Question 1

One of the military reforms of Elihu Root,in 1903,established a general staff called the ________ to act as military advisers to the secretary of war.

Accepted Answer

Joint Chie

Question 2

In the early stage of the Spanish-American War,Commodore George Dewey destroyed the Spanish fleet in

Accepted Answer

A)  Puerto Rico. 
B)  Havana Harbor. 
C)  Manila Harbor. 
D)  Port-au-Prince. 
E)  the Gulf of Mexico. 
A)  Puerto Rico. 
B)  Havana Harbor. 
C)  Manila Harbor. 
D)  Port-au-Prince. 
E)  the Gulf of Mexico.

Question 3

The Panic of 1893

Accepted Answer

A)  grew out of a political scandal in the Cleveland administration. 
B)  triggered the nation's most severe depression up to that point. 
C)  began with a drought in the Midwest. 
D)  was blamed largely on Populist politics. 
E)  grew out of the Cleveland administration's attempts at monetary reform. 
A)  grew out of a political scandal in the Cleveland administration. 
B)  triggered the nation's most severe depression up to that point. 
C)  began with a drought in the Midwest. 
D)  was blamed largely on Populist politics. 
E)  grew out of the Cleveland administration's attempts at monetary reform.

Question 4

In the late nineteenth century,as veterans of the Civil War retired,

Accepted Answer

A)  the federal government created a pension system for all retired Americans. 
B)  they were paid pensions by individual states, but not by the federal government. 
C)  the federal government gave pensions to both Union and Confederate veterans. 
D)  a majority of the black and white male population in the North received federal pensions. 
E)  they were forced to do without military pensions of any kind. 
A)  the federal government created a pension system for all retired Americans. 
B)  they were paid pensions by individual states, but not by the federal government. 
C)  the federal government gave pensions to both Union and Confederate veterans. 
D)  a majority of the black and white male population in the North received federal pensions. 
E)  they were forced to do without military pensions of any kind.

Question 5

"Liberal Republicans" were known derisively by their critics as "________."

Accepted Answer

The answer of "Liberal Republicans" were known derisively by their...

Question 6

The Chinese Boxer Rebellion of 1900 was directed at

Accepted Answer

A)  the Chinese government. 
B)  all foreigners in China. 
C)  Americans in China. 
D)  Japanese in China. 
E)  the growing Chinese communist movement. 
A)  the Chinese government. 
B)  all foreigners in China. 
C)  Americans in China. 
D)  Japanese in China. 
E)  the growing Chinese communist movement.

Question 7

What evidence suggests that the United States between 1898 and 1902 was not yet ready to be a leading world power?

Accepted Answer

There are several pieces of evidence tha

Question 8

The Treaty of Paris of 1898 required Spain to cede Cuba,Puerto Rico,and Guam to American control,without any compensation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The "Cross of Gold" speech was given in 1896 by

Accepted Answer

A)  William McKinley. 
B)  Grover Cleveland. 
C)  Mark Hanna. 
D)  William Jennings Bryan. 
E)  James Weaver. 
A)  William McKinley. 
B)  Grover Cleveland. 
C)  Mark Hanna. 
D)  William Jennings Bryan. 
E)  James Weaver.

Question 10

In the campaign of 1896,William McKinley

Accepted Answer

A)  alienated Protestants by reaching out to Catholics. 
B)  campaigned largely from his house. 
C)  was significantly outspent by his opponent. 
D)  appealed to the interests of urban industrial workers. 
E)  embarked on an unprecedented public-speaking tour. 
A)  alienated Protestants by reaching out to Catholics. 
B)  campaigned largely from his house. 
C)  was significantly outspent by his opponent. 
D)  appealed to the interests of urban industrial workers. 
E)  embarked on an unprecedented public-speaking tour.

Question 11

Arguments used by Social Darwinists in the United States to justify expansionism

Accepted Answer

A)  included the belief that weak nations should be left room to develop. 
B)  contended that all nations were engaged in a constant struggle to survive. 
C)  were created and first promoted by Charles Darwin himself. 
D)  differed sharply from arguments used for domestic economic affairs. 
E)  suggested that harmony among "races" depended on open markets and free trade. 
A)  included the belief that weak nations should be left room to develop. 
B)  contended that all nations were engaged in a constant struggle to survive. 
C)  were created and first promoted by Charles Darwin himself. 
D)  differed sharply from arguments used for domestic economic affairs. 
E)  suggested that harmony among "races" depended on open markets and free trade.

Question 12

American imperialists were racists; American anti-imperialists were not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

During the late nineteenth century,the supply of money did not keep pace with economic progress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Why did the United States go to war against Spain in 1898?

Accepted Answer

The United States went to war against Sp

Question 15

Early in the Spanish-American War,Commodore George Dewey managed to completely destroy the Spanish fleet in the Pacific at Manila Bay.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In the late nineteenth century,the United States' interest in Samoa saw competition from

Accepted Answer

A)  Russia. 
B)  Germany. 
C)  Japan. 
D)  Australia. 
E)  Spain. 
A)  Russia. 
B)  Germany. 
C)  Japan. 
D)  Australia. 
E)  Spain.

Question 17

In his second term,President Grover Cleveland

Accepted Answer

A)  grew more active in social reform. 
B)  followed policies similar to those of his first term. 
C)  faced a Republican-controlled Congress. 
D)  changed his position on tariffs. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  grew more active in social reform. 
B)  followed policies similar to those of his first term. 
C)  faced a Republican-controlled Congress. 
D)  changed his position on tariffs. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 18

As the Republican Party approached the 1896 election,they were

Accepted Answer

A)  deeply divided over their candidate. 
B)  confident of victory. 
C)  in agreement that unemployment would be the major issue. 
D)  deeply divided over their candidate, but confident of victory. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  deeply divided over their candidate. 
B)  confident of victory. 
C)  in agreement that unemployment would be the major issue. 
D)  deeply divided over their candidate, but confident of victory. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 19

The Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890 called for the federal government to

Accepted Answer

A)  purchase and coin silver. 
B)  expand the nation's currency supply. 
C)  change the ratio of silver to gold to 20:1. 
D)  abandon the gold standard. 
E)  purchase silver but not coin it. 
A)  purchase and coin silver. 
B)  expand the nation's currency supply. 
C)  change the ratio of silver to gold to 20:1. 
D)  abandon the gold standard. 
E)  purchase silver but not coin it.

Question 20

Opponents of the American acquisition of the Philippines organized themselves into the ________.

Accepted Answer

Anti-Imper

Exam 19: From Crisis to Empire

One of the military reforms of Elihu Root,in 1903,established a general staff called the ________ to act as military advisers to the secretary of war.

In the early stage of the Spanish-American War,Commodore George Dewey destroyed the Spanish fleet in

The Panic of 1893

In the late nineteenth century,as veterans of the Civil War retired,

"Liberal Republicans" were known derisively by their critics as "________."

The Chinese Boxer Rebellion of 1900 was directed at

What evidence suggests that the United States between 1898 and 1902 was not yet ready to be a leading world power?

The Treaty of Paris of 1898 required Spain to cede Cuba,Puerto Rico,and Guam to American control,without any compensation.

The "Cross of Gold" speech was given in 1896 by

In the campaign of 1896,William McKinley

Arguments used by Social Darwinists in the United States to justify expansionism

American imperialists were racists; American anti-imperialists were not.

During the late nineteenth century,the supply of money did not keep pace with economic progress.

Why did the United States go to war against Spain in 1898?

Early in the Spanish-American War,Commodore George Dewey managed to completely destroy the Spanish fleet in the Pacific at Manila Bay.

In the late nineteenth century,the United States' interest in Samoa saw competition from

In his second term,President Grover Cleveland

As the Republican Party approached the 1896 election,they were

The Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890 called for the federal government to

Opponents of the American acquisition of the Philippines organized themselves into the ________.

The Collision of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderlands

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian Era

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

America’s Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

The Age of the City

The Progressives

America and the Great War

The “New Era”

The Great Depression

The New Deal

The Global Crisis, 1921–1941

America in a World at War

The Cold War

The Affluent Society

Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of Liberalism

The Crisis of Authority

From the “Age of Limits” to the Age of Reagan

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