Question 1

The annexation of the Hawaiian Islands was preceded by ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a request for such action by Queen Liliuokalani 
B)  the discovery by the State Department that the Japanese living on the islands were preparing for the annexation of the islands by Japan 
C)  a revolution in which all foreign business interests were forced out of the islands 
D)  the seizure of Hawaii's government, which was plotted by American sugar growers and carried out with the assistance of American troops 
A)  a request for such action by Queen Liliuokalani 
B)  the discovery by the State Department that the Japanese living on the islands were preparing for the annexation of the islands by Japan 
C)  a revolution in which all foreign business interests were forced out of the islands 
D)  the seizure of Hawaii's government, which was plotted by American sugar growers and carried out with the assistance of American troops D

Question 2

Political leaders who favored economic expansion during the 1890s but not the annexation of overseas territory ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  became more vocal and began to dominate government decision making 
B)  gradually lost ground to those who advocated both formal and informal imperialism 
C)  completely abandoned their position in the aftermath of the Spanish-American-Cuban-Filipino War 
D)  came to be concentrated almost exclusively in the Republican party 
A)  became more vocal and began to dominate government decision making 
B)  gradually lost ground to those who advocated both formal and informal imperialism 
C)  completely abandoned their position in the aftermath of the Spanish-American-Cuban-Filipino War 
D)  came to be concentrated almost exclusively in the Republican party B

Question 3

The Clayton-Bulwer Treaty between the United States and Great Britain:

Accepted Answer

A)  Stipulated that investments in Latin America by the United States and England had to be made jointly 
B)  Stipulated that Great Britain would provide two-thirds of the financing for the construction of a Central American canal 
C)  Stipulated that when a Central American canal was built, the territorial sovereignty of the nation chosen to build it had to be respected 
D)  Provided for joint control of any canal built in Central America 
A)  Stipulated that investments in Latin America by the United States and England had to be made jointly 
B)  Stipulated that Great Britain would provide two-thirds of the financing for the construction of a Central American canal 
C)  Stipulated that when a Central American canal was built, the territorial sovereignty of the nation chosen to build it had to be respected 
D)  Provided for joint control of any canal built in Central America D

Question 4

The massacre at Rock Springs, Wyoming in 1885 is evidence of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Miners and railway workers in the American West often reacted with violence against newly hired Hispanic workers. 
B)  Labor strikes often led to disorder and violence in mining communities in the American West in the late nineteenth century. 
C)  Discrimination against African Americans was just as prevalent in the American West as in the South during the late nineteenth century. 
D)  Racist attitudes against Chinese immigrants were prevalent in the American West in the late nineteenth century. 
A)  Miners and railway workers in the American West often reacted with violence against newly hired Hispanic workers. 
B)  Labor strikes often led to disorder and violence in mining communities in the American West in the late nineteenth century. 
C)  Discrimination against African Americans was just as prevalent in the American West as in the South during the late nineteenth century. 
D)  Racist attitudes against Chinese immigrants were prevalent in the American West in the late nineteenth century.

Question 5

The politicians who determined American foreign relations between 1865 and 1914 _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  failed to recognize the relationship between expansion and economic growth 
B)  allowed foreign policy to be shaped almost exclusively by public opinion 
C)  believed that exertion of American influence abroad would help maintain prosperity at home 
D)  rejected the concept of power politics, advancing instead the idea that all nations are equals in the world community 
A)  failed to recognize the relationship between expansion and economic growth 
B)  allowed foreign policy to be shaped almost exclusively by public opinion 
C)  believed that exertion of American influence abroad would help maintain prosperity at home 
D)  rejected the concept of power politics, advancing instead the idea that all nations are equals in the world community

Question 6

Citing specific examples, explain the difference between President Roosevelt's diplomatic style in dealing with the nations of Central America and in dealing with the major powers of Europe and Asia.

Accepted Answer

President Roosevelt's diplomatic style i

Question 7

Those who advocated for the expansion of an American empire in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century espoused which of the following ideas?

Accepted Answer

A)  When the United States intervenes and remakes the societies of weaker nations, it is extending the benefits of liberty and prosperity to less fortunate people. 
B)  Because the American empire will be built by peaceful means, there is no need for expansion of the navy. 
C)  American involvement in other lands will be confined to the sharing of American technology and will be initiated only at the request of foreign peoples. 
D)  In acquiring colonies abroad, the United States must allow the peoples of those lands to shape their own economic and political destiny. 
A)  When the United States intervenes and remakes the societies of weaker nations, it is extending the benefits of liberty and prosperity to less fortunate people. 
B)  Because the American empire will be built by peaceful means, there is no need for expansion of the navy. 
C)  American involvement in other lands will be confined to the sharing of American technology and will be initiated only at the request of foreign peoples. 
D)  In acquiring colonies abroad, the United States must allow the peoples of those lands to shape their own economic and political destiny.

Question 8

The United States opposed the existence of spheres of influence in China for what reason?

Accepted Answer

A)  Such spheres threatened American trading interests in China. 
B)  Such spheres posed a direct threat to American troops stationed in the Far East. 
C)  Treaty obligations required the United States to defend China against outside interference. 
D)  The United States believed in self-determination for the Chinese people. 
A)  Such spheres threatened American trading interests in China. 
B)  Such spheres posed a direct threat to American troops stationed in the Far East. 
C)  Treaty obligations required the United States to defend China against outside interference. 
D)  The United States believed in self-determination for the Chinese people.

Question 9

Which important event occurred in 1866, largely due to the efforts of Cyrus Field?

Accepted Answer

A)  The first permanent, underwater transatlantic telegraph cable was successfully laid, linking Europe and America. 
B)  Russia sold Alaska to the United States. 
C)  A United States naval squadron seized and laid claim to the Midway Islands. 
D)  The first transcontinental railroad was completed, linking the east and west coasts of the United States. 
A)  The first permanent, underwater transatlantic telegraph cable was successfully laid, linking Europe and America. 
B)  Russia sold Alaska to the United States. 
C)  A United States naval squadron seized and laid claim to the Midway Islands. 
D)  The first transcontinental railroad was completed, linking the east and west coasts of the United States.

Question 10

What is a reason that annexationists plotted the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian government?

Accepted Answer

A)  To avoid paying the new American tariff on Hawaiian sugar imported into the United States 
B)  To provoke a war between the United States and Japan 
C)  To place Queen Liliuokalani in power 
D)  To keep more Chinese and Japanese from migrating to Hawai'i 
A)  To avoid paying the new American tariff on Hawaiian sugar imported into the United States 
B)  To provoke a war between the United States and Japan 
C)  To place Queen Liliuokalani in power 
D)  To keep more Chinese and Japanese from migrating to Hawai'i

Question 11

The primary intent of the Open Door notes of 1899 and 1900 was to ________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  institute an educational exchange program with China 
B)  further the work of Christian missionaries in China 
C)  protect American commercial interests in China 
D)  increase naval strength in the Far East 
A)  institute an educational exchange program with China 
B)  further the work of Christian missionaries in China 
C)  protect American commercial interests in China 
D)  increase naval strength in the Far East

Question 12

Explain how the economic interests of businesspeople and farmers motivated and shaped America's expansionist foreign policy in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Accepted Answer

The economic interests of businesspeople

Question 13

Trace the points of connection and departure between McKinley's foreign policy and that of his successor.

Accepted Answer

McKinley's foreign policy was characteri

Question 14

The Teller Amendment _____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  detailed humanitarian reasons for the declaration of war against Spain 
B)  approved the annexation of Hawai'i 
C)  approved Commodore Dewey's attack on the Spanish fleet in the Pacific 
D)  disclaimed any American intention to annex Cuba 
A)  detailed humanitarian reasons for the declaration of war against Spain 
B)  approved the annexation of Hawai'i 
C)  approved Commodore Dewey's attack on the Spanish fleet in the Pacific 
D)  disclaimed any American intention to annex Cuba

Question 15

The Boxer Rebellion against foreign presence in China ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  drove the imperialist powers out of China 
B)  led the major powers officially to approve the Open Door policy 
C)  was brought to an end when the imperialist nations, including the United States, sent troops to China 
D)  brought the United States and Japan to the verge of war because of American support for the nationalist Chinese rebels 
A)  drove the imperialist powers out of China 
B)  led the major powers officially to approve the Open Door policy 
C)  was brought to an end when the imperialist nations, including the United States, sent troops to China 
D)  brought the United States and Japan to the verge of war because of American support for the nationalist Chinese rebels

Question 16

During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, relations between the United States and Great Britain _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  remained cool, aloof, and neutral 
B)  were so poor that war at times seemed imminent 
C)  deteriorated into a deep hostility 
D)  became increasingly friendly 
A)  remained cool, aloof, and neutral 
B)  were so poor that war at times seemed imminent 
C)  deteriorated into a deep hostility 
D)  became increasingly friendly

Question 17

How did President Theodore Roosevelt respond to Colombia's hard bargaining over the proposal to cut a canal through its province of Panama?

Accepted Answer

A)  He ordered the navy to sink two Colombian ships to show that he would not tolerate delay. 
B)  He agreed to increase the amount paid to Colombia by a substantial amount. 
C)  He convened a conference of Latin American nations to put diplomatic pressure on Colombia. 
D)  He sent American warships to the Isthmus of Panama to ensure the success of a revolution for Panamanian independence. 
A)  He ordered the navy to sink two Colombian ships to show that he would not tolerate delay. 
B)  He agreed to increase the amount paid to Colombia by a substantial amount. 
C)  He convened a conference of Latin American nations to put diplomatic pressure on Colombia. 
D)  He sent American warships to the Isthmus of Panama to ensure the success of a revolution for Panamanian independence.

Question 18

Examine and evaluate American policy toward the Philippines from 1898 to 1916.

Accepted Answer

American policy toward the Philippines f

Question 19

Discuss the underlying and immediate causes of the Spanish-American-Cuban-Filipino War, and outline the provisions of the Treaty of Paris.

Accepted Answer

The Spanish-American-Cuban-Filipino War,

Question 20

Hawai'i's annexation to the United States occurred under President _______________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Grover Cleveland 
B)  Benjamin Harrison 
C)  William McKinley 
D)  Theodore Roosevelt 
A)  Grover Cleveland 
B)  Benjamin Harrison 
C)  William McKinley 
D)  Theodore Roosevelt

Exam 19: The Quest for Empire, 1865-1914

The annexation of the Hawaiian Islands was preceded by ____________________.

Political leaders who favored economic expansion during the 1890s but not the annexation of overseas territory ___________________.

The Clayton-Bulwer Treaty between the United States and Great Britain:

The massacre at Rock Springs, Wyoming in 1885 is evidence of which of the following?

The politicians who determined American foreign relations between 1865 and 1914 _______________.

Citing specific examples, explain the difference between President Roosevelt's diplomatic style in dealing with the nations of Central America and in dealing with the major powers of Europe and Asia.

Those who advocated for the expansion of an American empire in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century espoused which of the following ideas?

The United States opposed the existence of spheres of influence in China for what reason?

Which important event occurred in 1866, largely due to the efforts of Cyrus Field?

What is a reason that annexationists plotted the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian government?

The primary intent of the Open Door notes of 1899 and 1900 was to ________________________.

Explain how the economic interests of businesspeople and farmers motivated and shaped America's expansionist foreign policy in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Trace the points of connection and departure between McKinley's foreign policy and that of his successor.

The Teller Amendment _____________________.

The Boxer Rebellion against foreign presence in China ___________________.

During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, relations between the United States and Great Britain _______________.

How did President Theodore Roosevelt respond to Colombia's hard bargaining over the proposal to cut a canal through its province of Panama?

Examine and evaluate American policy toward the Philippines from 1898 to 1916.

Discuss the underlying and immediate causes of the Spanish-American-Cuban-Filipino War, and outline the provisions of the Treaty of Paris.

Hawai'i's annexation to the United States occurred under President _______________________.

Three Old Worlds Create a New, 1492-1600

Europeans Colonize North America, 1600-1650

North America in the Atlantic World, 1650-1720

Becoming America, 1720-1760

The Ends of Empire, 1754-1774

American Revolutions, 1775-1783

Forging a Nation, 1783-1800

Defining the Nation, 1801-1823

The Rise of the South, 1815-1860

The Restless North, 1815-1860

The Contested West, 1815-1860

Politics and the Fate of the Union, 1824-1859

Transforming Fire: The Civil War, 1860-1865

Reconstruction: an Unfinished Revolution, 1865-1877

The Ecology of the West and South, 1865-1900

Building Factories, Building Cities, 1877-1900

Gilded Age Politics, 1877-1900

The Progressive ERA, 1895-1920

Americans in the Great War, 1914-1920

The New ERA, 1920-1929

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

The Second World War at Home and Abroad, 1939-1945

The Cold War and American Globalism, 1945-1961

America at Midcentury, 1945-1960

The Tumultuous Sixties, 1960-1968

A Pivotal ERA, 1969-1980

Conservatism Revived, 1980-1992

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