Exam 19: From Crisis to Empire

In the decade following the Spanish-American War,American troops could be found in both Cuba and the Philippines.

The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 was used largely against labor unions.

In 1899,supporters of the annexation of the Philippines argued the United States had set a precedent for taking land while treating its inhabitants as dependents with the case of the

In the late nineteenth century,Democrats tended to attract greater numbers of

In 1892,the People's Party called for

Which of the following statements regarding the Spanish-American War is FALSE?

In the early 1900s,which American dependency did NOT receive territorial status?

The author who called on the United States to increase its naval forces in his book,The Influence of Sea Power upon History,was

American troops were sent to China to help subdue the Boxer Rebellion.

Informal American control of Cuba was sanctioned by the ________ Amendment.

What were the major consequences of the Spanish-American War for Cuba?

American interest in a war with Cuba was spurred by the 1895 death of Valeriano Weyler,head of the Cuban Revolutionary Party.

Some American sugar growers in Hawaii deliberately sought to create a mixed-race workforce.

The election of 1888

The Republican Party of the late nineteenth century appealed primarily to Protestants,in both the North and the South.

The United States led Europe in establishing an empire in the late nineteenth century.

Theodore Roosevelt instructed Commodore ________ to attack Spanish forces in the Philippines.

The American annexation of Puerto Rico produced a storm of protest in the United States.

In the last few months leading up to war with Spain,President McKinley sought to involve the United States in the conflict in Cuba.

Secretary of State ________ referred to the Spanish-American War as a "splendid little war."