Question 1

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Josiah Strong

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 2

What effect did American ownership of the Philippines have on U.S. foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

The American ownership of the Philippine

Question 3

The Philippine-American War became known for:

Accepted Answer

A)  the lack of violence in the conflict 
B)  being the first American defeat in a foreign war 
C)  the absence of civilian casualties 
D)  the contributions of Theodore Roosevelt's "Rough Riders" 
E)  its brutality and the atrocities committed by both sides 
A)  the lack of violence in the conflict 
B)  being the first American defeat in a foreign war 
C)  the absence of civilian casualties 
D)  the contributions of Theodore Roosevelt's "Rough Riders" 
E)  its brutality and the atrocities committed by both sides

Question 4

In 1878, the Samoans signed a treaty with the United States giving the United States:

Accepted Answer

A)  total control of the Samoan Islands 
B)  fifty-percent control of the Samoan Islands 
C)  a naval base at Pago Pago 
D)  a thirty-year lease on Pago Pago 
E)  all of Samoa, including Wake Island 
A)  total control of the Samoan Islands 
B)  fifty-percent control of the Samoan Islands 
C)  a naval base at Pago Pago 
D)  a thirty-year lease on Pago Pago 
E)  all of Samoa, including Wake Island

Question 5

Describe the controversy surrounding the building of the Panama Canal. How were the obstacles in the canal controversy overcome?

Accepted Answer

The controversy surrounding the building

Question 6

The United States purchased Alaska from Great Britain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What were the reasons for American expansionism at the turn of the twentieth century? What justifications did Americans offer for expansionism?

Accepted Answer

During the tenure of the Spanish-America

Question 8

The Platt Amendment did all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  sharply restrict Cuba's independence 
B)  provide for the American annexation of Cuba 
C)  acknowledge the right of the United States to intervene whenever it saw fit 
D)  prohibit Cuba from impairing its independence by signing a treaty with a third power 
E)  lead to the establishment of the U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay 
A)  sharply restrict Cuba's independence 
B)  provide for the American annexation of Cuba 
C)  acknowledge the right of the United States to intervene whenever it saw fit 
D)  prohibit Cuba from impairing its independence by signing a treaty with a third power 
E)  lead to the establishment of the U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay

Question 9

How did Hawaii become part of the United States?

Accepted Answer

Hawaii became part of the United States

Question 10

Roosevelt's "Gentlemen's Agreement":

Accepted Answer

A)  stopped the flow of Japanese immigrants to America 
B)  acknowledged Japan's dominance of Korea 
C)  agreed not to bring American armed forces into the Russo-Japanese War 
D)  agreed to help finance the Russian effort to seize Korea from the Chinese 
E)  stopped the intrusion of Christian missionaries into Korea 
A)  stopped the flow of Japanese immigrants to America 
B)  acknowledged Japan's dominance of Korea 
C)  agreed not to bring American armed forces into the Russo-Japanese War 
D)  agreed to help finance the Russian effort to seize Korea from the Chinese 
E)  stopped the intrusion of Christian missionaries into Korea

Question 11

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-William Jennings Bryan

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 12

The battleship Maine:

Accepted Answer

A)  sank the entire Spanish fleet in Manila without a single American loss of life 
B)  exploded in Havana Harbor and fueled calls for war with Spain 
C)  carried arms to the Cuban insurrectionists 
D)  disappeared at sea with no trace, but newspaper reporters claimed that Spain had ordered it sunk 
E)  delivered Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders from Tampa to Cuba 
A)  sank the entire Spanish fleet in Manila without a single American loss of life 
B)  exploded in Havana Harbor and fueled calls for war with Spain 
C)  carried arms to the Cuban insurrectionists 
D)  disappeared at sea with no trace, but newspaper reporters claimed that Spain had ordered it sunk 
E)  delivered Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders from Tampa to Cuba

Question 13

Alfred Thayer Mahan:

Accepted Answer

A)  argued that sea power was essential to national greatness 
B)  was little known until Roosevelt read his work 
C)  was a German who influenced American imperial thought 
D)  thought a canal in Central America was a waste of money 
E)  published his best-known book during the Civil War 
A)  argued that sea power was essential to national greatness 
B)  was little known until Roosevelt read his work 
C)  was a German who influenced American imperial thought 
D)  thought a canal in Central America was a waste of money 
E)  published his best-known book during the Civil War

Question 14

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Theodore Roosevelt

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 15

Queen Liliuokalani:

Accepted Answer

A)  was forced by Americans living in Hawaii to claim the Hawaiian throne and establish a monarchy in 1899 
B)  welcomed American sugar planters to Hawaii 
C)  was an American pretender to the Hawaiian throne 
D)  opposed the Americanization of Hawaii 
E)  forged a partnership with Dole Pineapple Corp. that went awry 
A)  was forced by Americans living in Hawaii to claim the Hawaiian throne and establish a monarchy in 1899 
B)  welcomed American sugar planters to Hawaii 
C)  was an American pretender to the Hawaiian throne 
D)  opposed the Americanization of Hawaii 
E)  forged a partnership with Dole Pineapple Corp. that went awry

Question 16

Mexico's revolutionary leader who successfully took control of Mexico City in 1911 was quickly ousted by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Porfirio Díaz 
B)  Pancho Villa 
C)  Victoriano Huerta 
D)  Francisco Madero 
E)  Valeriano Weyler 
A)  Porfirio Díaz 
B)  Pancho Villa 
C)  Victoriano Huerta 
D)  Francisco Madero 
E)  Valeriano Weyler

Question 17

John Fiske:

Accepted Answer

A)  proclaimed the superior character of Anglo-Saxon peoples and institutions 
B)  was one of the earliest government officials to speak out against imperialism 
C)  used Darwinian concepts to show how American expansionism hurt the people of the areas America annexed 
D)  was a minister who added the sanction of religion to the expansionists' argument 
E)  founded an all-black college in Tennessee 
A)  proclaimed the superior character of Anglo-Saxon peoples and institutions 
B)  was one of the earliest government officials to speak out against imperialism 
C)  used Darwinian concepts to show how American expansionism hurt the people of the areas America annexed 
D)  was a minister who added the sanction of religion to the expansionists' argument 
E)  founded an all-black college in Tennessee

Question 18

What is "yellow journalism"?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a derogatory insult directed by many Americans toward Japanese journalists in the early twentieth century. 
B)  It refers to the practice by many financially struggling newspapers of using recycled, yellowed newsprint during the 1890s depression. 
C)  It refers to sensationalist news coverage that was designed to sell papers and manipulate public opinion. 
D)  It speaks to the use of propaganda in underground newspapers published by the Cuban insurrectionists. 
E)  It refers to the "scared" journalists who filed their stories from Key West, Florida, during the Spanish-American War. 
A)  It was a derogatory insult directed by many Americans toward Japanese journalists in the early twentieth century. 
B)  It refers to the practice by many financially struggling newspapers of using recycled, yellowed newsprint during the 1890s depression. 
C)  It refers to sensationalist news coverage that was designed to sell papers and manipulate public opinion. 
D)  It speaks to the use of propaganda in underground newspapers published by the Cuban insurrectionists. 
E)  It refers to the "scared" journalists who filed their stories from Key West, Florida, during the Spanish-American War.

Question 19

Why was Theodore Roosevelt picked as William McKinley's running mate for the 1900 election?

Accepted Answer

A)  to prevent William Jennings Bryan from picking Roosevelt. 
B)  Roosevelt's calm and conservative approach to politics nicely balanced McKinley's more radical inclinations. 
C)  McKinley was secretly suffering from a fatal disease, and Republican leaders wanted Roosevelt to succeed him. 
D)  Roosevelt was a popular figure from his exploits in the Spanish-American War and had been a strong public supporter of McKinley. 
E)  Roosevelt needed a job. 
A)  to prevent William Jennings Bryan from picking Roosevelt. 
B)  Roosevelt's calm and conservative approach to politics nicely balanced McKinley's more radical inclinations. 
C)  McKinley was secretly suffering from a fatal disease, and Republican leaders wanted Roosevelt to succeed him. 
D)  Roosevelt was a popular figure from his exploits in the Spanish-American War and had been a strong public supporter of McKinley. 
E)  Roosevelt needed a job.

Question 20

The Roosevelt Corollary:

Accepted Answer

A)  encouraged American bankers to help finance the shaky Latin American governments 
B)  justified the use of marines in Morocco 
C)  rescinded most of the provisions of the Monroe Doctrine 
D)  justified American intervention in the Far East 
E)  stated that the United States could intervene in the affairs of Latin American countries to forestall the intervention of other powers 
A)  encouraged American bankers to help finance the shaky Latin American governments 
B)  justified the use of marines in Morocco 
C)  rescinded most of the provisions of the Monroe Doctrine 
D)  justified American intervention in the Far East 
E)  stated that the United States could intervene in the affairs of Latin American countries to forestall the intervention of other powers

Exam 20: Seizing an American Empire, 1865-1913

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Josiah Strong

What effect did American ownership of the Philippines have on U.S. foreign policy?

The Philippine-American War became known for:

In 1878, the Samoans signed a treaty with the United States giving the United States:

Describe the controversy surrounding the building of the Panama Canal. How were the obstacles in the canal controversy overcome?

The United States purchased Alaska from Great Britain.

What were the reasons for American expansionism at the turn of the twentieth century? What justifications did Americans offer for expansionism?

The Platt Amendment did all of the following EXCEPT:

How did Hawaii become part of the United States?

Roosevelt's "Gentlemen's Agreement":

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -William Jennings Bryan

The battleship Maine:

Alfred Thayer Mahan:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Theodore Roosevelt

Queen Liliuokalani:

Mexico's revolutionary leader who successfully took control of Mexico City in 1911 was quickly ousted by:

John Fiske:

What is "yellow journalism"?

Why was Theodore Roosevelt picked as William McKinley's running mate for the 1900 election?

The Roosevelt Corollary:

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

Twenty-first-century America, 1993-present

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