almost no resistance from Spanish forces. 
C) most of the population greeted the invaders as liberating heroes. 
D) heavy fighting occurred in the harbor at San Juan. 
E) its intentions were to grant Puerto Rican independence. 
A) the army encountered stiff resistance from the Spanish. 
B) it met almost no resistance from Spanish forces. 
C) most of the population greeted the invaders as liberating heroes. 
D) heavy fighting occurred in the harbor at San Juan. 
E) its intentions were to grant Puerto Rican independence.

Question 14

The clash between Germany and America over the Samoan islands eventually resulted in

Accepted Answer

A) a small naval war between the two emerging powers. 
B) a colonial division of the islands between Germany and the United States. 
C) complete independence for all of Samoa. 
D) the intervention of Japan to prevent a German-American war. 
E) a binding international arbitration decision awarding the Samoan islands to the United States. 
A) a small naval war between the two emerging powers. 
B) a colonial division of the islands between Germany and the United States. 
C) complete independence for all of Samoa. 
D) the intervention of Japan to prevent a German-American war. 
E) a binding international arbitration decision awarding the Samoan islands to the United States.

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Anti-Imperialist League

Accepted Answer

The Anti-Imperialist League was a politi

Question 16

Theodore Roosevelt's aggressive policies, along with the economic and political instability in Central America and the Caribbean, frequently led to

Accepted Answer

A) growing demands for U.S.economic aid to the region. 
B) the intervention of the U.S.marines in the region. 
C) radical anti-American movements in Central American countries. 
D) the intervention of Britain and Germany in Latin America affairs. 
E) the growth of Central American immigration to the United States. 
A) growing demands for U.S.economic aid to the region. 
B) the intervention of the U.S.marines in the region. 
C) radical anti-American movements in Central American countries. 
D) the intervention of Britain and Germany in Latin America affairs. 
E) the growth of Central American immigration to the United States.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

The term "insurrectos" refers to the Cub

Question 18

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 19

On the question of whether American laws applied to the overseas territory acquired in the Spanish-American War, the Supreme Court ruled in the Insular Cases that

Accepted Answer

A) the American Constitution and laws did not apply to U.S.colonies. 
B) the president could determine which U.S.laws applied in U.S.colonies. 
C) federal but not state laws applied. 
D) a constitutional amendment could not be passed to have American laws applied to U.S.colonies. 
E) only the Bill of Rights applied. 
A) the American Constitution and laws did not apply to U.S.colonies. 
B) the president could determine which U.S.laws applied in U.S.colonies. 
C) federal but not state laws applied. 
D) a constitutional amendment could not be passed to have American laws applied to U.S.colonies. 
E) only the Bill of Rights applied.

Question 20

The secret Gentlemen's Agreement that President Theodore Roosevelt worked out with the Japanese in 1907-1908

Accepted Answer

A) concluded the Russo-Japanese War. 
B) helped him to win the Nobel Peace Prize. 
C) caused Japan to halt the flow of laborers to America in return for the repeal of a racist school decree by the San Francisco School Board. 
D) put a stop to the racist yellow journalism being practiced in the United States. 
E) None of these choices are correct. 
A) concluded the Russo-Japanese War. 
B) helped him to win the Nobel Peace Prize. 
C) caused Japan to halt the flow of laborers to America in return for the repeal of a racist school decree by the San Francisco School Board. 
D) put a stop to the racist yellow journalism being practiced in the United States. 
E) None of these choices are correct.

Exam 27: Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Gentlemen's Agreement

Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A) American declaration of war on Spain, (B) sinking of the Maine, (C) passage of the Teller Amendment, and (D) passage of the Platt Amendment.

Regarding the presidency, Teddy Roosevelt believed that

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Henry Cabot Lodge

The United States asserted that it had a virtual right of continuing intervention in Cuba in the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​Clayton-Bulwer Treaty

The relatively small, but perceived substantial, Japanese immigration into California in the early 1900s led to

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?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Russo-Japanese War

As a vice-presidential candidate in 1900, Teddy Roosevelt

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Hay-Pauncefote Treaty

When the United States invaded Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War

The clash between Germany and America over the Samoan islands eventually resulted in

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Anti-Imperialist League

Theodore Roosevelt's aggressive policies, along with the economic and political instability in Central America and the Caribbean, frequently led to

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

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

On the question of whether American laws applied to the overseas territory acquired in the Spanish-American War, the Supreme Court ruled in the Insular Cases that

The secret Gentlemen's Agreement that President Theodore Roosevelt worked out with the Japanese in 1907-1908

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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