Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

The term "yellow press" refers to a styl

Question 2

Starting in 1917, many Puerto Ricans came to the mainland United States seeking

Accepted Answer

A)  independence. 
B)  political refuge. 
C)  to learn English. 
D)  citizenship. 
E)  employment. 
A)  independence. 
B)  political refuge. 
C)  to learn English. 
D)  citizenship. 
E)  employment.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

The Clayton-Bulwer Treaty was an agreeme

Question 4

​The following were arguments made by Americans opposed to the annexation of the Philippines by the U.S. government except

Accepted Answer

A)  ​annexation would dishonor and destroy American's historic Constitutional commitments to self-determination and anti-colonialism. 
B)  ​the maintenance of despotism abroad could beget despotism at home. 
C)  ​imperialism was very costly and unlikely ever to be profitable. 
D)  ​annexation would have United States become mired and bogged down in the political and military morass of East Asia. 
E)  ​Filipinos were intellectual, cultural, and political equals of Americans. 
A)  ​annexation would dishonor and destroy American's historic Constitutional commitments to self-determination and anti-colonialism. 
B)  ​the maintenance of despotism abroad could beget despotism at home. 
C)  ​imperialism was very costly and unlikely ever to be profitable. 
D)  ​annexation would have United States become mired and bogged down in the political and military morass of East Asia. 
E)  ​Filipinos were intellectual, cultural, and political equals of Americans.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"yellow peril"

Accepted Answer

"Yellow Peril" is a term that originated

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Philippine insurrection

Accepted Answer

The Philippine Insurrection, also known

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-The Influence of Sea Power upon History

Accepted Answer

"The Influence of Sea Power upon History

Question 8

Explain the rationale for President Cleveland's refusal to annex the Hawaiian Islands to the United States. Could Hawaii have remained politically and economically independent under either native Hawaiian rule or white planter rule? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

President Cleveland's refusal to annex t

Question 9

To justify American intervention in the Venezuela boundary dispute with Britain, Secretary of State Olney invoked the

Accepted Answer

A)  Platt Amendment. 
B)  Open Door policy. 
C)  Monroe Doctrine. 
D)  Clayton-Bulwer Treaty. 
E)  Gentlemen's Agreement. 
A)  Platt Amendment. 
B)  Open Door policy. 
C)  Monroe Doctrine. 
D)  Clayton-Bulwer Treaty. 
E)  Gentlemen's Agreement.

Question 10

Construction of an isthmian canal across Central America was motivated mainly by

Accepted Answer

A)  a desire to improve defense by allowing rapid naval movements between two oceans. 
B)  the Panamanian Revolution. 
C)  America's growing economic interests in Asia. 
D)  the British rejection of the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty. 
E)  a clash of British and American economic interests in Central America. 
A)  a desire to improve defense by allowing rapid naval movements between two oceans. 
B)  the Panamanian Revolution. 
C)  America's growing economic interests in Asia. 
D)  the British rejection of the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty. 
E)  a clash of British and American economic interests in Central America.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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 12

Rank the following in terms of their ability to explain American interest in imperialism at the end of the nineteenth century:
a. racial theories,
b. international rivalry,
c. trading interests, and
d. religious humanitarianism. Justify your ranking.

Accepted Answer

The ranking of the following in terms of

Question 13

The text's authors suggestthat China owed its preservation far more to the military and economic strength of the competing powers than to Hay's Open Door policy. Does that view render the Open Door notes inconsequential? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The view that China's preservation was o

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

Henry Cabot Lodge (May 12, 1850 – Novemb

Question 15

Why was Theodore Roosevelt's diplomatic slogan of "speak softly and carry a big stick" judged to be wise policy guidance for an emerging great power? Was it simply America's growing economic and military power, or Roosevelt's effective diplomacy, that made the United States a greater presence on the world stage?

Accepted Answer

Theodore Roosevelt's diplomatic slogan o

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

The Platt Amendment was a legislative am

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

Pearl Harbor is a U.S. naval base locate

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

The Russo-Japanese War was a military co

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-William Randolph Hearst

Accepted Answer

William Randolph Hearst was an American

Question 20

The Teller Amendment

Accepted Answer

A)  guaranteed that the United States would support Cuban independence after Spain was ousted. 
B)  stated that Cuba would become an American possession. 
C)  directed President McKinley to order American troops into Cuba. 
D)  guaranteed that the United States would support a Cuban plebiscite by the Cuban people on independence or colonial status after Spain was ousted. 
E)  granted the United States a permanent base at Guantanamo Bay. 
A)  guaranteed that the United States would support Cuban independence after Spain was ousted. 
B)  stated that Cuba would become an American possession. 
C)  directed President McKinley to order American troops into Cuba. 
D)  guaranteed that the United States would support a Cuban plebiscite by the Cuban people on independence or colonial status after Spain was ousted. 
E)  granted the United States a permanent base at Guantanamo Bay.

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

Starting in 1917, many Puerto Ricans came to the mainland United States seeking

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

The following were arguments made by Americans opposed to the annexation of the Philippines by the U.S. government except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"yellow peril"

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Philippine insurrection

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -The Influence of Sea Power upon History

Explain the rationale for President Cleveland's refusal to annex the Hawaiian Islands to the United States. Could Hawaii have remained politically and economically independent under either native Hawaiian rule or white planter rule? Why or why not?

To justify American intervention in the Venezuela boundary dispute with Britain, Secretary of State Olney invoked the

Construction of an isthmian canal across Central America was motivated mainly by

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

Rank the following in terms of their ability to explain American interest in imperialism at the end of the nineteenth century: a. racial theories, b. international rivalry, c. trading interests, and d. religious humanitarianism. Justify your ranking.

The text's authors suggestthat China owed its preservation far more to the military and economic strength of the competing powers than to Hay's Open Door policy. Does that view render the Open Door notes inconsequential? Why or why not?

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

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

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -William Randolph Hearst

The Teller Amendment

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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Exam 6: Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

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

Starting in 1917, many Puerto Ricans came to the mainland United States seeking

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

​The following were arguments made by Americans opposed to the annexation of the Philippines by the U.S. government except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"yellow peril"

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Philippine insurrection

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -The Influence of Sea Power upon History

Explain the rationale for President Cleveland's refusal to annex the Hawaiian Islands to the United States. Could Hawaii have remained politically and economically independent under either native Hawaiian rule or white planter rule? Why or why not?

To justify American intervention in the Venezuela boundary dispute with Britain, Secretary of State Olney invoked the

Construction of an isthmian canal across Central America was motivated mainly by

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

Rank the following in terms of their ability to explain American interest in imperialism at the end of the nineteenth century: a. racial theories, b. international rivalry, c. trading interests, and d. religious humanitarianism. Justify your ranking.

The text's authors suggestthat China owed its preservation far more to the military and economic strength of the competing powers than to Hay's Open Door policy. Does that view render the Open Door notes inconsequential? Why or why not?

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

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

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -William Randolph Hearst

The Teller Amendment

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

The following were arguments made by Americans opposed to the annexation of the Philippines by the U.S. government except