Question 1

"The Significance of the Frontier in American History" was written by ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Frederick

Question 2

The Monroe Doctrine established the principle that the Western Hemisphere is a U.S.sphere of influence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

IDENTIFICATIONS

-yellow journalism

Accepted Answer

the practice,common among newspapers at

Question 4

The Negro cavalries in the Spanish-American War were known as "the Rough Riders."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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.

Question 6

William McKinley's treatment of the Philippines

Accepted Answer

A) was broadly supported by both imperialists and anti-imperialists. 
B) showed his willingness to grant U.S.citizenship to Filipinos. 
C) reflected his fear that,without a strong U.S.presence,another power would invade. 
D) was similar to the U.S.treatment of Hawaii. 
E) indicated that he wanted statehood for the Philippines. 
A) was broadly supported by both imperialists and anti-imperialists. 
B) showed his willingness to grant U.S.citizenship to Filipinos. 
C) reflected his fear that,without a strong U.S.presence,another power would invade. 
D) was similar to the U.S.treatment of Hawaii. 
E) indicated that he wanted statehood for the Philippines.

Question 7

Following the Spanish American War Cuba

Accepted Answer

A) became economically dependent on the United States. 
B) enjoyed full political independence. 
C) was annexed to the United States. 
D) decided through democratic procedures to accept its position as a U.S.protectorate. 
E) became economically dependent on Spain. 
A) became economically dependent on the United States. 
B) enjoyed full political independence. 
C) was annexed to the United States. 
D) decided through democratic procedures to accept its position as a U.S.protectorate. 
E) became economically dependent on Spain.

Question 8

William Howard Taft's secretary of state ____________________ believed U.S.investments abroad would substitute "dollars for bullets."

Accepted Answer

The answer of William Howard Taft's secretary of state ____________________...

Question 9

In the Treaty of Paris of 1898,the United States

Accepted Answer

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 10

Which of the following was not given as a justification for U.S.expansionism?

Accepted Answer

A) There was a need for political and economic influence in Africa and Asia. 
B) There was a need to civilize other peoples. 
C) It was the nation's destiny. 
D) The Christian message must be spread. 
E) There was a power vacuum in Europe. 
A) There was a need for political and economic influence in Africa and Asia. 
B) There was a need to civilize other peoples. 
C) It was the nation's destiny. 
D) The Christian message must be spread. 
E) There was a power vacuum in Europe.

Question 11

As an imperial power,the United States successfully

Accepted Answer

A) created the largest,most modern navy in the world. 
B) expanded its military and economic influence in Asia and the Western Hemisphere. 
C) supported self-government and civil rights in its colonies. 
D) acquired an empire that ruled over one-fourth of the world's population. 
E) expanded its control to Africa. 
A) created the largest,most modern navy in the world. 
B) expanded its military and economic influence in Asia and the Western Hemisphere. 
C) supported self-government and civil rights in its colonies. 
D) acquired an empire that ruled over one-fourth of the world's population. 
E) expanded its control to Africa.

Question 12

In the ____________________,the United States agreed that Japan could dominate Korea in return for a Japanese promise not to attack the Philippines.

Accepted Answer

Taft-Katsu

Question 13

Policies pursued by William Howard Taft's administration in Asia

Accepted Answer

A) were consistent with Roosevelt's own efforts to promote an open-door policy. 
B) resulted in increased hostilities between Japan and the United States. 
C) demonstrated his superior understanding of Japanese politics. 
D) were better for U.S.trade than Roosevelt's efforts had been. 
E) started a war between Japan and Russia. 
A) were consistent with Roosevelt's own efforts to promote an open-door policy. 
B) resulted in increased hostilities between Japan and the United States. 
C) demonstrated his superior understanding of Japanese politics. 
D) were better for U.S.trade than Roosevelt's efforts had been. 
E) started a war between Japan and Russia.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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 15

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Great White Fleet

Accepted Answer

main portion of the U.S.naval fleet sent

Question 16

Woodrow Wilson expressed no interest in Mexican political affairs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Theodore Roosevelt dispatched the ____________________ to Tokyo after negotiating the Treaty of Portsmouth.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Theodore Roosevelt dispatched the ____________________ to Tokyo...

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

U.S.officials planned from the beginning to transform the Philippines into another state,rather than prepare them for independence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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...

Exam 22: Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

"The Significance of the Frontier in American History" was written by ____________________.

The Monroe Doctrine established the principle that the Western Hemisphere is a U.S.sphere of influence.

IDENTIFICATIONS -yellow journalism

The Negro cavalries in the Spanish-American War were known as "the Rough Riders."

Regarding Cuba,William McKinley's intent was to

William McKinley's treatment of the Philippines

Following the Spanish American War Cuba

William Howard Taft's secretary of state ____________________ believed U.S.investments abroad would substitute "dollars for bullets."

In the Treaty of Paris of 1898,the United States

Which of the following was not given as a justification for U.S.expansionism?

As an imperial power,the United States successfully

In the ____________________,the United States agreed that Japan could dominate Korea in return for a Japanese promise not to attack the Philippines.

Policies pursued by William Howard Taft's administration in Asia

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

IDENTIFICATIONS -Great White Fleet

Woodrow Wilson expressed no interest in Mexican political affairs.

Theodore Roosevelt dispatched the ____________________ to Tokyo after negotiating the Treaty of Portsmouth.

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

U.S.officials planned from the beginning to transform the Philippines into another state,rather than prepare them for independence.

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

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, conquest, catastrophe

The Challenge to Spain and the Settlement of North America

England Discovers Its Colonies: Empire, liberty, and Expansion

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

Reform, resistance, revolution

The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery

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

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

America During the Second World War

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

Affluence and Its Discontents, 1953-1963

America During Its Longest War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

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

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2012

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