Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Josiah Strong (1847–1916) was an influen

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A)  free trade in China. 
B)  equal spheres of influence in China. 
C)  military protection for the Chinese emperor. 
D)  exclusive trade concessions for the U.S. in Shanghai. 
E)  the principle of self-determination. 
A)  free trade in China. 
B)  equal spheres of influence in China. 
C)  military protection for the Chinese emperor. 
D)  exclusive trade concessions for the U.S. in Shanghai. 
E)  the principle of self-determination.

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

Accepted Answer

The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Do

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Emilio Aguinaldo

Accepted Answer

Emilio Aguinaldo was a Filipino revoluti

Question 6

In the Root-Takahira agreement of 1908

Accepted Answer

A)  the Japanese government agreed to limit the number of Japanese immigrant laborers entering the United States. 
B)  the United States and Japan agreed to respect each other's territorial holdings in the Pacific. 
C)  the United States agreed to accept a Japanese sphere of influence in China. 
D)  the Japanese agreed to accept the segregation of Japanese children in California schools in return for the United States' recognition of Japanese control of Korea. 
E)  Japan agreed to accept U.S. control of the Philippines in exchange for Japanese domination of Manchuria. 
A)  the Japanese government agreed to limit the number of Japanese immigrant laborers entering the United States. 
B)  the United States and Japan agreed to respect each other's territorial holdings in the Pacific. 
C)  the United States agreed to accept a Japanese sphere of influence in China. 
D)  the Japanese agreed to accept the segregation of Japanese children in California schools in return for the United States' recognition of Japanese control of Korea. 
E)  Japan agreed to accept U.S. control of the Philippines in exchange for Japanese domination of Manchuria.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Foraker Act

Accepted Answer

The Foraker Act, also known as the Organ

Question 8

Many Americans became concerned about the increasing foreign intervention in China because they

Accepted Answer

A)  feared that American missions would be jeopardized and Chinese markets closed to non-Europeans. 
B)  wanted the United States to have exclusive trade rights with the Chinese. 
C)  feared German military domination of China. 
D)  believed that such intervention undermined Chinese sovereignty. 
E)  disliked the superior racial attitudes displayed by the Europeans toward the Chinese. 
A)  feared that American missions would be jeopardized and Chinese markets closed to non-Europeans. 
B)  wanted the United States to have exclusive trade rights with the Chinese. 
C)  feared German military domination of China. 
D)  believed that such intervention undermined Chinese sovereignty. 
E)  disliked the superior racial attitudes displayed by the Europeans toward the Chinese.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

Imperialism is a policy or ideology in w

Question 10

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 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Philippe Bunau-Varilla

Accepted Answer

Philippe Bunau-Varilla (1859–1940) was a

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-insular cases

Accepted Answer

The Insular Cases refer to a series of S

Question 13

President Roosevelt organized a conference in Portsmouth,New Hampshire,in 1905 to

Accepted Answer

A)  extend a grant of independence to the Philippines. 
B)  mediate a conflict between Germany and Spain over North Africa. 
C)  arrange a mutual defense pact with Great Britain. 
D)  establish a colonial office to manage the United States' new empire. 
E)  mediate a conclusion to the Russo-Japanese War. 
A)  extend a grant of independence to the Philippines. 
B)  mediate a conflict between Germany and Spain over North Africa. 
C)  arrange a mutual defense pact with Great Britain. 
D)  establish a colonial office to manage the United States' new empire. 
E)  mediate a conclusion to the Russo-Japanese War.

Question 14

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
  
-____ The independent republic annexed by the United States during the Spanish-American War,but not acquired as a result of the war

Accepted Answer

The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 15

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 16

One reason that the white American sugar lords tried to overthrow native Hawaiian rule and annex the islands to the United States was they

Accepted Answer

A)  found the government of Queen Liliuokalani repressive and inefficient. 
B)  sought to control American foreign policy in the Pacific. 
C)  wanted to convert the native Hawaiians and East Asian immigrants to Christianity. 
D)  feared that Japan might intervene in Hawaii on behalf of abused Japanese imported laborers. 
E)  intended to force the growing native Hawaiian population to become indentured plantation laborers. 
A)  found the government of Queen Liliuokalani repressive and inefficient. 
B)  sought to control American foreign policy in the Pacific. 
C)  wanted to convert the native Hawaiians and East Asian immigrants to Christianity. 
D)  feared that Japan might intervene in Hawaii on behalf of abused Japanese imported laborers. 
E)  intended to force the growing native Hawaiian population to become indentured plantation laborers.

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Boxer Rebellion

Accepted Answer

The Boxer Rebellion, also known as the B

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

The Anti-Imperialist League was a politi

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-yellow press

Accepted Answer

The term "yellow press" refers to a styl

Question 20

The American war against the Philippine insurrectionists promoting Philippine independence

Accepted Answer

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.

Exam 27: Empire and Expansion,1890-1909

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Emilio Aguinaldo

In the Root-Takahira agreement of 1908

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Foraker Act

Many Americans became concerned about the increasing foreign intervention in China because they

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Philippe Bunau-Varilla

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -insular cases

President Roosevelt organized a conference in Portsmouth,New Hampshire,in 1905 to

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: -____ The independent republic annexed by the United States during the Spanish-American War,but not acquired as a result of the war

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?

One reason that the white American sugar lords tried to overthrow native Hawaiian rule and annex the islands to the United States was they

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Boxer Rebellion

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -yellow press

The American war against the Philippine insurrectionists promoting Philippine independence

New World Beginnings,33,000 B.C.E.-1769 C.E.

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 at Home and Abroad,1912-1916

The War to End War,1917-1918

American Life in the "Roaring Twenties",1919-1929

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

The Eisenhower Era,1952-1960

The Stormy Sixties,1960-1968

The Stalemated Seventies,1968-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism,1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era,1992-2009

The American People Face a New Century

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