Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Alfred Thayer Mahan

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Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840-1914) was a Un

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Valeriano Weyler

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Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau, Marquis of T

Question 3

The battleship Maine was sunk by

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A)  the Spanish. 
B)  an accidental internal explosion on the ship. 
C)  Cuban rebels. 
D)  ​a mine planted by pro-Cuban Americans. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  the Spanish. 
B)  an accidental internal explosion on the ship. 
C)  Cuban rebels. 
D)  ​a mine planted by pro-Cuban Americans. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 4

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

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The Hay-Pauncefote Treaty was an agreeme

Question 5

In response to the Boxer Rebellion, the United States

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A)  refused to accept any indemnity for the losses that it incurred while putting down this uprising. 
B)  withdrew all American missionaries to China and renounced any economic interest in China. 
C)  sent money but no troops to help a multinational contingent to crush the uprising. 
D)  became an East Asian power. 
E)  abandoned its general principles of nonentanglement and noninvolvement in overseas conflict. 
A)  refused to accept any indemnity for the losses that it incurred while putting down this uprising. 
B)  withdrew all American missionaries to China and renounced any economic interest in China. 
C)  sent money but no troops to help a multinational contingent to crush the uprising. 
D)  became an East Asian power. 
E)  abandoned its general principles of nonentanglement and noninvolvement in overseas conflict.

Question 6

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

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The Foraker Act, also known as the Organ

Question 7

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

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The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Do

Question 8

The United States declared war on Spain even though the Spanish had already agreed to

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A)  end the reconcentration camps and sign an armistice with the Cuban rebels. 
B)  accept Cuban independence. 
C)  transfer Cuba to American possession. 
D)  apologize for the sinking of the Maine. 
E)  accept international arbitration of the conflict. 
A)  end the reconcentration camps and sign an armistice with the Cuban rebels. 
B)  accept Cuban independence. 
C)  transfer Cuba to American possession. 
D)  apologize for the sinking of the Maine. 
E)  accept international arbitration of the conflict.

Question 9

On the question of whether American laws applied to the overseas territory acquired in the Spanish-American War, the Supreme Court ruled in the Insular Cases that

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A)  the American Constitution and laws did not apply to U.S. colonies. 
B)  the president could determine which U.S. laws applied in U.S. colonies. 
C)  federal but not state laws applied. 
D)  a constitutional amendment could not be passed to have American laws applied to U.S. colonies. 
E)  only the Bill of Rights applied. 
A)  the American Constitution and laws did not apply to U.S. colonies. 
B)  the president could determine which U.S. laws applied in U.S. colonies. 
C)  federal but not state laws applied. 
D)  a constitutional amendment could not be passed to have American laws applied to U.S. colonies. 
E)  only the Bill of Rights applied.

Question 10

A major factor in the shift in American foreign policy toward imperialism in the late nineteenth century was the

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A)  need to justify substantially decreased expenditures including the reduction of the navy. 
B)  desire for more farmland. 
C)  construction of an American-built isthmian canal between the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean. 
D)  closing of the frontier. 
E)  need for overseas markets for increased industrial and agricultural production. 
A)  need to justify substantially decreased expenditures including the reduction of the navy. 
B)  desire for more farmland. 
C)  construction of an American-built isthmian canal between the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean. 
D)  closing of the frontier. 
E)  need for overseas markets for increased industrial and agricultural production.

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Queen Liliuokalani

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The answer of Identify and state the historical significance of...

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Rough Riders

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The Rough Riders, officially known as th

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-George Dewey

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George Dewey was a United States naval o

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-reconcentration camps

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Reconcentration camps, also known as rec

Question 15

Theodore Roosevelt's aggressive policies, along with the economic and political instability in Central America and the Caribbean, frequently led to

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A)  growing demands for U.S. economic aid to the region. 
B)  the intervention of the U.S. marines in the region. 
C)  radical anti-American movements in Central American countries. 
D)  the intervention of Britain and Germany in Latin America affairs. 
E)  the growth of Central American immigration to the United States. 
A)  growing demands for U.S. economic aid to the region. 
B)  the intervention of the U.S. marines in the region. 
C)  radical anti-American movements in Central American countries. 
D)  the intervention of Britain and Germany in Latin America affairs. 
E)  the growth of Central American immigration to the United States.

Question 16

Member of the Rough Riders consisted of

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A)  volunteers. 
B)  cowboys and former polo players. 
C)  ex-convicts. 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  volunteers. 
B)  cowboys and former polo players. 
C)  ex-convicts. 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 17

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?

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The answer of Consider each of the following as a...

Question 18

What was the fundamental assumption of the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine? What made these assumptions seem persuasive to Theodore Roosevelt and others? Do you agree that the Corollary violated rather than extended the original principles and intentions of the Monroe Doctrine? If so, how did the Corollary violate the principles of the Monroe Doctrine? If not, why not?

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The fundamental assumption of the Roosev

Question 19

Before a treaty annexing Hawaii to the United States could be rushed through the U.S. Senate in 1893

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A)  President Harrison's term expired and the less imperialistGrover Cleveland became president. 
B)  war broke out between the United States and Great Britain. 
C)  the white American sugar rebels decided that Hawaii should remain independent. 
D)  popular opinion in the United States turned against such colonial ventures. 
E)  the pro-annexation forces demanded that Hawaii be admitted to the Union as a state. 
A)  President Harrison's term expired and the less imperialistGrover Cleveland became president. 
B)  war broke out between the United States and Great Britain. 
C)  the white American sugar rebels decided that Hawaii should remain independent. 
D)  popular opinion in the United States turned against such colonial ventures. 
E)  the pro-annexation forces demanded that Hawaii be admitted to the Union as a state.

Question 20

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

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Josiah Strong (1847–1916) was an influen

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Alfred Thayer Mahan

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Valeriano Weyler

The battleship Maine was sunk by

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

In response to the Boxer Rebellion, the United States

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

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

The United States declared war on Spain even though the Spanish had already agreed to

On the question of whether American laws applied to the overseas territory acquired in the Spanish-American War, the Supreme Court ruled in the Insular Cases that

A major factor in the shift in American foreign policy toward imperialism in the late nineteenth century was the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Queen Liliuokalani

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Rough Riders

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -George Dewey

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -reconcentration camps

Theodore Roosevelt's aggressive policies, along with the economic and political instability in Central America and the Caribbean, frequently led to

Member of the Rough Riders consisted of

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?

Before a treaty annexing Hawaii to the United States could be rushed through the U.S. Senate in 1893

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

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: -Alfred Thayer Mahan

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Valeriano Weyler

The battleship Maine was sunk by

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

In response to the Boxer Rebellion, the United States

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

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

The United States declared war on Spain even though the Spanish had already agreed to

On the question of whether American laws applied to the overseas territory acquired in the Spanish-American War, the Supreme Court ruled in the Insular Cases that

A major factor in the shift in American foreign policy toward imperialism in the late nineteenth century was the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Queen Liliuokalani

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Rough Riders

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -George Dewey

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -reconcentration camps

Theodore Roosevelt's aggressive policies, along with the economic and political instability in Central America and the Caribbean, frequently led to

Member of the Rough Riders consisted of

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?

Before a treaty annexing Hawaii to the United States could be rushed through the U.S. Senate in 1893

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

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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