Question 1

American soldiers held racist attitudes toward the Cuban guerrillas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What arguments did anti-imperialists offer in opposition to U.S. involvement in the Philippines? What distinguished anti-imperialists from one another?

Accepted Answer

Anti-imperialists offered several argume

Question 3

The Mexican Revolution began in 1910 when ____________________ was overthrown by democratic forces.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Mexican Revolution began in 1910 when...

Question 4

The publication of a letter written by Spanish diplomat ____________________ helped cause the Spanish-American War.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The publication of a letter written by...

Question 5

All of the following motivated U.S. foreign policy from 1898 to 1917 except a

Accepted Answer

A) desire to promote goodwill and friendship with other nations. 
B) belief in the superiority of the Anglo-Saxon race and its responsibility for uplifting inferior races. 
C) need for new markets for American goods. 
D) belief that the United States could and should become a world power. 
E) desire to strengthen the navy. 
A) desire to promote goodwill and friendship with other nations. 
B) belief in the superiority of the Anglo-Saxon race and its responsibility for uplifting inferior races. 
C) need for new markets for American goods. 
D) belief that the United States could and should become a world power. 
E) desire to strengthen the navy.

Question 6

Export trade with East Asia exceeded expectations between 1880 and 1914.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Panama's 1903 revolution against Colombia was a spontaneous event in which the United States played absolutely no role.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Panama Canal

Accepted Answer

A) created a strong sense of unity between the US and Panama. 
B) was actually built by the French. 
C) was begun under Taft, not Roosevelt. 
D) was built without any real consent by the Panamanian people. 
E) is still considered fairly insignificant. 
A) created a strong sense of unity between the US and Panama. 
B) was actually built by the French. 
C) was begun under Taft, not Roosevelt. 
D) was built without any real consent by the Panamanian people. 
E) is still considered fairly insignificant.

Question 9

The U.S. paid ____________________ for the Philippines.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The U.S. paid ____________________ for the Philippines....

Question 10

The commander of the U.S. fleet that defeated the Spanish navy in Manila Harbor in 1898 was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The commander of the U.S. fleet that...

Question 11

____________________ was the Filipino leader who fought both the Spanish and the United States for Philippine independence.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ was the Filipino leader who fought...

Question 12

In the Insular Cases, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the mechanism used to control

Accepted Answer

A) Hawaii. 
B) the Philippines. 
C) Cuba. 
D) Guam 
E) Puerto Rico. 
A) Hawaii. 
B) the Philippines. 
C) Cuba. 
D) Guam 
E) Puerto Rico.

Question 13

Until the end of the nineteenth century, the United States had been minimally involved in foreign affairs. Toward the end of the century, this previously isolationist practice gave way to more sustained military action around the world. What factors contributed to the end of American isolationism? In your opinion, which is the most important?

Accepted Answer

There were several factors that contribu

Question 14

What motivated Americans to want to extend their influence abroad beginning at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries?

Accepted Answer

A) an increased interest in controlling overseas ports and non U.S. territories.​ 
B) the desire to expand its economic reach to new markets 
C) military maneuvers in Europe 
D) All of these choices.​ 
E) None of these choices. 
A) an increased interest in controlling overseas ports and non U.S. territories.​ 
B) the desire to expand its economic reach to new markets 
C) military maneuvers in Europe 
D) All of these choices.​ 
E) None of these choices.

Question 15

The United States annexed Hawaii shortly before the war with Spain began.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The 1907 "gentlemen's agreement" between the United States and Japan​

Accepted Answer

A) ​was precipitated by an anti-immigrant riot in Los Angeles. 
B) ​had Tokyo promising to halt male immigration if the U.S. promised anti-Japanese discrimination measures in California. 
C) ​was a binding friendship pact against waging war against each other. 
D) ​pledged U.S. support for Japan's actions in Manchuria in exchange for Japanese assistance in the Philippines. 
E) ​None of these choices. 
A) ​was precipitated by an anti-immigrant riot in Los Angeles. 
B) ​had Tokyo promising to halt male immigration if the U.S. promised anti-Japanese discrimination measures in California. 
C) ​was a binding friendship pact against waging war against each other. 
D) ​pledged U.S. support for Japan's actions in Manchuria in exchange for Japanese assistance in the Philippines. 
E) ​None of these choices.

Question 17

U.S. control of the city of ____________________ helped to weaken the Mexican government of Victoriano Huerta

Accepted Answer

The answer of U.S. control of the city of ____________________...

Question 18

The Spanish-American War

Accepted Answer

A) was a long, drawn-out war. 
B) required the United States to make concessions to the Spanish. 
C) required Cuba to negotiate with the Philippines. 
D) was short and successful for the United States. 
E) resulted in no U.S. battle casualties 
A) was a long, drawn-out war. 
B) required the United States to make concessions to the Spanish. 
C) required Cuba to negotiate with the Philippines. 
D) was short and successful for the United States. 
E) resulted in no U.S. battle casualties

Question 19

The anti-imperialists were motivated purely by altruism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

As a possession of the United States, Puerto Ricans

Accepted Answer

A) enjoy no rights as U.S. citizens. 
B) do not have the right to elect their own governor. 
C) have a poverty rate far greater than that of the mainland. 
D) immediately launched a bloody war for their independence. 
E) insisted on re-establishing their relationship with Spain. 
A) enjoy no rights as U.S. citizens. 
B) do not have the right to elect their own governor. 
C) have a poverty rate far greater than that of the mainland. 
D) immediately launched a bloody war for their independence. 
E) insisted on re-establishing their relationship with Spain.

Exam 22: Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

American soldiers held racist attitudes toward the Cuban guerrillas.

What arguments did anti-imperialists offer in opposition to U.S. involvement in the Philippines? What distinguished anti-imperialists from one another?

The Mexican Revolution began in 1910 when ____________________ was overthrown by democratic forces.

The publication of a letter written by Spanish diplomat ____________________ helped cause the Spanish-American War.

All of the following motivated U.S. foreign policy from 1898 to 1917 except a

Export trade with East Asia exceeded expectations between 1880 and 1914.

Panama's 1903 revolution against Colombia was a spontaneous event in which the United States played absolutely no role.

The Panama Canal

The U.S. paid ____________________ for the Philippines.

The commander of the U.S. fleet that defeated the Spanish navy in Manila Harbor in 1898 was ____________________.

____________________ was the Filipino leader who fought both the Spanish and the United States for Philippine independence.

In the Insular Cases, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the mechanism used to control

What motivated Americans to want to extend their influence abroad beginning at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries?

The United States annexed Hawaii shortly before the war with Spain began.

The 1907 "gentlemen's agreement" between the United States and Japan​

U.S. control of the city of ____________________ helped to weaken the Mexican government of Victoriano Huerta

The Spanish-American War

The anti-imperialists were motivated purely by altruism.

As a possession of the United States, Puerto Ricans

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