Question 1

Regarding Cuba, William McKinley's intent was to

Accepted Answer

A) back Cuba in a war with Spain. 
B) back Spain in a war with Cuba. 
C) encourage Spain to make concessions to the Cuban rebels. 
D) encourage Cubans in their efforts to overthrow the rebel government. 
E) annex Cuba. 
A) back Cuba in a war with Spain. 
B) back Spain in a war with Cuba. 
C) encourage Spain to make concessions to the Cuban rebels. 
D) encourage Cubans in their efforts to overthrow the rebel government. 
E) annex Cuba. C

Question 2

Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) building the Panama Canal 
B) his peace efforts in Venezuela. 
C) negotiating between Russia and Japan to end their war. 
D) endorsing the Platt Amendment. 
E) his Corollary. 
A) building the Panama Canal 
B) his peace efforts in Venezuela. 
C) negotiating between Russia and Japan to end their war. 
D) endorsing the Platt Amendment. 
E) his Corollary. C

Question 3

The explosion of the battleship Maine resulted in the U.S. declaration of war on Spain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

William McKinley ordered the Maine into Havana's harbor in order to

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A) protect U.S. citizens in Cuba. 
B) threaten the Spanish. 
C) threaten the Cubans. 
D) start a war. 
E) bring refugees to the U.S. 
A) protect U.S. citizens in Cuba. 
B) threaten the Spanish. 
C) threaten the Cubans. 
D) start a war. 
E) bring refugees to the U.S.

Question 5

William Howard Taft's secretary of state, Philander C. Knox, had extensive diplomatic expertise.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Theodore Roosevelt believed that all nations had the right to sovereignty and self-rule.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The war to subdue the Filipino rebels cost less than the Spanish American War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Treaty of Paris barely won Senate ratification in 1899.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Many people died building the Panama Canal from

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A) smallpox. 
B) bubonic plague. 
C) yellow fever. 
D) the flu. 
E) typhoid. 
A) smallpox. 
B) bubonic plague. 
C) yellow fever. 
D) the flu. 
E) typhoid.

Question 10

The U.S. treatment of the Philippines after 1898 can be described as similar to

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A) the U.S. treatment of Cuba. 
B) Japan's relationship with Russia. 
C) Spain's relationship with Cuba. 
D) the U.S. treatment of Mexico. 
E) U.S. treatment of European nations. 
A) the U.S. treatment of Cuba. 
B) Japan's relationship with Russia. 
C) Spain's relationship with Cuba. 
D) the U.S. treatment of Mexico. 
E) U.S. treatment of European nations.

Question 11

The principles embodied in the Roosevelt corollary were applied to all of the following except

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A) Hawaii 
B) Cuba. 
C) Venezuela. 
D) the Dominican Republic. 
E) none of these choices 
A) Hawaii 
B) Cuba. 
C) Venezuela. 
D) the Dominican Republic. 
E) none of these choices

Question 12

In the Treaty of Paris of 1898, the United States

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A) recognized Spanish ownership of Wake Island. 
B) paid $20 million for the Philippines. 
C) promised Spain equal trading rights in Cuba. 
D) agreed to grant Puerto Rico its independence. 
E) annexed Cuba. 
A) recognized Spanish ownership of Wake Island. 
B) paid $20 million for the Philippines. 
C) promised Spain equal trading rights in Cuba. 
D) agreed to grant Puerto Rico its independence. 
E) annexed Cuba.

Question 13

U.S. soldiers in the Spanish-American War were surprised to find that their Cuban allies were primarily dark-skinned and poorly outfitted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is not a true statement about African American soldiers during the war with Spain?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​They were pivotal to the U.S. success at Santiago. 
B) ​Theodore Roosevelt hailed their ability as soldiers. 
C) ​Their service led them to similar combat roles in subsequent conflicts. 
D) ​After the war, Theodore Roosevelt increasingly downplayed their contributions. 
E) ​On San Juan Hill, they were racially intermixed with white troops. 
A) ​They were pivotal to the U.S. success at Santiago. 
B) ​Theodore Roosevelt hailed their ability as soldiers. 
C) ​Their service led them to similar combat roles in subsequent conflicts. 
D) ​After the war, Theodore Roosevelt increasingly downplayed their contributions. 
E) ​On San Juan Hill, they were racially intermixed with white troops.

Question 15

The dependence of Cuba's ____________________ industry on the U.S. market helped win acceptance of the Platt Amendment

Accepted Answer

The answer of The dependence of Cuba's ____________________ industry on...

Question 16

U.S. newspaper accounts of the Cuban-Spanish conflict

Accepted Answer

A) had no impact on the general public. 
B) contributed to the antiwar movement. 
C) created a ground swell of support for Spain. 
D) triggered a war between the Cuban rebels and the United States. 
E) created a ground swell of support for Cuba. 
A) had no impact on the general public. 
B) contributed to the antiwar movement. 
C) created a ground swell of support for Spain. 
D) triggered a war between the Cuban rebels and the United States. 
E) created a ground swell of support for Cuba.

Question 17

Queen Liliuokalani was dethroned by American businessmen in Hawaii.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

President Wilson withdrew his support of the Carranza government in Mexico when he announced a land reform program to distribute agricultural land to peasants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

If not for the Ninth and Tenth Negro Cavalries, Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders would have been badly ​defeated in Santiago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In 1906, the ____________________ school board ordered the segregation of Asian schoolchildren, touching off an international crisis with Japan.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1906, the ____________________ school board ordered...

Exam 22: Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

Regarding Cuba, William McKinley's intent was to

Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize for which of the following?

The explosion of the battleship Maine resulted in the U.S. declaration of war on Spain.

William McKinley ordered the Maine into Havana's harbor in order to

William Howard Taft's secretary of state, Philander C. Knox, had extensive diplomatic expertise.

Theodore Roosevelt believed that all nations had the right to sovereignty and self-rule.

The war to subdue the Filipino rebels cost less than the Spanish American War.

The Treaty of Paris barely won Senate ratification in 1899.

Many people died building the Panama Canal from

The U.S. treatment of the Philippines after 1898 can be described as similar to

The principles embodied in the Roosevelt corollary were applied to all of the following except

In the Treaty of Paris of 1898, the United States

U.S. soldiers in the Spanish-American War were surprised to find that their Cuban allies were primarily dark-skinned and poorly outfitted.

Which of the following is not a true statement about African American soldiers during the war with Spain?​

The dependence of Cuba's ____________________ industry on the U.S. market helped win acceptance of the Platt Amendment

U.S. newspaper accounts of the Cuban-Spanish conflict

Queen Liliuokalani was dethroned by American businessmen in Hawaii.

President Wilson withdrew his support of the Carranza government in Mexico when he announced a land reform program to distribute agricultural land to peasants.

If not for the Ninth and Tenth Negro Cavalries, Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders would have been badly ​defeated in Santiago.

In 1906, the ____________________ school board ordered the segregation of Asian schoolchildren, touching off an international crisis with Japan.

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, Conquest, Catastrophe

Colonization in North America, 1600-1680

Empires, Indians, and the Struggle for Power in North America, 1670-1720

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent, 1720-1763

Reform, Resistance, Revolution, 1763-1776

The Revolutionary Republic, 1776-1789

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture, 1815-1850

Whigs and Democrats, 1815-1840

Antebellum Reform, 1820-1860

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery 1845-1860

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

A Transformed Nation: the West and the New South, 1865-1900

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

Cities, Peoples, Cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism, 1900-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

America During the Second World War, 1939-1945

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

America at Midcentury, 1953-1963

America During a Divisive War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

Economic, Social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2014

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Which of the following is not a true statement about African American soldiers during the war with Spain?

If not for the Ninth and Tenth Negro Cavalries, Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders would have been badly defeated in Santiago.