In his book Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis,
the Reverend Josiah Strong advocated American expansion:
a. to
maintain the international balance of power.
b. to open up new
markets for industrial goods.
c. to spread American religion and
values.
d. to ease labor violence at home.
e. to maintain
white racial superiority.
C
By the 1890s, the U.S. was bursting with a new sense of power
generated by an increase in:
a. population.
b.
wealth.
c. industrial production.
d. all of the
above.
e. none of the above.
D
A major factor in the shift in American foreign policy toward
imperialism in the late nineteenth century was:
a. the need for
subservient populations to replace the freed slaves.
b. the
desire for more farmland.
c. the construction of an
American-built isthmian canal between the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific
Ocean.
d. the closing of the frontier.
e. the need for
overseas markets for increased industrial and agricultural production.
E
What was the result of the 1889 PanAmerican Conference?
a.
settlement of the Venezuela boundary dispute.
b. lowering of
tariff barriers between participating nations.
c. arbitration of
the Pribilof Island dispute.
d. worsened relations between the
United States and Latin American countries.
e. creation of the
Organization of American States.
B
U.S. naval captain Alfred Thayer Mahan argued that:
a. free
trade was essential to a nation's economic health.
b. control of
the sea was the key to world domination.
c. the United States
should continue its policy of isolationism.
d. an isthmian canal
between the Atlantic and the Pacific was impossible.
e. the U.S.
should construct a fleet of battleships.
B
The numerous near-wars and diplomatic crises of the U.S. in the late
1880s and 1890s demonstrated:
a. the hostile reaction to American
expansionism.
b. that other nations were jealous of American
power.
c. how weak America seemed to the rest of the
world.
d. the failure of the Monroe Doctrine.
e. the
aggressive new national mood.
E
To justify American intervention in the Venezuela boundary dispute
with Britain, Secretary of State Olney invoked the:
a. Platt
Amendment.
b. Open Door policy.
c. Monroe Doctrine.
d.
Foraker Act.
e. Gentlemen's Agreement.
C
During the boundary dispute between Venezuela and Britain, the
US:
a. threatened war unless Britain backed down and accepted
Venezuela's claim.
b. failed to invoke the Monroe
Doctrine.
c. sought a peaceful negotiated settlement.
d.
asserted its strong belief in Latin American independence.
e. was
only "twisting the [British] lion's tail" for domestic
political effect.
A
One reason that the British submitted their border dispute with
Venezuela to arbitration was:
a. that their growing tensions with
Germany made Britain reluctant to engage in conflict with the United
States.
b. that they expected the Monroe Doctrine to be ruled
invalid in the World Court.
c. to end their costly involvement in
South America.
d. to undermine Spain's close relations with the
Latin American republics.
e. that they accepted America's
complete domination of Latin America.
A
The Venezuela boundary dispute was settled by:
a. a brief war
between Venezuela and British Guiana.
b. British concession of
the disputed territory to Venezuela.
c. stationing United States
marines along the disputed border.
d. arbitration of the
Venezuelan and British claims.
e. the mediation of Brazil and Colombia.
D
As a result of the settlement of the Venezuelan and boundary
dispute:
a. the Monroe Doctrine was weakened
b. Venezuela
gained the bulk of the disputed territory
c. British and American
relations steadily worsened until World War I
d. Latin American
nations were pleased by the determination of the United States to
protect them
D
Hawaii's Queen Liliuokalani was removed from power because:
a.
she did not allow Christian missionaries in her country.
b. many
Hawaiians found her rule corrupt.
c. Hawaiian agriculture had
failed under her leadership.
d. President Grover Cleveland
believed that U.S. national honor required control of the Hawaiian
government.
e. she opposed annexation to the United States and
insisted that native Hawaiians should continue to control Hawaii
E
Which of the following prominent Americans was least enthusiastic
about U.S. imperialistic adventures in the 1890s?
a. Theodore
Roosevelt.
b. William Randolph Hearst.
c. Alfred Thayer
Mahan.
d. William McKinley.
e. Grover Cleveland
E
The question of the annexation of __________________ touched off the
first major imperialistic debate in American history.
a.
Hawaii
b. Cuba
c. Haiti
d. Puerto Rico
e. The Philippines
A
President Grover Cleveland rejected the effort to annex Hawaii
because:
a. he wanted to protect the interests of Louisiana sugar
producers.
b. the United States did not have the naval power to
protect the islands against Japanese or German threats.
c. he
believed that the native Hawaiians had been wronged and that a
majority opposed annexation to the United States.
d. passage of
the McKinley Tariff made Hawaiian sugar unprofitable.
e. the U.S.
would then have to establish military bases in Hawaii.
C
In an attempt to persuade Spain to leave Cuba or to encourage the
U.S. to help Cuba to gain its independence, Cuban insurrectos:
a.
attacked Spanish shipping on the high seas.
b. blew up the
battleship Maine.
c. made guerilla raids on Havana.
d. began
assassinating Spanish officials.
e. adopted a scorched-earth
policy of burning cane fields and sugar mills.
E
Americans favored providing aid to the Cuban revolutionaries for all
of the following reasons except:
a. popular outrage at the
Spanish use of reconcentration camps.
b a belief that Spain's
control of Cuba violated the anti-colonial provisions of the Monroe
Doctrine.
c. fear that Spanish misrule in Cuba menaced the Gulf
of Mexico and the route to the proposed Panama Canal.
d. sympathy
for Cuban patriots fighting for their freedom.
e. the atrocity
stories reported in the "yellow press."
B
The battleship Maine was sent to Cuba to:
a. provoke a war with
Spain.
b. protect and evacuate American citizens.
c. offer a
way for Cuban rebels to escape to Florida.
d. stop rioting by the
Cuban rebels.
e. demonstrate American power to Spain.
B
The battleship Maine was sunk by:
a. the Spanish.
b. an
explosion on the ship.
c. Cuban rebels.
d. reporters working
for William Randolph Hearst.
e. a mine planted by pro-Cuban Americans.
B
President William McKinley asked Congress to declare war on Spain
mainly because the:
a. business community favored the
conflict.
b. Spanish government had directly insulted
him.
c. justice of obtaining Cuban independence was
clear.
d. Teller Amendment had been passed.
e. American
people demanded it.
E
The U.S. declared war on Spain even though the Spanish had already
agreed to:
a. sign an armistice with the Cuban rebels.
b.
accept Cuban independence.
c. transfer Cuba to American
possession.
d. apologize for the sinking of the Maine.
e.
accept international arbitration of the conflict.
A
The Teller Amendment:
a. guaranteed that the United States would
uphold the independence of Cuba.
b. made Cuba an American
possession.
c. directed President McKinley to order American
troops into Cuba.
d. appropriated funds to combat yellow fever in
Cuba.
e. granted the U.S. a permanent base at Guantanamo Bay.
A
American military strength during the Spanish American War came
mainly from:
a. its large army.
b. overwhelming European
support.
c. battle-hardened army generals.
d. its efficient
logistical support.
e. its new steel navy.
E
A major weakness of Spain in the Spanish American War was:
a.
the lack of support from its European allies.
b. the wretched
condition of its navy.
c. its very small army in Cuba.
d.
its unpreparedness to fight in a tropical climate.
e. its
inability to wage guerilla war.
B
The Philippine nationalist who led the insurrection against both
Spanish rule and U.S. occupation was:
a. Valeriano
Weyler.
b. Emilio Aguinaldo.
c. Dupuy de Lome.
d.
Pasqual de Cervera.
e. Ramon Macapagal.
B
When the U.S. captured the Philippines from Spain:
a. Hawaii was
annexed by the United States as a key territory in the
Pacific.
b. America granted the Philippines its
independence.
c. Spain immediately asked for an end to the
Spanish-American War.
d. Filipinos were granted American
citizenship.
e. they did so without Filipino assistance.
A
The 'Rough Riders,' organized principally by Teddy Roosevelt:
a.
were a well-disciplined fighting force.
b. were trained in
guerilla warfare.
c. managed to take San Juan Hill
unassisted.
d. consisted primarily of Roosevelt's upper-class
friends.
e. were commanded by Colonel Leonard Wood.
E
During the Spanish American War, the entire Spanish fleet was
destroyed at the Battle of:
a. Havana.
b. Santiago.
c.
Guantanamo.
d. Samoa.
e. Manila Bay.
B
When the U.S. invaded Puerto Rico during the Spanish American
War:
a. the army encountered stiff resistance from the
Spanish.
b. the resulting battle ended the war.
c. most of
the population greeted the invaders as liberating heroes.
d.
heavy fighting occurred in the harbor at San Juan.
e. its
intentions were to grant Puerto Rican independence.
C
The greatest loss of life for American fighting men during the
Spanish American War resulted from:
a. naval battles in the
Caribbean.
b. the war in the Philippines.
c. land battles in
the Cuban campaign.
d. sickness in both Cuba and the United
States.
e. the bungling of unprofessional military volunteers
D
At the time, the most controversial event associated with the Spanish
American War was the:
a. declaration of war against
Spain.
b. adoption of the Teller Amendment.
c. adoption of
the Platt Amendment.
d. acquisition of the Philippines.
e.
acquisition of Puerto Rico.
D
All of the following became possessions of the U.S. under the
provisions of the Treaty of Paris except:
a. Puerto Rico.
b.
Guam.
c. the Philippine Islands.
d. Hawaii.
e. Manila.
D
President McKinley justified American acquisition of the Philippines
primarily by emphasizing that
a. the Filipinos wanted to be
annexed by the United States.
b. the electoral success of the
Republican party depended on their acquisition.
c. the United
States would gain key naval bases there.
d. the Philippines were
spoils of war and America's by right of conquest.
e. there was no
acceptable alternative to their acquisition.
E
American imperialists who advocated acquisition of the Philippines
especially stressed:
a. their strategic advantage for American
naval operations.
b. their economic potential for American
businessmen seeking trade with China and other Asian nations.
c.
the opportunity that they presented for Christian missionary
work.
d. the Filipinos' own preference that their archipelago
become an American protectorate.
e. their potential as a military
base for defense of the Pacific.
B
Anti-imperialists presented all of the following arguments against
acquiring the Philippine Islands except that:
a. it would violate
the consent of the governed philosophy of the Declaration of
Independence.
b. despotism abroad might lead to despotism at
home.
c. the islands were still rightfully Spain's, since they
were taken after the armistice had been signed.
d. annexation
would propel the United States into the political and military
cauldron of the Far East.
e. the Filipinos wanted freedom, not
colonial rule.
C
Starting in 1917, many Puerto Ricans came to the mainland U.S.
seeking:
a. independence.
b. political refuge.
c. to
learn English.
d. citizenship.
e. employment.
E
On the question of whether American laws applied to the overseas
territory acquired in the Spanish-American War, the Supreme Court
ruled that
a. American laws did not necessarily apply.
b.
only the President's rulings counted and Congress had no voice in the
matter.
c. federal but not state laws applied.
d. only
tariff laws could be forced.
e. only the Bill of Rights applied.
A
The U.S. gained a virtual right of intervention in Cuba in
the:
a. insular cases.
b. Platt Amendment.
c. Teller
Amendment.
d. Foraker Act.
e. Guantanamo Bay Treaty.
B
By acquiring the Philippine Islands at the end of the Spanish
American War, the U.S:
a. assumed rule over millions of Asian
people.
b. became a full-fledged East Asian power.
c.
assumed commitments that would be difficult to defend.
d.
developed popular support for a big navy.
e. all of the above.
E
Arrange the following events in chronological order (A) American
declaration of war on Spain, (B) sinking of the Maine, (C) passage of
the Teller Amendment, (D) passage of the Platt Amendment:
a. A,
B, D, C
b. D, C, B, A
c. B, A, D, C
d. B, A, C,
D
e. C, D, A, B
D
The clash between Germany and America over the Samoan islands
eventually resulted in
a. a small naval war between the two
emerging powers.
b. a colonial division of the islands between
Germany and the United States.
c. complete independence for all
of Samoa.
d. the intervention of Japan to prevent a
German-American war.
e. a new American doctrine opposing any
colonialism in the Pacific.
B
One reason that the white American "sugar lords" tried to
overthrow native Hawaiian rule and annex the islands to the United
States was
a. they found the government of Queen Liliuokalani
repressive and inefficient.
b. they sought to control American
foreign policy in the Pacific.
c. they wanted to convert the
native Hawaiians and East Asian immigrants to Christianity.
d.
they feared that Japan might intervene in Hawaii on behalf of abused
Japanese imported laborers.
e. they intended to force the growing
native Hawaiian population to become indentured plantation laborers.
D
Before a treaty annexing Hawaii to the United States could be rushed
through the U.S. Senate in 1893,
a. President Harrison's term
expired and anti-imperialist Grover Cleveland became
president.
b. war broke out between the United States and
Spain.
c. the white American "sugar rebels" decided
that Hawaii should remain independent.
d. popular opinion in the
United States turned against such colonial ventures.
e. the
pro-annexation forces demanded that Hawaii be admitted to the Union as
a state.
A