Question 1

Which of the following arguments was used by opponents of the Treaty of Paris?

Accepted Answer

A)  The war is unjust, so the treaty is also unjust. 
B)  The United States should not be engaged in economic expansion. 
C)  The annexation of areas populated by dark-skinned people will undermine Anglo-Saxon purity. 
D)  The radical and revolutionary ideas of the Puerto Rican people will undermine American capitalism. 
A)  The war is unjust, so the treaty is also unjust. 
B)  The United States should not be engaged in economic expansion. 
C)  The annexation of areas populated by dark-skinned people will undermine Anglo-Saxon purity. 
D)  The radical and revolutionary ideas of the Puerto Rican people will undermine American capitalism.

Question 2

Discuss the causes and consequences of the Hawaiian crisis of the 1890s.

Accepted Answer

The Hawaiian crisis of the 1890s was a c

Question 3

What did the Venezuelan crisis indicate?

Accepted Answer

A)  England was spoiling for war with the United States. 
B)  United States foreign policy was subtle and cautious. 
C)  The United States wanted war with England. 
D)  The rights of smaller nations are often not considered when two major powers confront each other. 
A)  England was spoiling for war with the United States. 
B)  United States foreign policy was subtle and cautious. 
C)  The United States wanted war with England. 
D)  The rights of smaller nations are often not considered when two major powers confront each other.

Question 4

Discuss the role of ideology and culture in American expansionism and imperialism during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Accepted Answer

The late nineteenth and early twentieth

Question 5

Frederick Jackson Turner's frontier thesis argued that:

Accepted Answer

A)  The prevalence of violence in American society may be explained by the fact that Americans have continually had to tame and civilize a vast wilderness 
B)  The American character has been shaped by the ever-expanding continental frontier 
C)  Now that North America has been civilized, the American people will look inward with the goal of creating a truly egalitarian democracy 
D)  With the passing of the frontier, Americans must fulfill their destiny by acquiring an overseas empire 
A)  The prevalence of violence in American society may be explained by the fact that Americans have continually had to tame and civilize a vast wilderness 
B)  The American character has been shaped by the ever-expanding continental frontier 
C)  Now that North America has been civilized, the American people will look inward with the goal of creating a truly egalitarian democracy 
D)  With the passing of the frontier, Americans must fulfill their destiny by acquiring an overseas empire

Question 6

Defend the following statement: "The conduct of American foreign policy between 1877 and 1914 demonstrated tension between two American ideals: (1) the right of people to self-government and (2) America's responsibility to be an 'uplifting' and 'civilizing' influence in the world, sometimes called the mission-of-America idea."

Accepted Answer

The conduct of American foreign policy b

Question 7

President Taft tried to employ dollar diplomacy to counter __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Chinese influence in Japan 
B)  Japanese influence in Russia 
C)  Japanese influence in China 
D)  Chinese influence in the Philippines 
A)  Chinese influence in Japan 
B)  Japanese influence in Russia 
C)  Japanese influence in China 
D)  Chinese influence in the Philippines

Question 8

Which of the following was central to America's well-being, according to Captain Alfred T. Mahan?

Accepted Answer

A)  A commitment to educational excellence 
B)  The building of a strong, efficient navy 
C)  Doubling the size of the United States Army 
D)  The spread of democratic principles throughout the world 
A)  A commitment to educational excellence 
B)  The building of a strong, efficient navy 
C)  Doubling the size of the United States Army 
D)  The spread of democratic principles throughout the world

Question 9

As a result of the Battle of Bud Dajo, the United States _______________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  crushed a threatened revolt against American rule in Puerto Rico 
B)  was forced to grant independence to Cuba and the Philippine Islands 
C)  defeated resistance to American rule in the Philippines by the Muslim Filipinos of Moro Province 
D)  captured Emilio Aguinaldo and crushed the Philippine Insurrection 
A)  crushed a threatened revolt against American rule in Puerto Rico 
B)  was forced to grant independence to Cuba and the Philippine Islands 
C)  defeated resistance to American rule in the Philippines by the Muslim Filipinos of Moro Province 
D)  captured Emilio Aguinaldo and crushed the Philippine Insurrection

Question 10

Which of the following is true of the economic relationship between the United States and Mexico by 1910?

Accepted Answer

A)  American capitalists owned Mexico's railroads and mines. 
B)  Porfirio Diaz had begun to nationalize American investments in Mexico. 
C)  American investors had begun to divest themselves of their business interests because of violent, anti-American demonstrations. 
D)  Mexico had ceased to be an economic satellite of the United States. 
A)  American capitalists owned Mexico's railroads and mines. 
B)  Porfirio Diaz had begun to nationalize American investments in Mexico. 
C)  American investors had begun to divest themselves of their business interests because of violent, anti-American demonstrations. 
D)  Mexico had ceased to be an economic satellite of the United States.

Question 11

African American soldiers at the time of the Spanish-American-Cuban-Filipino War ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  faced racism within the military just as they did within society 
B)  served only in the Corps of Engineers 
C)  were not allowed to engage in combat 
D)  were not allowed to become commissioned officers 
A)  faced racism within the military just as they did within society 
B)  served only in the Corps of Engineers 
C)  were not allowed to engage in combat 
D)  were not allowed to become commissioned officers

Question 12

The United States declaration of war on Spain in 1898 _____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  was the result of Spain's refusal to respond to diplomatic proposals from the United States 
B)  came after Spain made some diplomatic concessions to the United States 
C)  came after Spain stepped up its reconcentration policy 
D)  was the result of Spain's rejection of an offer from the United States to buy Cuba 
A)  was the result of Spain's refusal to respond to diplomatic proposals from the United States 
B)  came after Spain made some diplomatic concessions to the United States 
C)  came after Spain stepped up its reconcentration policy 
D)  was the result of Spain's rejection of an offer from the United States to buy Cuba

Question 13

What caused the greatest number of deaths in the Philippine Insurrection?

Accepted Answer

A)  Combat wounds 
B)  Tainted food 
C)  Disease 
D)  Heat stroke 
A)  Combat wounds 
B)  Tainted food 
C)  Disease 
D)  Heat stroke

Question 14

Which of the following best expresses the ideology behind the Open Door policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Freedom of the seas will lead to the enrichment of the world community of nations. 
B)  All nations must be allowed to develop their own political and economic systems. 
C)  All nations of the world should be considered equals. 
D)  The closing of any area to American products, citizens, or ideas threatens the survival of the United States. 
A)  Freedom of the seas will lead to the enrichment of the world community of nations. 
B)  All nations must be allowed to develop their own political and economic systems. 
C)  All nations of the world should be considered equals. 
D)  The closing of any area to American products, citizens, or ideas threatens the survival of the United States.

Question 15

Which of the following best expresses the beliefs of William H. Seward?

Accepted Answer

A)  War is the only means by which the United States can acquire an empire. 
B)  America will acquire an empire without war because of the natural process of gravitation toward the United States. 
C)  The United States must resist the temptation of annexing territories populated by nonwhites. 
D)  As missionaries spread the Christian message, the other peoples of the Western Hemisphere will be drawn into the American orbit. 
A)  War is the only means by which the United States can acquire an empire. 
B)  America will acquire an empire without war because of the natural process of gravitation toward the United States. 
C)  The United States must resist the temptation of annexing territories populated by nonwhites. 
D)  As missionaries spread the Christian message, the other peoples of the Western Hemisphere will be drawn into the American orbit.

Question 16

Which of the following is true of both the Venezuelan crisis and the Cuban crisis?

Accepted Answer

A)  In both instances, the United States insisted that it would set the rules of conduct in the Western Hemisphere. 
B)  Both situations indicated willingness on the part of European powers to back down in the face of American might. 
C)  Both situations contributed to a general deterioration of American relations with the European powers. 
D)  In both instances, the United States waged war without congressional approval to do so. 
A)  In both instances, the United States insisted that it would set the rules of conduct in the Western Hemisphere. 
B)  Both situations indicated willingness on the part of European powers to back down in the face of American might. 
C)  Both situations contributed to a general deterioration of American relations with the European powers. 
D)  In both instances, the United States waged war without congressional approval to do so.

Question 17

Acquisition of the Philippine Islands by the United States led to __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  an attempt to Americanize the islands 
B)  an alliance with Japan to fortify the islands 
C)  the granting of independence to the Philippine Republic by Congress in 1899 
D)  Japanese armed intervention in the islands 
A)  an attempt to Americanize the islands 
B)  an alliance with Japan to fortify the islands 
C)  the granting of independence to the Philippine Republic by Congress in 1899 
D)  Japanese armed intervention in the islands

Question 18

In 1914, when the First World War broke out in Europe, what country seized Shandong and other Pacific islands from the Germans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan 
B)  England 
C)  France 
D)  Mexico 
A)  Japan 
B)  England 
C)  France 
D)  Mexico

Question 19

What was a consequence of race-based explanations for expansion by United States leaders?

Accepted Answer

A)  Such explanations led American leaders to study other societies and cultures so that they could create a world community of nations based on mutual respect and cooperation. 
B)  Such explanations led United States policymakers to make unwise concessions to some nations because they were considered to be weak and inferior and in need of aid. 
C)  Such explanations hampered the development of a modern navy because they led United States leaders to believe that God would always protect Americans. 
D)  Such explanations justified domination and war because they fostered the belief that superior people do not negotiate with inferiors. 
A)  Such explanations led American leaders to study other societies and cultures so that they could create a world community of nations based on mutual respect and cooperation. 
B)  Such explanations led United States policymakers to make unwise concessions to some nations because they were considered to be weak and inferior and in need of aid. 
C)  Such explanations hampered the development of a modern navy because they led United States leaders to believe that God would always protect Americans. 
D)  Such explanations justified domination and war because they fostered the belief that superior people do not negotiate with inferiors.

Question 20

Examine the debate between imperialists and anti-imperialists over acquisition of the Philippines, and explain why the imperialists prevailed.

Accepted Answer

The debate between imperialists and anti

Exam 19: The Quest for Empire, 1865-1914

Which of the following arguments was used by opponents of the Treaty of Paris?

Discuss the causes and consequences of the Hawaiian crisis of the 1890s.

What did the Venezuelan crisis indicate?

Discuss the role of ideology and culture in American expansionism and imperialism during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Frederick Jackson Turner's frontier thesis argued that:

President Taft tried to employ dollar diplomacy to counter __________________.

Which of the following was central to America's well-being, according to Captain Alfred T. Mahan?

As a result of the Battle of Bud Dajo, the United States _______________________.

Which of the following is true of the economic relationship between the United States and Mexico by 1910?

African American soldiers at the time of the Spanish-American-Cuban-Filipino War ____________________.

The United States declaration of war on Spain in 1898 _____________________.

What caused the greatest number of deaths in the Philippine Insurrection?

Which of the following best expresses the ideology behind the Open Door policy?

Which of the following best expresses the beliefs of William H. Seward?

Which of the following is true of both the Venezuelan crisis and the Cuban crisis?

Acquisition of the Philippine Islands by the United States led to __________________.

In 1914, when the First World War broke out in Europe, what country seized Shandong and other Pacific islands from the Germans?

What was a consequence of race-based explanations for expansion by United States leaders?

Examine the debate between imperialists and anti-imperialists over acquisition of the Philippines, and explain why the imperialists prevailed.

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

Into the Global Millennium: America Since 1992

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