Question 1

Which of the following discouraged the United States from becoming an imperial power before the 1890s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The vast natural resources of the American West 
B)  Europe's economic inroads into the Western Hemisphere 
C)  A weak merchant class 
D)  The need to import manufactured items 
A)  The vast natural resources of the American West 
B)  Europe's economic inroads into the Western Hemisphere 
C)  A weak merchant class 
D)  The need to import manufactured items

Question 2

Which of the following statements characterizes President Taft's foreign policy in Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unlike Roosevelt,Taft believed that the United States had no place in Asia. 
B)  He supported Japan's right to fund and supervise railroad construction in China. 
C)  Taft reversed Roosevelt's approaches to both China and Japan. 
D)  He disregarded Asia,believing that Europe and the United States should be dominant. 
A)  Unlike Roosevelt,Taft believed that the United States had no place in Asia. 
B)  He supported Japan's right to fund and supervise railroad construction in China. 
C)  Taft reversed Roosevelt's approaches to both China and Japan. 
D)  He disregarded Asia,believing that Europe and the United States should be dominant.

Question 3

After considering his options for the disposition of the Philippines,President McKinley

Accepted Answer

A)  annexed the entire Philippines on the basis that the Filipinos could not govern themselves. 
B)  offered Filipinos independence after five years,but they refused his terms. 
C)  offered to return the islands to Spain,which said that it was no longer interested. 
D)  approached Germany about a joint protectorate arrangement,which it refused. 
A)  annexed the entire Philippines on the basis that the Filipinos could not govern themselves. 
B)  offered Filipinos independence after five years,but they refused his terms. 
C)  offered to return the islands to Spain,which said that it was no longer interested. 
D)  approached Germany about a joint protectorate arrangement,which it refused.

Question 4

In the Insular Cases (1901),the Supreme Court ruled that

Accepted Answer

A)  the Constitution did not automatically extend citizenship to people in newly acquired territories. 
B)  inhabitants of newly acquired territories automatically became U.S.citizens. 
C)  McKinley had exceeded his presidential powers in the Philippine settlement. 
D)  the United States must establish an independent Philippine republic within ten years. 
A)  the Constitution did not automatically extend citizenship to people in newly acquired territories. 
B)  inhabitants of newly acquired territories automatically became U.S.citizens. 
C)  McKinley had exceeded his presidential powers in the Philippine settlement. 
D)  the United States must establish an independent Philippine republic within ten years.

Question 5

Which of these actions gave the United States the right to intervene in Cuba if its independence was threatened?

Accepted Answer

A)  Platt Amendment 
B)  Teller Amendment 
C)  Hay-Pauncefote Treaty 
D)  Root-Takahira Agreement 
A)  Platt Amendment 
B)  Teller Amendment 
C)  Hay-Pauncefote Treaty 
D)  Root-Takahira Agreement

Question 6

Answer the following  questions :
-Platt Amendment

Accepted Answer

A) The idea that the United States has a unique destiny to foster democracy and civilization on the world stage. 
B) An amendment to the 1898 U.S.declaration of war against Spain disclaiming any intention by the United States to occupy Cuba.The amendment assured the public that the United States would uphold democracy abroad as well as at home. 
C) A set of Supreme Court rulings in 1901 that declared that the U.S.Constitution did not automatically extend citizenship to people in acquired territories;only Congress could decide whether to grant citizenship. 
D) A 1902 amendment to the Cuban constitution that blocked Cuba from making a treaty with any country except the United States and gave the United States the right to intervene in Cuban affairs.The amendment was a condition for U.S.withdrawal from the newly independent island. 
E) A claim put forth by U.S.Secretary of State John Hay that all nations seeking to do business in China should have equal trade access.
F)A 1908 agreement between the United States and Japan confirming principles of free oceanic commerce and recognizing Japan's authority over Manchuria.
G)A canal across the Isthmus of Panama connecting trade between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.Built by the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers and opened in 1914,the canal gave U.S.naval vessels quick access to the Pacific and provided the United States with a commanding position in the Western Hemisphere.
H)The 1904 assertion by President Theodore Roosevelt that the United States would act as a "policeman" in the Caribbean region and intervene in the affairs of nations that were guilty of "wrongdoing or impotence" in order to protect U.S.interests in Latin America.
I)A 1917 intercepted dispatch in which German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmerman urged Mexico to join the Central Powers and promised that if the United States entered the war,Germany would help Mexico recover Texas,New Mexico,and Arizona.Published by American newspapers,the telegram outraged the American public and helped precipitate the move toward U.S.entry in the war on the Allied side.
J)A federal board established in July 1917 to direct military production,including allocation of resources,conversion of factories to war production,and setting of prices.
K)A federal agency founded in 1918 that established an eight-hour day for war workers (with time-and-a-half pay for overtime),endorsed equal pay for women,and supported workers' right to organize.
L)Name given to thousands of volunteers enlisted by the Committee on Public Information to deliver short prowar speeches at movie theaters,as part of an effort to galvanize public support for the war.Their work,as part of the broader objectives of the CPI,helped create a political climate intolerant of dissent.
M)Wartime law that prohibited any words or behavior that might promote resistance to the United States or help in the cause of its enemies.
N)The migration of over 400,000 African Americans from the rural South to the industrial cities of the North during and after World War I.
O)A political party founded in 1916 that fought for an Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S.Constitution in the early twentieth century.
P)Principles for a new world order proposed in 1919 by President Woodrow Wilson as a basis for peace negotiations at Versailles.Among them were open diplomacy,freedom of the seas,free trade,territorial integrity,arms reduction,national self-determination,and creation of the League of Nations.
Q)The international organization bringing together world governments to prevent future hostilities,proposed by President Woodrow Wilson in the aftermath of World War I.Although this international organization did form,the United States never became a member state.
R)The 1919 treaty that ended World War I.The agreement redrew the map of the world,assigned Germany sole responsibility for the war,and saddled it with a debt of $33 billion in war damages.Its long-term impact around the globe-including the creation of British and French imperial "mandates"-was catastrophic. 
A) The idea that the United States has a unique destiny to foster democracy and civilization on the world stage. 
B) An amendment to the 1898 U.S.declaration of war against Spain disclaiming any intention by the United States to occupy Cuba.The amendment assured the public that the United States would uphold democracy abroad as well as at home. 
C) A set of Supreme Court rulings in 1901 that declared that the U.S.Constitution did not automatically extend citizenship to people in acquired territories;only Congress could decide whether to grant citizenship. 
D) A 1902 amendment to the Cuban constitution that blocked Cuba from making a treaty with any country except the United States and gave the United States the right to intervene in Cuban affairs.The amendment was a condition for U.S.withdrawal from the newly independent island. 
E) A claim put forth by U.S.Secretary of State John Hay that all nations seeking to do business in China should have equal trade access.
F)A 1908 agreement between the United States and Japan confirming principles of free oceanic commerce and recognizing Japan's authority over Manchuria.
G)A canal across the Isthmus of Panama connecting trade between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.Built by the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers and opened in 1914,the canal gave U.S.naval vessels quick access to the Pacific and provided the United States with a commanding position in the Western Hemisphere.
H)The 1904 assertion by President Theodore Roosevelt that the United States would act as a "policeman" in the Caribbean region and intervene in the affairs of nations that were guilty of "wrongdoing or impotence" in order to protect U.S.interests in Latin America.
I)A 1917 intercepted dispatch in which German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmerman urged Mexico to join the Central Powers and promised that if the United States entered the war,Germany would help Mexico recover Texas,New Mexico,and Arizona.Published by American newspapers,the telegram outraged the American public and helped precipitate the move toward U.S.entry in the war on the Allied side.
J)A federal board established in July 1917 to direct military production,including allocation of resources,conversion of factories to war production,and setting of prices.
K)A federal agency founded in 1918 that established an eight-hour day for war workers (with time-and-a-half pay for overtime),endorsed equal pay for women,and supported workers' right to organize.
L)Name given to thousands of volunteers enlisted by the Committee on Public Information to deliver short prowar speeches at movie theaters,as part of an effort to galvanize public support for the war.Their work,as part of the broader objectives of the CPI,helped create a political climate intolerant of dissent.
M)Wartime law that prohibited any words or behavior that might promote resistance to the United States or help in the cause of its enemies.
N)The migration of over 400,000 African Americans from the rural South to the industrial cities of the North during and after World War I.
O)A political party founded in 1916 that fought for an Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S.Constitution in the early twentieth century.
P)Principles for a new world order proposed in 1919 by President Woodrow Wilson as a basis for peace negotiations at Versailles.Among them were open diplomacy,freedom of the seas,free trade,territorial integrity,arms reduction,national self-determination,and creation of the League of Nations.
Q)The international organization bringing together world governments to prevent future hostilities,proposed by President Woodrow Wilson in the aftermath of World War I.Although this international organization did form,the United States never became a member state.
R)The 1919 treaty that ended World War I.The agreement redrew the map of the world,assigned Germany sole responsibility for the war,and saddled it with a debt of $33 billion in war damages.Its long-term impact around the globe-including the creation of British and French imperial "mandates"-was catastrophic.

Question 7

Answer the following  questions :
-Teller Amendment

Accepted Answer

A) The idea that the United States has a unique destiny to foster democracy and civilization on the world stage. 
B) An amendment to the 1898 U.S.declaration of war against Spain disclaiming any intention by the United States to occupy Cuba.The amendment assured the public that the United States would uphold democracy abroad as well as at home. 
C) A set of Supreme Court rulings in 1901 that declared that the U.S.Constitution did not automatically extend citizenship to people in acquired territories;only Congress could decide whether to grant citizenship. 
D) A 1902 amendment to the Cuban constitution that blocked Cuba from making a treaty with any country except the United States and gave the United States the right to intervene in Cuban affairs.The amendment was a condition for U.S.withdrawal from the newly independent island. 
E) A claim put forth by U.S.Secretary of State John Hay that all nations seeking to do business in China should have equal trade access.
F)A 1908 agreement between the United States and Japan confirming principles of free oceanic commerce and recognizing Japan's authority over Manchuria.
G)A canal across the Isthmus of Panama connecting trade between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.Built by the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers and opened in 1914,the canal gave U.S.naval vessels quick access to the Pacific and provided the United States with a commanding position in the Western Hemisphere.
H)The 1904 assertion by President Theodore Roosevelt that the United States would act as a "policeman" in the Caribbean region and intervene in the affairs of nations that were guilty of "wrongdoing or impotence" in order to protect U.S.interests in Latin America.
I)A 1917 intercepted dispatch in which German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmerman urged Mexico to join the Central Powers and promised that if the United States entered the war,Germany would help Mexico recover Texas,New Mexico,and Arizona.Published by American newspapers,the telegram outraged the American public and helped precipitate the move toward U.S.entry in the war on the Allied side.
J)A federal board established in July 1917 to direct military production,including allocation of resources,conversion of factories to war production,and setting of prices.
K)A federal agency founded in 1918 that established an eight-hour day for war workers (with time-and-a-half pay for overtime),endorsed equal pay for women,and supported workers' right to organize.
L)Name given to thousands of volunteers enlisted by the Committee on Public Information to deliver short prowar speeches at movie theaters,as part of an effort to galvanize public support for the war.Their work,as part of the broader objectives of the CPI,helped create a political climate intolerant of dissent.
M)Wartime law that prohibited any words or behavior that might promote resistance to the United States or help in the cause of its enemies.
N)The migration of over 400,000 African Americans from the rural South to the industrial cities of the North during and after World War I.
O)A political party founded in 1916 that fought for an Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S.Constitution in the early twentieth century.
P)Principles for a new world order proposed in 1919 by President Woodrow Wilson as a basis for peace negotiations at Versailles.Among them were open diplomacy,freedom of the seas,free trade,territorial integrity,arms reduction,national self-determination,and creation of the League of Nations.
Q)The international organization bringing together world governments to prevent future hostilities,proposed by President Woodrow Wilson in the aftermath of World War I.Although this international organization did form,the United States never became a member state.
R)The 1919 treaty that ended World War I.The agreement redrew the map of the world,assigned Germany sole responsibility for the war,and saddled it with a debt of $33 billion in war damages.Its long-term impact around the globe-including the creation of British and French imperial "mandates"-was catastrophic. 
A) The idea that the United States has a unique destiny to foster democracy and civilization on the world stage. 
B) An amendment to the 1898 U.S.declaration of war against Spain disclaiming any intention by the United States to occupy Cuba.The amendment assured the public that the United States would uphold democracy abroad as well as at home. 
C) A set of Supreme Court rulings in 1901 that declared that the U.S.Constitution did not automatically extend citizenship to people in acquired territories;only Congress could decide whether to grant citizenship. 
D) A 1902 amendment to the Cuban constitution that blocked Cuba from making a treaty with any country except the United States and gave the United States the right to intervene in Cuban affairs.The amendment was a condition for U.S.withdrawal from the newly independent island. 
E) A claim put forth by U.S.Secretary of State John Hay that all nations seeking to do business in China should have equal trade access.
F)A 1908 agreement between the United States and Japan confirming principles of free oceanic commerce and recognizing Japan's authority over Manchuria.
G)A canal across the Isthmus of Panama connecting trade between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.Built by the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers and opened in 1914,the canal gave U.S.naval vessels quick access to the Pacific and provided the United States with a commanding position in the Western Hemisphere.
H)The 1904 assertion by President Theodore Roosevelt that the United States would act as a "policeman" in the Caribbean region and intervene in the affairs of nations that were guilty of "wrongdoing or impotence" in order to protect U.S.interests in Latin America.
I)A 1917 intercepted dispatch in which German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmerman urged Mexico to join the Central Powers and promised that if the United States entered the war,Germany would help Mexico recover Texas,New Mexico,and Arizona.Published by American newspapers,the telegram outraged the American public and helped precipitate the move toward U.S.entry in the war on the Allied side.
J)A federal board established in July 1917 to direct military production,including allocation of resources,conversion of factories to war production,and setting of prices.
K)A federal agency founded in 1918 that established an eight-hour day for war workers (with time-and-a-half pay for overtime),endorsed equal pay for women,and supported workers' right to organize.
L)Name given to thousands of volunteers enlisted by the Committee on Public Information to deliver short prowar speeches at movie theaters,as part of an effort to galvanize public support for the war.Their work,as part of the broader objectives of the CPI,helped create a political climate intolerant of dissent.
M)Wartime law that prohibited any words or behavior that might promote resistance to the United States or help in the cause of its enemies.
N)The migration of over 400,000 African Americans from the rural South to the industrial cities of the North during and after World War I.
O)A political party founded in 1916 that fought for an Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S.Constitution in the early twentieth century.
P)Principles for a new world order proposed in 1919 by President Woodrow Wilson as a basis for peace negotiations at Versailles.Among them were open diplomacy,freedom of the seas,free trade,territorial integrity,arms reduction,national self-determination,and creation of the League of Nations.
Q)The international organization bringing together world governments to prevent future hostilities,proposed by President Woodrow Wilson in the aftermath of World War I.Although this international organization did form,the United States never became a member state.
R)The 1919 treaty that ended World War I.The agreement redrew the map of the world,assigned Germany sole responsibility for the war,and saddled it with a debt of $33 billion in war damages.Its long-term impact around the globe-including the creation of British and French imperial "mandates"-was catastrophic.

Question 8

Why did President McKinley and the Republicans jump at the chance to hold the Philippine Islands?

Accepted Answer

A)  They provided the United States with a major foothold in the western Pacific and access to Asian markets. 
B)  The victory would soothe an American public angered by an unpopular war. 
C)  The move would quiet Democratic opponents who had criticized the war effort as being unproductive. 
D)  It hoped that control of the Philippines would guarantee the territorial integrity of China. 
A)  They provided the United States with a major foothold in the western Pacific and access to Asian markets. 
B)  The victory would soothe an American public angered by an unpopular war. 
C)  The move would quiet Democratic opponents who had criticized the war effort as being unproductive. 
D)  It hoped that control of the Philippines would guarantee the territorial integrity of China.

Question 9

The battle in the Senate over the Treaty of Versailles centered around Article X,which was

Accepted Answer

A)  the League of Nations' right to use collective military action. 
B)  a plan for German reparation payments to France. 
C)  a proposal to create new nations in Europe and the Middle East. 
D)  a plan to create a standing international army. 
A)  the League of Nations' right to use collective military action. 
B)  a plan for German reparation payments to France. 
C)  a proposal to create new nations in Europe and the Middle East. 
D)  a plan to create a standing international army.

Question 10

On balance,do you think U.S.entry into World War I had beneficial results that outweighed the costs? Explain your answer.
Answer Key

Accepted Answer

Answer should ideally include:
- Benefic

Question 11

Which of the following was the first woman in Congress and voted against going into World War I?

Accepted Answer

A)  Carrie Chapman Catt 
B)  Jeannette Rankin 
C)  Florence Kelly 
D)  Frances Perkins 
A)  Carrie Chapman Catt 
B)  Jeannette Rankin 
C)  Florence Kelly 
D)  Frances Perkins

Question 12

In what ways did the war advance the progressive agenda in the U.S.economy,society,and political realm? To what extent did it defeat progressive goals?

Accepted Answer

Answer should ideally include:
- Summary

Question 13

How did Japan challenge the influence of the European powers and the United States in Asia? How did U.S.administrations respond?

Accepted Answer

In 1908,the United States and Japan sign

Question 14

Answer the following  questions :
-War Industries Board

Accepted Answer

A) The idea that the United States has a unique destiny to foster democracy and civilization on the world stage. 
B) An amendment to the 1898 U.S.declaration of war against Spain disclaiming any intention by the United States to occupy Cuba.The amendment assured the public that the United States would uphold democracy abroad as well as at home. 
C) A set of Supreme Court rulings in 1901 that declared that the U.S.Constitution did not automatically extend citizenship to people in acquired territories;only Congress could decide whether to grant citizenship. 
D) A 1902 amendment to the Cuban constitution that blocked Cuba from making a treaty with any country except the United States and gave the United States the right to intervene in Cuban affairs.The amendment was a condition for U.S.withdrawal from the newly independent island. 
E) A claim put forth by U.S.Secretary of State John Hay that all nations seeking to do business in China should have equal trade access.
F)A 1908 agreement between the United States and Japan confirming principles of free oceanic commerce and recognizing Japan's authority over Manchuria.
G)A canal across the Isthmus of Panama connecting trade between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.Built by the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers and opened in 1914,the canal gave U.S.naval vessels quick access to the Pacific and provided the United States with a commanding position in the Western Hemisphere.
H)The 1904 assertion by President Theodore Roosevelt that the United States would act as a "policeman" in the Caribbean region and intervene in the affairs of nations that were guilty of "wrongdoing or impotence" in order to protect U.S.interests in Latin America.
I)A 1917 intercepted dispatch in which German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmerman urged Mexico to join the Central Powers and promised that if the United States entered the war,Germany would help Mexico recover Texas,New Mexico,and Arizona.Published by American newspapers,the telegram outraged the American public and helped precipitate the move toward U.S.entry in the war on the Allied side.
J)A federal board established in July 1917 to direct military production,including allocation of resources,conversion of factories to war production,and setting of prices.
K)A federal agency founded in 1918 that established an eight-hour day for war workers (with time-and-a-half pay for overtime),endorsed equal pay for women,and supported workers' right to organize.
L)Name given to thousands of volunteers enlisted by the Committee on Public Information to deliver short prowar speeches at movie theaters,as part of an effort to galvanize public support for the war.Their work,as part of the broader objectives of the CPI,helped create a political climate intolerant of dissent.
M)Wartime law that prohibited any words or behavior that might promote resistance to the United States or help in the cause of its enemies.
N)The migration of over 400,000 African Americans from the rural South to the industrial cities of the North during and after World War I.
O)A political party founded in 1916 that fought for an Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S.Constitution in the early twentieth century.
P)Principles for a new world order proposed in 1919 by President Woodrow Wilson as a basis for peace negotiations at Versailles.Among them were open diplomacy,freedom of the seas,free trade,territorial integrity,arms reduction,national self-determination,and creation of the League of Nations.
Q)The international organization bringing together world governments to prevent future hostilities,proposed by President Woodrow Wilson in the aftermath of World War I.Although this international organization did form,the United States never became a member state.
R)The 1919 treaty that ended World War I.The agreement redrew the map of the world,assigned Germany sole responsibility for the war,and saddled it with a debt of $33 billion in war damages.Its long-term impact around the globe-including the creation of British and French imperial "mandates"-was catastrophic. 
A) The idea that the United States has a unique destiny to foster democracy and civilization on the world stage. 
B) An amendment to the 1898 U.S.declaration of war against Spain disclaiming any intention by the United States to occupy Cuba.The amendment assured the public that the United States would uphold democracy abroad as well as at home. 
C) A set of Supreme Court rulings in 1901 that declared that the U.S.Constitution did not automatically extend citizenship to people in acquired territories;only Congress could decide whether to grant citizenship. 
D) A 1902 amendment to the Cuban constitution that blocked Cuba from making a treaty with any country except the United States and gave the United States the right to intervene in Cuban affairs.The amendment was a condition for U.S.withdrawal from the newly independent island. 
E) A claim put forth by U.S.Secretary of State John Hay that all nations seeking to do business in China should have equal trade access.
F)A 1908 agreement between the United States and Japan confirming principles of free oceanic commerce and recognizing Japan's authority over Manchuria.
G)A canal across the Isthmus of Panama connecting trade between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.Built by the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers and opened in 1914,the canal gave U.S.naval vessels quick access to the Pacific and provided the United States with a commanding position in the Western Hemisphere.
H)The 1904 assertion by President Theodore Roosevelt that the United States would act as a "policeman" in the Caribbean region and intervene in the affairs of nations that were guilty of "wrongdoing or impotence" in order to protect U.S.interests in Latin America.
I)A 1917 intercepted dispatch in which German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmerman urged Mexico to join the Central Powers and promised that if the United States entered the war,Germany would help Mexico recover Texas,New Mexico,and Arizona.Published by American newspapers,the telegram outraged the American public and helped precipitate the move toward U.S.entry in the war on the Allied side.
J)A federal board established in July 1917 to direct military production,including allocation of resources,conversion of factories to war production,and setting of prices.
K)A federal agency founded in 1918 that established an eight-hour day for war workers (with time-and-a-half pay for overtime),endorsed equal pay for women,and supported workers' right to organize.
L)Name given to thousands of volunteers enlisted by the Committee on Public Information to deliver short prowar speeches at movie theaters,as part of an effort to galvanize public support for the war.Their work,as part of the broader objectives of the CPI,helped create a political climate intolerant of dissent.
M)Wartime law that prohibited any words or behavior that might promote resistance to the United States or help in the cause of its enemies.
N)The migration of over 400,000 African Americans from the rural South to the industrial cities of the North during and after World War I.
O)A political party founded in 1916 that fought for an Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S.Constitution in the early twentieth century.
P)Principles for a new world order proposed in 1919 by President Woodrow Wilson as a basis for peace negotiations at Versailles.Among them were open diplomacy,freedom of the seas,free trade,territorial integrity,arms reduction,national self-determination,and creation of the League of Nations.
Q)The international organization bringing together world governments to prevent future hostilities,proposed by President Woodrow Wilson in the aftermath of World War I.Although this international organization did form,the United States never became a member state.
R)The 1919 treaty that ended World War I.The agreement redrew the map of the world,assigned Germany sole responsibility for the war,and saddled it with a debt of $33 billion in war damages.Its long-term impact around the globe-including the creation of British and French imperial "mandates"-was catastrophic.

Question 15

What factors led the U.S.Senate to reject the Treaty of Versailles?

Accepted Answer

Answer should ideally include:
- Wilson'

Question 16

How did wartime policies during World War I lead to short-term economic,social,and political change in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Answer should ideally include:
- War and

Question 17

Enacted in 1898,the Teller Amendment declared that

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States had no intention of annexing Cuba. 
B)  the United States would support Puerto Rican independence. 
C)  Americans would support Filipino independence. 
D)  the United States would grant Cuba statehood immediately if it so wished. 
A)  the United States had no intention of annexing Cuba. 
B)  the United States would support Puerto Rican independence. 
C)  Americans would support Filipino independence. 
D)  the United States would grant Cuba statehood immediately if it so wished.

Question 18

Answer the following  questions :
-Zimmermann telegram

Accepted Answer

A) The idea that the United States has a unique destiny to foster democracy and civilization on the world stage. 
B) An amendment to the 1898 U.S.declaration of war against Spain disclaiming any intention by the United States to occupy Cuba.The amendment assured the public that the United States would uphold democracy abroad as well as at home. 
C) A set of Supreme Court rulings in 1901 that declared that the U.S.Constitution did not automatically extend citizenship to people in acquired territories;only Congress could decide whether to grant citizenship. 
D) A 1902 amendment to the Cuban constitution that blocked Cuba from making a treaty with any country except the United States and gave the United States the right to intervene in Cuban affairs.The amendment was a condition for U.S.withdrawal from the newly independent island. 
E) A claim put forth by U.S.Secretary of State John Hay that all nations seeking to do business in China should have equal trade access.
F)A 1908 agreement between the United States and Japan confirming principles of free oceanic commerce and recognizing Japan's authority over Manchuria.
G)A canal across the Isthmus of Panama connecting trade between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.Built by the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers and opened in 1914,the canal gave U.S.naval vessels quick access to the Pacific and provided the United States with a commanding position in the Western Hemisphere.
H)The 1904 assertion by President Theodore Roosevelt that the United States would act as a "policeman" in the Caribbean region and intervene in the affairs of nations that were guilty of "wrongdoing or impotence" in order to protect U.S.interests in Latin America.
I)A 1917 intercepted dispatch in which German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmerman urged Mexico to join the Central Powers and promised that if the United States entered the war,Germany would help Mexico recover Texas,New Mexico,and Arizona.Published by American newspapers,the telegram outraged the American public and helped precipitate the move toward U.S.entry in the war on the Allied side.
J)A federal board established in July 1917 to direct military production,including allocation of resources,conversion of factories to war production,and setting of prices.
K)A federal agency founded in 1918 that established an eight-hour day for war workers (with time-and-a-half pay for overtime),endorsed equal pay for women,and supported workers' right to organize.
L)Name given to thousands of volunteers enlisted by the Committee on Public Information to deliver short prowar speeches at movie theaters,as part of an effort to galvanize public support for the war.Their work,as part of the broader objectives of the CPI,helped create a political climate intolerant of dissent.
M)Wartime law that prohibited any words or behavior that might promote resistance to the United States or help in the cause of its enemies.
N)The migration of over 400,000 African Americans from the rural South to the industrial cities of the North during and after World War I.
O)A political party founded in 1916 that fought for an Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S.Constitution in the early twentieth century.
P)Principles for a new world order proposed in 1919 by President Woodrow Wilson as a basis for peace negotiations at Versailles.Among them were open diplomacy,freedom of the seas,free trade,territorial integrity,arms reduction,national self-determination,and creation of the League of Nations.
Q)The international organization bringing together world governments to prevent future hostilities,proposed by President Woodrow Wilson in the aftermath of World War I.Although this international organization did form,the United States never became a member state.
R)The 1919 treaty that ended World War I.The agreement redrew the map of the world,assigned Germany sole responsibility for the war,and saddled it with a debt of $33 billion in war damages.Its long-term impact around the globe-including the creation of British and French imperial "mandates"-was catastrophic. 
A) The idea that the United States has a unique destiny to foster democracy and civilization on the world stage. 
B) An amendment to the 1898 U.S.declaration of war against Spain disclaiming any intention by the United States to occupy Cuba.The amendment assured the public that the United States would uphold democracy abroad as well as at home. 
C) A set of Supreme Court rulings in 1901 that declared that the U.S.Constitution did not automatically extend citizenship to people in acquired territories;only Congress could decide whether to grant citizenship. 
D) A 1902 amendment to the Cuban constitution that blocked Cuba from making a treaty with any country except the United States and gave the United States the right to intervene in Cuban affairs.The amendment was a condition for U.S.withdrawal from the newly independent island. 
E) A claim put forth by U.S.Secretary of State John Hay that all nations seeking to do business in China should have equal trade access.
F)A 1908 agreement between the United States and Japan confirming principles of free oceanic commerce and recognizing Japan's authority over Manchuria.
G)A canal across the Isthmus of Panama connecting trade between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.Built by the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers and opened in 1914,the canal gave U.S.naval vessels quick access to the Pacific and provided the United States with a commanding position in the Western Hemisphere.
H)The 1904 assertion by President Theodore Roosevelt that the United States would act as a "policeman" in the Caribbean region and intervene in the affairs of nations that were guilty of "wrongdoing or impotence" in order to protect U.S.interests in Latin America.
I)A 1917 intercepted dispatch in which German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmerman urged Mexico to join the Central Powers and promised that if the United States entered the war,Germany would help Mexico recover Texas,New Mexico,and Arizona.Published by American newspapers,the telegram outraged the American public and helped precipitate the move toward U.S.entry in the war on the Allied side.
J)A federal board established in July 1917 to direct military production,including allocation of resources,conversion of factories to war production,and setting of prices.
K)A federal agency founded in 1918 that established an eight-hour day for war workers (with time-and-a-half pay for overtime),endorsed equal pay for women,and supported workers' right to organize.
L)Name given to thousands of volunteers enlisted by the Committee on Public Information to deliver short prowar speeches at movie theaters,as part of an effort to galvanize public support for the war.Their work,as part of the broader objectives of the CPI,helped create a political climate intolerant of dissent.
M)Wartime law that prohibited any words or behavior that might promote resistance to the United States or help in the cause of its enemies.
N)The migration of over 400,000 African Americans from the rural South to the industrial cities of the North during and after World War I.
O)A political party founded in 1916 that fought for an Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S.Constitution in the early twentieth century.
P)Principles for a new world order proposed in 1919 by President Woodrow Wilson as a basis for peace negotiations at Versailles.Among them were open diplomacy,freedom of the seas,free trade,territorial integrity,arms reduction,national self-determination,and creation of the League of Nations.
Q)The international organization bringing together world governments to prevent future hostilities,proposed by President Woodrow Wilson in the aftermath of World War I.Although this international organization did form,the United States never became a member state.
R)The 1919 treaty that ended World War I.The agreement redrew the map of the world,assigned Germany sole responsibility for the war,and saddled it with a debt of $33 billion in war damages.Its long-term impact around the globe-including the creation of British and French imperial "mandates"-was catastrophic.

Question 19

The American victory at San Juan Hill in Cuba can be credited mostly to

Accepted Answer

A)  the surrender of the Spanish troops after merely token resistance. 
B)  four African American U.S.regiments that bore the brunt of the fighting. 
C)  Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders,whose cavalry charge overwhelmed the Spanish defenders. 
D)  Cuban guerrilla fighters who diverted the Spanish while the American attack was developing. 
A)  the surrender of the Spanish troops after merely token resistance. 
B)  four African American U.S.regiments that bore the brunt of the fighting. 
C)  Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders,whose cavalry charge overwhelmed the Spanish defenders. 
D)  Cuban guerrilla fighters who diverted the Spanish while the American attack was developing.

Question 20

What were the flaws of the Treaty of Versailles? To what extent did Wilson succeed in influencing the development of the treaty?

Accepted Answer

Answer should ideally include:
- Flaws a

Exam 20: An Emerging World Power, 1890-1918

Which of the following discouraged the United States from becoming an imperial power before the 1890s?

Which of the following statements characterizes President Taft's foreign policy in Asia?

After considering his options for the disposition of the Philippines,President McKinley

In the Insular Cases (1901),the Supreme Court ruled that

Which of these actions gave the United States the right to intervene in Cuba if its independence was threatened?

Answer the following questions : -Platt Amendment

Answer the following questions : -Teller Amendment

Why did President McKinley and the Republicans jump at the chance to hold the Philippine Islands?

The battle in the Senate over the Treaty of Versailles centered around Article X,which was

On balance,do you think U.S.entry into World War I had beneficial results that outweighed the costs? Explain your answer. Answer Key

Which of the following was the first woman in Congress and voted against going into World War I?

In what ways did the war advance the progressive agenda in the U.S.economy,society,and political realm? To what extent did it defeat progressive goals?

How did Japan challenge the influence of the European powers and the United States in Asia? How did U.S.administrations respond?

Answer the following questions : -War Industries Board

What factors led the U.S.Senate to reject the Treaty of Versailles?

How did wartime policies during World War I lead to short-term economic,social,and political change in the United States?

Enacted in 1898,the Teller Amendment declared that

Answer the following questions : -Zimmermann telegram

The American victory at San Juan Hill in Cuba can be credited mostly to

What were the flaws of the Treaty of Versailles? To what extent did Wilson succeed in influencing the development of the treaty?

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