Question 1

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

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A)  free trade and competition throughout all of China. 
B)  equal spheres of influence in China among all the European powers. 
C)  military protection for the Chinese emperor. 
D)  Christian missionaries to be able to their conversion work in China. 
E)  the principle of self-determination. 
A)  free trade and competition throughout all of China. 
B)  equal spheres of influence in China among all the European powers. 
C)  military protection for the Chinese emperor. 
D)  Christian missionaries to be able to their conversion work in China. 
E)  the principle of self-determination.

Question 2

Was President Theodore Roosevelt's policy toward Japan fundamentally friendly, fundamentally hostile, or somewhere in between? Include in your answer discussion of the Russo-Japanese War mediation, the San Francisco school crisis, the Root-Takahira agreement, and the "Great White Fleet."

Accepted Answer

President Theodore Roosevelt's policy to

Question 3

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

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Imperialism is a policy or ideology in w

Question 4

The Republicans won the 1900 election mainly because of

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A)  their support of imperialism. 
B)  the uninspiring campaigning and lack of ambition of Democratic presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan. 
C)  their support of freedom abroad. 
D)  Bryan's lackluster campaign. 
E)  the prosperity achieved during McKinley's first term. 
A)  their support of imperialism. 
B)  the uninspiring campaigning and lack of ambition of Democratic presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan. 
C)  their support of freedom abroad. 
D)  Bryan's lackluster campaign. 
E)  the prosperity achieved during McKinley's first term.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Insular Cases

Accepted Answer

The Insular Cases are a series of opinio

Question 6

The relatively small, but perceived substantial, Japanese immigration into California in the early 1900s led to

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A)  growing Japanese control of certain key industries like banking and horticulture. 
B)  growing employment of Japanese men and women in service industries. 
C)  an appreciation for Japanese arts and culture on the West Coast. 
D)  growing racial discrimination and fear of a yellow peril. 
E)  the increasing belief that Japan was plotting to attack the United States. 
A)  growing Japanese control of certain key industries like banking and horticulture. 
B)  growing employment of Japanese men and women in service industries. 
C)  an appreciation for Japanese arts and culture on the West Coast. 
D)  growing racial discrimination and fear of a yellow peril. 
E)  the increasing belief that Japan was plotting to attack the United States.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John Philip Sousa

Accepted Answer

John Philip Sousa (1854–1932) was an Ame

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"big stick"

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The term "big stick" refers to the phras

Question 9

The major alternative route, besides Panama, that was seriously considered as the location for a canal between oceans was across

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A)  Venezuela. 
B)  Nicaragua. 
C)  British Honduras. 
D)  Mexico. 
E)  Costa Rica. 
A)  Venezuela. 
B)  Nicaragua. 
C)  British Honduras. 
D)  Mexico. 
E)  Costa Rica.

Question 10

The United States gained a perpetual lease on the Panama Canal Zone in the

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A)  Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty. 
B)  Hay-Pauncefote Treaty. 
C)  Clayton-Bulwer Treaty. 
D)  Gentlemen's Agreement. 
E)  Teller Amendment. 
A)  Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty. 
B)  Hay-Pauncefote Treaty. 
C)  Clayton-Bulwer Treaty. 
D)  Gentlemen's Agreement. 
E)  Teller Amendment.

Question 11

It has often been said that American foreign policy toward China was for many years shaped more by a sentimental view of that country than by U.S. national interests or the actual situation of that country? In what ways was such a romantic view of China reflected in U.S. policy in the early twentieth century? What were the sources of Americans' idealistic views of China?

Accepted Answer

In the early twentieth century, American

Question 12

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

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A)  enhance roads. 
B)  work to improve sanitation and public health. 
C)  develop economic ties, especially for trade in sugar. 
D)  organized, trained, and developed a loyal Philippines army and navy. 
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)  organized, trained, and developed a loyal Philippines army and navy. 
E)  set up schools and help make English a second language.

Question 13

Which of the following was not among the small but dangerous international crises the United States experienced in the 1890s?

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A)  A conflict with Germany over the Samoan islands 
B)  A near-war with Italy over the lynching of Italians in New Orleans 
C)  The Valparaiso crisis with Chile over the killing of two American sailors 
D)  A conflict with Japan over naval refueling rights at Midway Islands 
E)  A conflict with Canada over seal hunting near the Pribilof Islands 
A)  A conflict with Germany over the Samoan islands 
B)  A near-war with Italy over the lynching of Italians in New Orleans 
C)  The Valparaiso crisis with Chile over the killing of two American sailors 
D)  A conflict with Japan over naval refueling rights at Midway Islands 
E)  A conflict with Canada over seal hunting near the Pribilof Islands

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Richard Olney

Accepted Answer

Richard Olney (1835–1917) was an influen

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

The Boxer Rebellion, also known as the B

Question 16

In what sense might the original public demand for intervention in Cuba be said to reflect traditional American idealism and anti-imperialism? How did that idealistic crusade end up leading to America's first major imperialistic ventures?

Accepted Answer

The original public demand for intervent

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

Emilio Aguinaldo was a Filipino revoluti

Question 18

In the 1900 presidential election, the Democratic party and its candidate, William Jennings Bryan, insisted that ____ was the paramount issue of the campaign.

Accepted Answer

A)  tariff protection 
B)  imperialism 
C)  free silver 
D)  social reform 
E)  national defense 
A)  tariff protection 
B)  imperialism 
C)  free silver 
D)  social reform 
E)  national defense

Question 19

China's Boxer Rebellion was an attempt to

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A)  overthrow the corrupt Chinese government. 
B)  establish American power in the Far East. 
C)  throw out or kill all foreigners. 
D)  destroy the Open Door policy. 
E)  restore traditional Chinese religion. 
A)  overthrow the corrupt Chinese government. 
B)  establish American power in the Far East. 
C)  throw out or kill all foreigners. 
D)  destroy the Open Door policy. 
E)  restore traditional Chinese religion.

Question 20

The most successful American military action during the Spanish-American War was largely due to

Accepted Answer

A)  the incompetence of Spanish military forces. 
B)  effective collaboration between U.S. forces and Cuban and Filipino rebels. 
C)  the strategic skill of U.S. military leadership. 
D)  the efficient logistical support for U.S. forces provided by the War Department. 
E)  effective use of the new steel navy. 
A)  the incompetence of Spanish military forces. 
B)  effective collaboration between U.S. forces and Cuban and Filipino rebels. 
C)  the strategic skill of U.S. military leadership. 
D)  the efficient logistical support for U.S. forces provided by the War Department. 
E)  effective use of the new steel navy.

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

Was President Theodore Roosevelt's policy toward Japan fundamentally friendly, fundamentally hostile, or somewhere in between? Include in your answer discussion of the Russo-Japanese War mediation, the San Francisco school crisis, the Root-Takahira agreement, and the "Great White Fleet."

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

The Republicans won the 1900 election mainly because of

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Insular Cases

The relatively small, but perceived substantial, Japanese immigration into California in the early 1900s led to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Philip Sousa

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"big stick"

The major alternative route, besides Panama, that was seriously considered as the location for a canal between oceans was across

The United States gained a perpetual lease on the Panama Canal Zone in the

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

Which of the following was not among the small but dangerous international crises the United States experienced in the 1890s?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Richard Olney

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

In what sense might the original public demand for intervention in Cuba be said to reflect traditional American idealism and anti-imperialism? How did that idealistic crusade end up leading to America's first major imperialistic ventures?

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

In the 1900 presidential election, the Democratic party and its candidate, William Jennings Bryan, insisted that ____ was the paramount issue of the campaign.

China's Boxer Rebellion was an attempt to

The most successful American military action during the Spanish-American War was largely due to

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

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

Was President Theodore Roosevelt's policy toward Japan fundamentally friendly, fundamentally hostile, or somewhere in between? Include in your answer discussion of the Russo-Japanese War mediation, the San Francisco school crisis, the Root-Takahira agreement, and the "Great White Fleet."

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

The Republicans won the 1900 election mainly because of

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Insular Cases

The relatively small, but perceived substantial, Japanese immigration into California in the early 1900s led to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Philip Sousa

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"big stick"

The major alternative route, besides Panama, that was seriously considered as the location for a canal between oceans was across

The United States gained a perpetual lease on the Panama Canal Zone in the

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

Which of the following was not among the small but dangerous international crises the United States experienced in the 1890s?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Richard Olney

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

In what sense might the original public demand for intervention in Cuba be said to reflect traditional American idealism and anti-imperialism? How did that idealistic crusade end up leading to America's first major imperialistic ventures?

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

In the 1900 presidential election, the Democratic party and its candidate, William Jennings Bryan, insisted that ____ was the paramount issue of the campaign.

China's Boxer Rebellion was an attempt to

The most successful American military action during the Spanish-American War was largely due to

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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