Question 1

During the Spanish-American War,American racial prejudice caused American leaders to

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A) minimize the contributions of black soldiers. 
B) cooperate effectively with the light-skinned Cuban rebels. 
C) overestimate the capabilities of the Spanish troops. 
D) allow unnecessarily harsh punishment of Spanish prisoners. 
E) execute only black prisoners of war. 
A) minimize the contributions of black soldiers. 
B) cooperate effectively with the light-skinned Cuban rebels. 
C) overestimate the capabilities of the Spanish troops. 
D) allow unnecessarily harsh punishment of Spanish prisoners. 
E) execute only black prisoners of war.

Question 2

William Howard Taft's foreign policy favored

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A) aggressive military intervention in Asia and Europe. 
B) withdrawal of the United States from international affairs. 
C) assertion of commercial and economic influence in other countries. 
D) submission of all disputes to arbitration. 
E) opposition to all uses of force. 
A) aggressive military intervention in Asia and Europe. 
B) withdrawal of the United States from international affairs. 
C) assertion of commercial and economic influence in other countries. 
D) submission of all disputes to arbitration. 
E) opposition to all uses of force.

Question 3

The "Roosevelt Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine

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A) signified a dramatic change in foreign policy under Teddy Roosevelt. 
B) formalized behavior that the United States was already practicing. 
C) was geared to mollify the anti-imperialists. 
D) was intended to prove that the U.S.was a "good neighbor" to Latin American nations. 
E) had no real significance. 
A) signified a dramatic change in foreign policy under Teddy Roosevelt. 
B) formalized behavior that the United States was already practicing. 
C) was geared to mollify the anti-imperialists. 
D) was intended to prove that the U.S.was a "good neighbor" to Latin American nations. 
E) had no real significance.

Question 4

All of the following were presidents of Mexico except

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A) Francisco ("Pancho")Villa. 
B) Venustiano Carranza. 
C) Victoriano Huerta. 
D) Francisco Madero. 
E) Porfirio Diaz. 
A) Francisco ("Pancho")Villa. 
B) Venustiano Carranza. 
C) Victoriano Huerta. 
D) Francisco Madero. 
E) Porfirio Diaz.

Question 5

The Root-Takahira Agreement of 1908

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A) accepted Japanese domination of Korea. 
B) ended Japanese occupation of Manchuria. 
C) accepted Japanese expansion into Manchuria. 
D) ended the conflict between Russia and Japan. 
E) recognized the independence of China. 
A) accepted Japanese domination of Korea. 
B) ended Japanese occupation of Manchuria. 
C) accepted Japanese expansion into Manchuria. 
D) ended the conflict between Russia and Japan. 
E) recognized the independence of China.

Question 6

The Filipino people had no one leader to fight against the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Teller Amendment declared

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A) war on Spain. 
B) that the United States would not use war to acquire Cuban territory. 
C) that Cuba could not make treaties with foreign powers. 
D) the U.S.support for Japan in the war against Russia. 
E) the independence of the Philippines. 
A) war on Spain. 
B) that the United States would not use war to acquire Cuban territory. 
C) that Cuba could not make treaties with foreign powers. 
D) the U.S.support for Japan in the war against Russia. 
E) the independence of the Philippines.

Question 8

When the Colombian legislature rejected as insufficient President Roosevelt's offer for the canal zone,Roosevelt

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A) doubled his offer. 
B) encouraged Panamanians to revolt against Colombia. 
C) asked Congress to declare war on Colombia. 
D) sought French help in negotiating with Colombia. 
E) gave up the idea of building a canal. 
A) doubled his offer. 
B) encouraged Panamanians to revolt against Colombia. 
C) asked Congress to declare war on Colombia. 
D) sought French help in negotiating with Colombia. 
E) gave up the idea of building a canal.

Question 9

Wilson's foreign policy toward Mexico was consistent.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Compare and contrast the foreign policies of Theodore Roosevelt,William Howard Taft,and Woodrow Wilson.What were their guiding principles? How were they realized?

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Essay should address several key points:

Question 11

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The United States completely stayed out of China's Boxer Rebellion.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Treaty of Paris barely won Senate ratification in 1899.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Commodore ____________________ destroyed an entire Spanish fleet in the Philippines.

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The answer of Commodore ____________________ destroyed an entire Spanish fleet...

Question 15

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Platt Amendment

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outlined conditions for Cuban independen

Question 16

The U.S.paid ____________________ for the Philippines.

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

Question 17

Frederick Jackson Turner published his "frontier thesis" at a time of national prosperity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Woodrow Wilson responded to Pancho Villa's attacks on U.S.citizens by

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A) offering a ten thousand dollar reward for Villa,"dead or alive." 
B) seizing Villa's financial holdings in the United States. 
C) promising to support Villa in his bid for political power in Mexico. 
D) sending U.S.troops into Mexico to arrest Villa. 
E) bringing him to trial. 
A) offering a ten thousand dollar reward for Villa,"dead or alive." 
B) seizing Villa's financial holdings in the United States. 
C) promising to support Villa in his bid for political power in Mexico. 
D) sending U.S.troops into Mexico to arrest Villa. 
E) bringing him to trial.

Question 19

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

IDENTIFICATIONS
-jingoism

Accepted Answer

British term,adopted by Americ

Exam 22: Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

During the Spanish-American War,American racial prejudice caused American leaders to

William Howard Taft's foreign policy favored

The "Roosevelt Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine

All of the following were presidents of Mexico except

The Root-Takahira Agreement of 1908

The Filipino people had no one leader to fight against the United States.

The Teller Amendment declared

When the Colombian legislature rejected as insufficient President Roosevelt's offer for the canal zone,Roosevelt

Wilson's foreign policy toward Mexico was consistent.

Compare and contrast the foreign policies of Theodore Roosevelt,William Howard Taft,and Woodrow Wilson.What were their guiding principles? How were they realized?

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

The United States completely stayed out of China's Boxer Rebellion.

The Treaty of Paris barely won Senate ratification in 1899.

Commodore ____________________ destroyed an entire Spanish fleet in the Philippines.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Platt Amendment

The U.S.paid ____________________ for the Philippines.

Frederick Jackson Turner published his "frontier thesis" at a time of national prosperity.

Woodrow Wilson responded to Pancho Villa's attacks on U.S.citizens by

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

IDENTIFICATIONS -jingoism

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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