Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

The Hay-Pauncefote Treaty was an agreeme

Question 2

The Philippine insurrection was finally broken in 1901 when

Accepted Answer

A)  American troops overwhelmed the Filipino rebels. 
B)  the islands were given their independence. 
C)  the Senate passed a resolution pledging eventual independence for the Philippines. 
D)  the Filipino resistance army splintered. 
E)  Emilio Aguinaldo, the Filipino leader, was captured. 
A)  American troops overwhelmed the Filipino rebels. 
B)  the islands were given their independence. 
C)  the Senate passed a resolution pledging eventual independence for the Philippines. 
D)  the Filipino resistance army splintered. 
E)  Emilio Aguinaldo, the Filipino leader, was captured.

Question 3

The greatest loss of life for American fighting men during the Spanish-American War resulted from

Accepted Answer

A)  naval battles in the Caribbean. 
B)  the war in the Philippines. 
C)  land battles in the Cuban campaign. 
D)  sickness in both Cuba and the United States. 
E)  the bungling of unprofessional military volunteers. 
A)  naval battles in the Caribbean. 
B)  the war in the Philippines. 
C)  land battles in the Cuban campaign. 
D)  sickness in both Cuba and the United States. 
E)  the bungling of unprofessional military volunteers.

Question 4

Hawaii's Queen Liliuokalani was forced from power in 1893 because

Accepted Answer

A)  she refused to allow Christian missionaries in her country. 
B)  many Hawaiians found her rule corrupt. 
C)  Hawaiian agriculture had failed under her leadership. 
D)  President Grover Cleveland believed that U.S. national honor required control of the Hawaiian government. 
E)  she opposed annexation to the United States and insisted that native Hawaiians should continue to control Hawaii. 
A)  she refused to allow Christian missionaries in her country. 
B)  many Hawaiians found her rule corrupt. 
C)  Hawaiian agriculture had failed under her leadership. 
D)  President Grover Cleveland believed that U.S. national honor required control of the Hawaiian government. 
E)  she opposed annexation to the United States and insisted that native Hawaiians should continue to control Hawaii.

Question 5

When the United States captured the Philippines from Spain

Accepted Answer

A)  Hawaii was annexed by the United States as a key territory in the Pacific. 
B)  America granted the Philippines its independence. 
C)  Spain immediately asked for an end to the Spanish-American War. 
D)  Filipinos were granted American citizenship. 
E)  they did so without Filipino assistance. 
A)  Hawaii was annexed by the United States as a key territory in the Pacific. 
B)  America granted the Philippines its independence. 
C)  Spain immediately asked for an end to the Spanish-American War. 
D)  Filipinos were granted American citizenship. 
E)  they did so without Filipino assistance.

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Pearl Harbor

Accepted Answer

Pearl Harbor is a U.S. naval base locate

Question 7

The Cuban insurrectos who wanted to overthrow Spanish rule in Cuba

Accepted Answer

A)  were heavily dependent on American funding for their rebellion. 
B)  blew up the battleship Maine. 
C)  made guerilla raids on Havana. 
D)  began assassinating Spanish officials. 
E)  adopted a scorched-earth policy of burning cane fields and sugar mills. 
A)  were heavily dependent on American funding for their rebellion. 
B)  blew up the battleship Maine. 
C)  made guerilla raids on Havana. 
D)  began assassinating Spanish officials. 
E)  adopted a scorched-earth policy of burning cane fields and sugar mills.

Question 8

American imperialists who advocated acquisition of the Philippines especially stressed

Accepted Answer

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)  their potential as a military base for defense of the Pacific. 
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)  their potential as a military base for defense of the Pacific.

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-William Howard Taft

Accepted Answer

William Howard Taft was the 27th Preside

Question 10

As part of the benevolent assimilation program in the Philippines,the United States did all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  enhance roads. 
B)  work to improve sanitation and public health. 
C)  develop economic ties, especially for trade in sugar. 
D)  train and enhance the military. 
E)  set up schools and help make English a second language. 
A)  enhance roads. 
B)  work to improve sanitation and public health. 
C)  develop economic ties, especially for trade in sugar. 
D)  train and enhance the military. 
E)  set up schools and help make English a second language.

Question 11

American involvement in the affairs of Latin American nations,at the turn of the century,usually stemmed from

Accepted Answer

A)  the need to defend these nations against a reassertion of Spanish power. 
B)  the hope that involvement would lead to their outright acquisition by the United States. 
C)  the fact that they were chronically in debt. 
D)  the desire to control the flow of Latin American immigrants into the United States. 
E)  a desire to strengthen Latin American democracy. 
A)  the need to defend these nations against a reassertion of Spanish power. 
B)  the hope that involvement would lead to their outright acquisition by the United States. 
C)  the fact that they were chronically in debt. 
D)  the desire to control the flow of Latin American immigrants into the United States. 
E)  a desire to strengthen Latin American democracy.

Question 12

President Grover Cleveland rejected the effort to annex Hawaii because

Accepted Answer

A)  he wanted to protect the interests of Louisiana sugar producers. 
B)  the United States did not have the naval power to protect the islands against Japanese or German threats. 
C)  he believed that the native Hawaiians had been wronged and that a majority of Hawaiians opposed annexation to the United States. 
D)  passage of the McKinley Tariff made Hawaiian sugar unprofitable. 
E)  the United States would soon have to establish military bases in Hawaii. 
A)  he wanted to protect the interests of Louisiana sugar producers. 
B)  the United States did not have the naval power to protect the islands against Japanese or German threats. 
C)  he believed that the native Hawaiians had been wronged and that a majority of Hawaiians opposed annexation to the United States. 
D)  passage of the McKinley Tariff made Hawaiian sugar unprofitable. 
E)  the United States would soon have to establish military bases in Hawaii.

Question 13

What do you consider the most important domestic and foreign-policy consequences of the Spanish-American War? Why?

Accepted Answer

The most important domestic consequence

Question 14

Theodore Roosevelt's aggressive involvement in the Panamanian revolt had the general international effect of

Accepted Answer

A)  making other nations reluctant to use the Panama Canal. 
B)  sparking revolts against American rule in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 
C)  allying the United States closely with Britain. 
D)  making all the Central American governments respect the United States. 
E)  increasing anti-American sentiment throughout Latin America. 
A)  making other nations reluctant to use the Panama Canal. 
B)  sparking revolts against American rule in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 
C)  allying the United States closely with Britain. 
D)  making all the Central American governments respect the United States. 
E)  increasing anti-American sentiment throughout Latin America.

Question 15

Teddy Roosevelt's role in the Panamanian Revolution involved

Accepted Answer

A)  using American naval forces to block Colombian troops from crushing the revolt. 
B)  ordering an economic embargo of Colombia. 
C)  remaining completely neutral between the Panamanian rebels and Colombia. 
D)  sending in American ground troops. 
E)  funding the Panamanian rebels. 
A)  using American naval forces to block Colombian troops from crushing the revolt. 
B)  ordering an economic embargo of Colombia. 
C)  remaining completely neutral between the Panamanian rebels and Colombia. 
D)  sending in American ground troops. 
E)  funding the Panamanian rebels.

Question 16

Was there any shift in American foreign policy between President McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt,the vice president who succeeded him after McKinley's assassination? If so,what was it? In what area,if any,did Roosevelt most clearly depart from McKinley's policies?

Accepted Answer

Yes, there was a shift in American forei

Question 17

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 18

Anti-imperialists presented all of the following arguments against acquiring the Philippine Islands except that

Accepted Answer

A)  it would violate the "consent of the governed" philosophy of the Declaration of Independence. 
B)  despotism abroad might lead to despotism at home. 
C)  the islands were still rightfully Spain's, since they were taken after the armistice had been signed. 
D)  annexation would propel the United States into the political and military cauldron of East Asia. 
E)  imperialism was likely to be more costly than profitable. 
A)  it would violate the "consent of the governed" philosophy of the Declaration of Independence. 
B)  despotism abroad might lead to despotism at home. 
C)  the islands were still rightfully Spain's, since they were taken after the armistice had been signed. 
D)  annexation would propel the United States into the political and military cauldron of East Asia. 
E)  imperialism was likely to be more costly than profitable.

Question 19

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?

Accepted Answer

The pro-imperialists argued that acquiri

Question 20

A primary reason that the British submitted their border dispute with Venezuela to arbitration was

Accepted Answer

A)  that growing tensions with Germany made Britain reluctant to engage in conflict with the United States. 
B)  that they expected the Monroe Doctrine to be ruled invalid in the World Court. 
C)  that they did not want to become involved in a dangerous war in South America. 
D)  to undermine Spain's close relations with the Latin American republics. 
E)  that they accepted America's complete domination of Latin America. 
A)  that growing tensions with Germany made Britain reluctant to engage in conflict with the United States. 
B)  that they expected the Monroe Doctrine to be ruled invalid in the World Court. 
C)  that they did not want to become involved in a dangerous war in South America. 
D)  to undermine Spain's close relations with the Latin American republics. 
E)  that they accepted America's complete domination of Latin America.

Exam 27: Empire and Expansion,1890-1909

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

The Philippine insurrection was finally broken in 1901 when

The greatest loss of life for American fighting men during the Spanish-American War resulted from

Hawaii's Queen Liliuokalani was forced from power in 1893 because

When the United States captured the Philippines from Spain

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Pearl Harbor

The Cuban insurrectos who wanted to overthrow Spanish rule in Cuba

American imperialists who advocated acquisition of the Philippines especially stressed

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -William Howard Taft

As part of the benevolent assimilation program in the Philippines,the United States did all of the following except

American involvement in the affairs of Latin American nations,at the turn of the century,usually stemmed from

President Grover Cleveland rejected the effort to annex Hawaii because

What do you consider the most important domestic and foreign-policy consequences of the Spanish-American War? Why?

Theodore Roosevelt's aggressive involvement in the Panamanian revolt had the general international effect of

Teddy Roosevelt's role in the Panamanian Revolution involved

Was there any shift in American foreign policy between President McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt,the vice president who succeeded him after McKinley's assassination? If so,what was it? In what area,if any,did Roosevelt most clearly depart from McKinley's policies?

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.

Anti-imperialists presented all of the following arguments against acquiring the Philippine Islands except that

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?

A primary reason that the British submitted their border dispute with Venezuela to arbitration was

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