Question 1

A major reason that the United States annexed the Philippines despite anti-imperialist opposition in the United States was because:

Accepted Answer

A)  Filipino leader Emilio Aguinaldo requested annexation 
B)  the islands were located very close to China and China's potential markets 
C)  anti-imperialist William Jennings Bryan agreed to become the civil governor of the territory 
D)  Americans wanted to avenge their defeat in the Philippine-American War 
E)  the Philippines offered the largest and most developed untapped market in the entire Eastern Hemisphere 
A)  Filipino leader Emilio Aguinaldo requested annexation 
B)  the islands were located very close to China and China's potential markets 
C)  anti-imperialist William Jennings Bryan agreed to become the civil governor of the territory 
D)  Americans wanted to avenge their defeat in the Philippine-American War 
E)  the Philippines offered the largest and most developed untapped market in the entire Eastern Hemisphere

Question 2

The Boxer Rebellion took place in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan 
B)  Morocco 
C)  Colombia 
D)  Panama 
E)  China 
A)  Japan 
B)  Morocco 
C)  Colombia 
D)  Panama 
E)  China

Question 3

With the Boxer Rebellion, all of the following occurred EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Chinese nationalists laid siege to foreign embassies 
B)  Peking came under control with the arrival of foreign troops 
C)  Secretary of State Hay abandoned the Open Door 
D)  a multinational force was used to rescue international diplomats and their staff 
E)  a group known as "Fists of Righteous Harmony" emerged 
A)  Chinese nationalists laid siege to foreign embassies 
B)  Peking came under control with the arrival of foreign troops 
C)  Secretary of State Hay abandoned the Open Door 
D)  a multinational force was used to rescue international diplomats and their staff 
E)  a group known as "Fists of Righteous Harmony" emerged

Question 4

Mark Hanna opposed naming Theodore Roosevelt as McKinley's running mate in the election of 1900 because he:

Accepted Answer

A)  believed that Roosevelt was a Democrat 
B)  objected to Roosevelt's southern roots 
C)  wanted the position himself 
D)  feared that Roosevelt was a socialist 
E)  thought Roosevelt was too hotheaded 
A)  believed that Roosevelt was a Democrat 
B)  objected to Roosevelt's southern roots 
C)  wanted the position himself 
D)  feared that Roosevelt was a socialist 
E)  thought Roosevelt was too hotheaded

Question 5

Woodrow Wilson promised to treat Latin American nations:

Accepted Answer

A)  with equality and honor 
B)  as conquered provinces 
C)  as he did the Philippines 
D)  as he would rogue nations 
E)  with a total lack of respect 
A)  with equality and honor 
B)  as conquered provinces 
C)  as he did the Philippines 
D)  as he would rogue nations 
E)  with a total lack of respect

Question 6

In the election of 1900, the McKinley-Roosevelt ticket campaigned on a platform that:

Accepted Answer

A)  opposed the annexation of the Philippines 
B)  advocated for federal control of the railroads 
C)  supported American territorial acquisitions following the Spanish-American War 
D)  advocated "free silver" 
E)  pushed for statehood for Cuba and Puerto Rico 
A)  opposed the annexation of the Philippines 
B)  advocated for federal control of the railroads 
C)  supported American territorial acquisitions following the Spanish-American War 
D)  advocated "free silver" 
E)  pushed for statehood for Cuba and Puerto Rico

Question 7

By the end of the Spanish-American War:

Accepted Answer

A)  America's victory could be attributed in large part to expert preparation 
B)  horses proved essential for the Rough Rider victory 
C)  the American victory in the decisive battle at Santiago depended on assistance from German forces 
D)  America finally settled the question of freedom of the seas 
E)  more American soldiers died from disease than battle 
A)  America's victory could be attributed in large part to expert preparation 
B)  horses proved essential for the Rough Rider victory 
C)  the American victory in the decisive battle at Santiago depended on assistance from German forces 
D)  America finally settled the question of freedom of the seas 
E)  more American soldiers died from disease than battle

Question 8

The papers of Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst helped invent what came to be known
as "green journalism."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Between 1875 and 1890, sugar from Hawaii could enter the United States duty-free.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Residents of Puerto Rico became citizens of the United States:

Accepted Answer

A)  as part of the original annexation 
B)  never 
C)  before the Spanish-American War 
D)  by moving to Cuba 
E)  nearly two decades after the island was acquired by the United States 
A)  as part of the original annexation 
B)  never 
C)  before the Spanish-American War 
D)  by moving to Cuba 
E)  nearly two decades after the island was acquired by the United States

Question 11

Theodore Roosevelt called William Howard Taft's diplomacy "dollar diplomacy."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What was the Open Door policy, and how did it come about?

Accepted Answer

The Open Door policy was a set of diplom

Question 13

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-William Howard Taft

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 14

All of the following were put forward as reasons for the United States annexing the Philippines EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  the desire to Christianize the Filipinos 
B)  acquiring better access to trade with China 
C)  the need to keep the Philippines from being taken over by foreign rivals 
D)  gaining access to large oil and coal deposits in the Philippines 
E)  a belief that the Filipinos were unfit for self-government 
A)  the desire to Christianize the Filipinos 
B)  acquiring better access to trade with China 
C)  the need to keep the Philippines from being taken over by foreign rivals 
D)  gaining access to large oil and coal deposits in the Philippines 
E)  a belief that the Filipinos were unfit for self-government

Question 15

One reason the United States went to war against Spain was that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the leaders of the Democratic party pushed for war 
B)  Cuban cigar manufacturers in Florida insisted that war was necessary to protect their markets 
C)  there was strong support among the American people for going to war 
D)  the shipping profiteers in New England believed their prosperity depended on war 
E)  Theodore Roosevelt insisted his Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine demanded war 
A)  the leaders of the Democratic party pushed for war 
B)  Cuban cigar manufacturers in Florida insisted that war was necessary to protect their markets 
C)  there was strong support among the American people for going to war 
D)  the shipping profiteers in New England believed their prosperity depended on war 
E)  Theodore Roosevelt insisted his Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine demanded war

Question 16

During the Spanish-American War, Theodore Roosevelt:

Accepted Answer

A)  served as secretary of the navy 
B)  was a war correspondent for the New York Journal 
C)  fought in Puerto Rico 
D)  destroyed the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay 
E)  took part in the land fighting in Cuba 
A)  served as secretary of the navy 
B)  was a war correspondent for the New York Journal 
C)  fought in Puerto Rico 
D)  destroyed the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay 
E)  took part in the land fighting in Cuba

Question 17

To reward Theodore Roosevelt for his vigorous campaigning on behalf of William McKinley in 1896, the new president appointed Roosevelt:

Accepted Answer

A)  assistant secretary of the navy 
B)  secretary of the navy 
C)  secretary of the interior 
D)  secretary of state 
E)  as his running mate that same year 
A)  assistant secretary of the navy 
B)  secretary of the navy 
C)  secretary of the interior 
D)  secretary of state 
E)  as his running mate that same year

Question 18

The United States agreed to pay $10 million plus $250,000 a year for the Panama Canal Zone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Discuss the Roosevelt Corollary and what impact it had on President Roosevelt's foreign policy, especially as it pertained to Latin America.

Accepted Answer

The Roosevelt Corollary was an addition

Question 20

Why did Theodore Roosevelt send the Great White Fleet on a world tour between 1907 and 1909?

Accepted Answer

A)  to conquer new colonial territories for the U.S. 
B)  to fight the Japanese effort to conquer the Philippines 
C)  to demonstrate that the United States had arrived as a world power 
D)  to defeat the Boxer Rebellion in Peking 
E)  to avenge the surprise Russian attack on U.S. forces in Manila Bay 
A)  to conquer new colonial territories for the U.S. 
B)  to fight the Japanese effort to conquer the Philippines 
C)  to demonstrate that the United States had arrived as a world power 
D)  to defeat the Boxer Rebellion in Peking 
E)  to avenge the surprise Russian attack on U.S. forces in Manila Bay

Exam 20: Seizing an American Empire, 1865-1913

A major reason that the United States annexed the Philippines despite anti-imperialist opposition in the United States was because:

The Boxer Rebellion took place in:

With the Boxer Rebellion, all of the following occurred EXCEPT:

Mark Hanna opposed naming Theodore Roosevelt as McKinley's running mate in the election of 1900 because he:

Woodrow Wilson promised to treat Latin American nations:

In the election of 1900, the McKinley-Roosevelt ticket campaigned on a platform that:

By the end of the Spanish-American War:

The papers of Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst helped invent what came to be known as "green journalism."

Between 1875 and 1890, sugar from Hawaii could enter the United States duty-free.

Residents of Puerto Rico became citizens of the United States:

Theodore Roosevelt called William Howard Taft's diplomacy "dollar diplomacy."

What was the Open Door policy, and how did it come about?

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -William Howard Taft

All of the following were put forward as reasons for the United States annexing the Philippines EXCEPT:

One reason the United States went to war against Spain was that:

During the Spanish-American War, Theodore Roosevelt:

To reward Theodore Roosevelt for his vigorous campaigning on behalf of William McKinley in 1896, the new president appointed Roosevelt:

The United States agreed to pay $10 million plus $250,000 a year for the Panama Canal Zone.

Discuss the Roosevelt Corollary and what impact it had on President Roosevelt's foreign policy, especially as it pertained to Latin America.

Why did Theodore Roosevelt send the Great White Fleet on a world tour between 1907 and 1909?

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