Question 1

The Hay-Herrán Treaty:

Accepted Answer

A)  ended the Spanish-American War 
B)  ended the insurrection in the Philippines 
C)  concerned America's right to build a canal in Panama 
D)  failed to pass the U.S. Senate 
E)  made the purchase of Alaska possible 
A)  ended the Spanish-American War 
B)  ended the insurrection in the Philippines 
C)  concerned America's right to build a canal in Panama 
D)  failed to pass the U.S. Senate 
E)  made the purchase of Alaska possible

Question 2

Describe the status of U.S.-Japanese relations during President Theodore Roosevelt's administration. How did President Roosevelt's policies toward Japan impact U.S. domestic policy?

Accepted Answer

During President Theodore Roosevelt's ad

Question 3

William Randolph Hearst's efforts to manipulate public opinion during the Spanish-American War came to be called "yellow journalism."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-John Hay

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

A French company dug a canal part of the way through Panama in the 1880s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In an act of terrorism, Spaniards in Cuba blew up the battleship Maine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Describe the steps leading to America's war with Spain in 1898. Was war justified?

Accepted Answer

The steps leading to America's war with

Question 8

The Platt Amendment:

Accepted Answer

A)  granted U.S. citizenship to inhabitants of Puerto Rico 
B)  arranged for a Cuban election to decide the issue of annexation 
C)  sharply restricted the independence of Cuba's new government 
D)  set up the Army Yellow Fever Commission under Dr. Walter Reed 
E)  called for Spain to pay for all war reparations 
A)  granted U.S. citizenship to inhabitants of Puerto Rico 
B)  arranged for a Cuban election to decide the issue of annexation 
C)  sharply restricted the independence of Cuba's new government 
D)  set up the Army Yellow Fever Commission under Dr. Walter Reed 
E)  called for Spain to pay for all war reparations

Question 9

William Howard Taft used the State Department to:

Accepted Answer

A)  create new colonies 
B)  help the British hold on to their colonies 
C)  make Puerto Rico become a state 
D)  form the CIA 
E)  allow American companies and banks to invest in foreign countries 
A)  create new colonies 
B)  help the British hold on to their colonies 
C)  make Puerto Rico become a state 
D)  form the CIA 
E)  allow American companies and banks to invest in foreign countries

Question 10

Who shouted, "Kill all the gringos"?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

All of the following were locations of campaigns during the Spanish-American War EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  San Juan Hill 
B)  Santiago 
C)  Manila Bay 
D)  Peking 
E)  Kettle Hill 
A)  San Juan Hill 
B)  Santiago 
C)  Manila Bay 
D)  Peking 
E)  Kettle Hill

Question 12

Theodore Roosevelt led troops into battle in the Philippines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The purchase of Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million proved to be a huge bargain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The treaty ending the Spanish-American War:

Accepted Answer

A)  was initially opposed by most Democrats 
B)  was ratified in the Senate over the protests of William Jennings Bryan 
C)  provided for Spain to pay to the United States $10,000 for each American soldier killed in the war 
D)  provided for Hawaiian autonomy 
E)  said that Spain could keep Guantánamo Bay 
A)  was initially opposed by most Democrats 
B)  was ratified in the Senate over the protests of William Jennings Bryan 
C)  provided for Spain to pay to the United States $10,000 for each American soldier killed in the war 
D)  provided for Hawaiian autonomy 
E)  said that Spain could keep Guantánamo Bay

Question 15

Who was president when the United States acquired the right to build a canal across Panama?

Accepted Answer

A)  Grover Cleveland 
B)  William Jennings Bryan 
C)  William McKinley 
D)  Woodrow Wilson 
E)  Theodore Roosevelt 
A)  Grover Cleveland 
B)  William Jennings Bryan 
C)  William McKinley 
D)  Woodrow Wilson 
E)  Theodore Roosevelt

Question 16

Who once said that warfare was the best way to promote "the clear instinct for race selfishness"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bryan 
B)  Roosevelt 
C)  McKinley 
D)  Hearst 
E)  Pulitzer 
A)  Bryan 
B)  Roosevelt 
C)  McKinley 
D)  Hearst 
E)  Pulitzer

Question 17

The Open Door policy:

Accepted Answer

A)  allowed a certain number of Japanese immigrants to the United States each year in return for special trading rights with Japan 
B)  allowed Cubans to enter the United States and Americans to enter Cuba freely 
C)  proposed that foreign powers keep China trade open to all nations on an equal basis 
D)  pledged economic aid to struggling Latin American republics 
E)  closed Chinese immigration except for spouses and children of men already in America 
A)  allowed a certain number of Japanese immigrants to the United States each year in return for special trading rights with Japan 
B)  allowed Cubans to enter the United States and Americans to enter Cuba freely 
C)  proposed that foreign powers keep China trade open to all nations on an equal basis 
D)  pledged economic aid to struggling Latin American republics 
E)  closed Chinese immigration except for spouses and children of men already in America

Question 18

In hindsight, Roosevelt's approach to foreign policy was problematic because:

Accepted Answer

A)  he was reluctant to use force in support of American goals 
B)  his efforts to deploy American power abroad were accompanied by a racist ideology 
C)  he was an isolationist 
D)  his egalitarian views clouded his understanding of American interests 
E)  he was never formally educated 
A)  he was reluctant to use force in support of American goals 
B)  his efforts to deploy American power abroad were accompanied by a racist ideology 
C)  he was an isolationist 
D)  his egalitarian views clouded his understanding of American interests 
E)  he was never formally educated

Question 19

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-William H. Seward

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 20

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Grover Cleveland

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

Exam 20: Seizing an American Empire, 1865-1913

The Hay-Herrán Treaty:

Describe the status of U.S.-Japanese relations during President Theodore Roosevelt's administration. How did President Roosevelt's policies toward Japan impact U.S. domestic policy?

William Randolph Hearst's efforts to manipulate public opinion during the Spanish-American War came to be called "yellow journalism."

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -John Hay

A French company dug a canal part of the way through Panama in the 1880s.

In an act of terrorism, Spaniards in Cuba blew up the battleship Maine.

Describe the steps leading to America's war with Spain in 1898. Was war justified?

The Platt Amendment:

William Howard Taft used the State Department to:

Who shouted, "Kill all the gringos"?

All of the following were locations of campaigns during the Spanish-American War EXCEPT:

Theodore Roosevelt led troops into battle in the Philippines.

The purchase of Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million proved to be a huge bargain.

The treaty ending the Spanish-American War:

Who was president when the United States acquired the right to build a canal across Panama?

Who once said that warfare was the best way to promote "the clear instinct for race selfishness"?

The Open Door policy:

In hindsight, Roosevelt's approach to foreign policy was problematic because:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -William H. Seward

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Grover Cleveland

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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