Question 1

Roosevelt's intervention in the Russo-Japanese War:

Accepted Answer

A)  strained America's relations with Russia 
B)  resulted in the Treaty of Portsmouth 
C)  involved the use of armed forces without the consent of Congress 
D)  weakened his image around the world 
E)  showed his new power after deploying the Great White Fleet 
A)  strained America's relations with Russia 
B)  resulted in the Treaty of Portsmouth 
C)  involved the use of armed forces without the consent of Congress 
D)  weakened his image around the world 
E)  showed his new power after deploying the Great White Fleet B

Question 2

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-George Dewey

Accepted Answer

A) was secretary of state; called Spanish-American War "a splendid little war" 
B) was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1900 
C) wrote Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis 
D) negotiated an agreement with Japan concerning the future of Korea 
E) was elected vice president in 1900
F)owned the New York Journal
G)proposed returning Queen Liliuokalani to Hawaiian throne
H)wrote The Influence of Sea Power upon History
I)acquired Alaska for the United States
J)captured Manila Bay 
A) was secretary of state; called Spanish-American War "a splendid little war" 
B) was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1900 
C) wrote Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis 
D) negotiated an agreement with Japan concerning the future of Korea 
E) was elected vice president in 1900
F)owned the New York Journal
G)proposed returning Queen Liliuokalani to Hawaiian throne
H)wrote The Influence of Sea Power upon History
I)acquired Alaska for the United States
J)captured Manila Bay J

Question 3

In order to acquire the Canal Zone, the United States supported Panama's revolt against:

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexico 
B)  Venezuela 
C)  Colombia 
D)  Costa Rica 
E)  Nicaragua 
A)  Mexico 
B)  Venezuela 
C)  Colombia 
D)  Costa Rica 
E)  Nicaragua C

Question 4

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-William Randolph Hearst

Accepted Answer

A) was secretary of state; called Spanish-American War "a splendid little war" 
B) was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1900 
C) wrote Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis 
D) negotiated an agreement with Japan concerning the future of Korea 
E) was elected vice president in 1900
F)owned the New York Journal
G)proposed returning Queen Liliuokalani to Hawaiian throne
H)wrote The Influence of Sea Power upon History
I)acquired Alaska for the United States
J)captured Manila Bay 
A) was secretary of state; called Spanish-American War "a splendid little war" 
B) was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1900 
C) wrote Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis 
D) negotiated an agreement with Japan concerning the future of Korea 
E) was elected vice president in 1900
F)owned the New York Journal
G)proposed returning Queen Liliuokalani to Hawaiian throne
H)wrote The Influence of Sea Power upon History
I)acquired Alaska for the United States
J)captured Manila Bay

Question 5

The Teller Amendment:

Accepted Answer

A)  was added to an army appropriation bill in 1901 
B)  called for universal suffrage in America's new possessions 
C)  was defeated in the Senate 
D)  disavowed any American designs on Cuban territory 
E)  was promptly vetoed by McKinley 
A)  was added to an army appropriation bill in 1901 
B)  called for universal suffrage in America's new possessions 
C)  was defeated in the Senate 
D)  disavowed any American designs on Cuban territory 
E)  was promptly vetoed by McKinley

Question 6

As a result of the Spanish-American War, the United States:

Accepted Answer

A)  was deeply divided between war supporters and opponents 
B)  acquired Cuba as a colony 
C)  emerged as an imperial power 
D)  suffered a huge financial strain and went into a depression 
E)  acquired Alaska 
A)  was deeply divided between war supporters and opponents 
B)  acquired Cuba as a colony 
C)  emerged as an imperial power 
D)  suffered a huge financial strain and went into a depression 
E)  acquired Alaska

Question 7

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Alfred Thayer Mahan

Accepted Answer

A) was secretary of state; called Spanish-American War "a splendid little war" 
B) was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1900 
C) wrote Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis 
D) negotiated an agreement with Japan concerning the future of Korea 
E) was elected vice president in 1900
F)owned the New York Journal
G)proposed returning Queen Liliuokalani to Hawaiian throne
H)wrote The Influence of Sea Power upon History
I)acquired Alaska for the United States
J)captured Manila Bay 
A) was secretary of state; called Spanish-American War "a splendid little war" 
B) was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1900 
C) wrote Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis 
D) negotiated an agreement with Japan concerning the future of Korea 
E) was elected vice president in 1900
F)owned the New York Journal
G)proposed returning Queen Liliuokalani to Hawaiian throne
H)wrote The Influence of Sea Power upon History
I)acquired Alaska for the United States
J)captured Manila Bay

Question 8

The de Lôme letter:

Accepted Answer

A)  revealed the location of Spanish troops in Cuba 
B)  was the first of the Cuban insurrectionists' overtures for peace 
C)  blamed the destruction of the battleship Maine on Spanish agents 
D)  referred to President McKinley as a weak and cowardly leader 
E)  promised Mexico all of the Gadsden Purchase if they attacked Texas 
A)  revealed the location of Spanish troops in Cuba 
B)  was the first of the Cuban insurrectionists' overtures for peace 
C)  blamed the destruction of the battleship Maine on Spanish agents 
D)  referred to President McKinley as a weak and cowardly leader 
E)  promised Mexico all of the Gadsden Purchase if they attacked Texas

Question 9

Spain refused to consider practically all of the American demands concerning Cuba before the United States declared war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Trace Theodore Roosevelt's climb to the presidency of the United States and explain why he was such an appealing vice presidential candidate in 1900.

Accepted Answer

Theodore Roosevelt's climb to the presid

Question 11

Western imperialism in the late nineteenth century was stimulated by all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  an ongoing quest for markets 
B)  notions of racial superiority 
C)  the desire to Christianize Africa and Asia 
D)  an ongoing quest for raw materials 
E)  the fear that Bolshevik ideas might advance around the globe 
A)  an ongoing quest for markets 
B)  notions of racial superiority 
C)  the desire to Christianize Africa and Asia 
D)  an ongoing quest for raw materials 
E)  the fear that Bolshevik ideas might advance around the globe

Question 12

Why did President Theodore Roosevelt feel compelled to mediate a reduction of tension in Europe, and how did the president show the world, literally, that America had become a world power?

Accepted Answer

President Theodore Roosevelt felt compel

Question 13

President McKinley called the Hawaiian Islands:

Accepted Answer

A)  insignificant 
B)  "the cesspool of the Pacific" 
C)  "the gateway to the East" 
D)  a place "we need" 
E)  "the ripe pear of the Orient" 
A)  insignificant 
B)  "the cesspool of the Pacific" 
C)  "the gateway to the East" 
D)  a place "we need" 
E)  "the ripe pear of the Orient"

Question 14

Which of the following statements about the American acquisition of Puerto Rico is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Foraker Act of 1900 eliminated the island's government. 
B)  Puerto Rico was denied the right to have an elected legislature. 
C)  Puerto Rico had little strategic value to the United States. 
D)  The Jones Act of 1917 made residents of Puerto Rico U.S. citizens. 
E)  Puerto Rico became a U.S. state. 
A)  The Foraker Act of 1900 eliminated the island's government. 
B)  Puerto Rico was denied the right to have an elected legislature. 
C)  Puerto Rico had little strategic value to the United States. 
D)  The Jones Act of 1917 made residents of Puerto Rico U.S. citizens. 
E)  Puerto Rico became a U.S. state.

Question 15

As a result of Japan's show of strength in the Russo-Japanese War:

Accepted Answer

A)  America was quick to send money and support troops to aid Russia 
B)  Congress voted to send financial and military aid to Korea to help prevent a Japanese invasion of the Korean peninsula 
C)  Congress lifted the limitations it had previously set on Japanese immigration 
D)  Americans began to doubt the security of the Philippines 
E)  Americans cut a deal with Korea to protect the Open Door 
A)  America was quick to send money and support troops to aid Russia 
B)  Congress voted to send financial and military aid to Korea to help prevent a Japanese invasion of the Korean peninsula 
C)  Congress lifted the limitations it had previously set on Japanese immigration 
D)  Americans began to doubt the security of the Philippines 
E)  Americans cut a deal with Korea to protect the Open Door

Question 16

Social Darwinist ideas justified policies of imperial expansion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Theodore Roosevelt helped lead the Rough Riders in the Cuban campaign of the Spanish-American War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Why did the United States fight a war in the Philippines after the Spanish-American War?

Accepted Answer

A)  to oust the remaining Spanish forces that had refused to evacuate from the island 
B)  to stop Japan from annexing the islands 
C)  to quell an insurrection of Filipinos who opposed annexation by the United States 
D)  to defeat the Boxer Rebellion 
E)  to avenge the Russian surprise attack on Manila 
A)  to oust the remaining Spanish forces that had refused to evacuate from the island 
B)  to stop Japan from annexing the islands 
C)  to quell an insurrection of Filipinos who opposed annexation by the United States 
D)  to defeat the Boxer Rebellion 
E)  to avenge the Russian surprise attack on Manila

Question 19

When the United States and Colombia could not agree on a price for the Canal Zone:

Accepted Answer

A)  the matter was submitted to an international board for arbitration 
B)  Roosevelt sent the army to Colombia to force Colombian leaders to accept the American offer 
C)  the United Fruit Co. brought in Venezuelan and American mercenaries 
D)  Colombian leaders offered the deal to the British 
E)  the United States lent support to a separatist rebellion in the Colombian province of Panama 
A)  the matter was submitted to an international board for arbitration 
B)  Roosevelt sent the army to Colombia to force Colombian leaders to accept the American offer 
C)  the United Fruit Co. brought in Venezuelan and American mercenaries 
D)  Colombian leaders offered the deal to the British 
E)  the United States lent support to a separatist rebellion in the Colombian province of Panama

Question 20

Emilio Aguinaldo:

Accepted Answer

A)  was the Filipino rebel leader 
B)  led the Spanish forces at San Juan Hill 
C)  was installed as Cuba's governor in 1898 
D)  was the martyred leader of the Cuban rebellion 
E)  became the face of resistance in Samoa 
A)  was the Filipino rebel leader 
B)  led the Spanish forces at San Juan Hill 
C)  was installed as Cuba's governor in 1898 
D)  was the martyred leader of the Cuban rebellion 
E)  became the face of resistance in Samoa

Exam 20: Seizing an American Empire, 1865-1913

Roosevelt's intervention in the Russo-Japanese War:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -George Dewey

In order to acquire the Canal Zone, the United States supported Panama's revolt against:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -William Randolph Hearst

The Teller Amendment:

As a result of the Spanish-American War, the United States:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Alfred Thayer Mahan

The de Lôme letter:

Spain refused to consider practically all of the American demands concerning Cuba before the United States declared war.

Trace Theodore Roosevelt's climb to the presidency of the United States and explain why he was such an appealing vice presidential candidate in 1900.

Western imperialism in the late nineteenth century was stimulated by all of the following EXCEPT:

Why did President Theodore Roosevelt feel compelled to mediate a reduction of tension in Europe, and how did the president show the world, literally, that America had become a world power?

President McKinley called the Hawaiian Islands:

Which of the following statements about the American acquisition of Puerto Rico is true?

As a result of Japan's show of strength in the Russo-Japanese War:

Social Darwinist ideas justified policies of imperial expansion.

Theodore Roosevelt helped lead the Rough Riders in the Cuban campaign of the Spanish-American War.

Why did the United States fight a war in the Philippines after the Spanish-American War?

When the United States and Colombia could not agree on a price for the Canal Zone:

Emilio Aguinaldo:

The Collision of Cultures

England’s Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution, 1776-1783

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic, 1800-1815

The Emergence of a Market Economy, 1815-1850

Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828

The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1840

The South, Slavery, and King Cotton, 1800-1860

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform, 1800-1860

Western Expansion, 1830-1848

The Gathering Storm, 1848-1860

The War of the Union, 1861-1865

The Era of Reconstruction 1865-1877

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era, 1860-1900

The New South and the New West, 1865-1900

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt, 1865-1900

The Progressive Era, 1890-1920

America and the Great War, 1914-1920

A Clash of Cultures, 1920-1929

The Reactionary Twenties

The Great Depression, 1929-1939

The Second World War, 1933-1945

The Cold War and the Fair Deal, 1945-1952

Cold War America, 1950-1959

A New Frontier and a Great Society, 1960-1968

Rebellion and Reaction, 1960s and 1970s

Conservative Revival, 1977-1990

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