AP US History Chapter 27 Questions

T/F: American male and female Protestant missionaries helped to foster a strong, sentimental American attachment to China in the early 1900s.

True

T/F: Americans first became involved in Cuba because they sympathized with the Cubans' revolt against imperialist Spain.

True

T/F: In the San Francisco school crisis of 1906, President Roosevelt forced the integration of Japanese children into schools while persuading Japan to stop further immigration to the United States.

True

T/F: President Cleveland refused to annex Hawaii because he believed that the white American planters there had unjustly deposed Hawaii's Queen Liliuokalani.

True

T/F: President McKinley declared that religion played a crucial role in his decision to keep the Philippines as an American colony.

True

T/F: President Roosevelt's anger at Colombia's refusal to authorize a canal across Panama led him to unofficially encourage and assist a movement for Panamanian independence.

True

T/F: The American military conquest of Cuba was efficient but very costly in battlefield casualties.

True

T/F: The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine stated that only the United States but no other nation had the right to intervene in Latin American nations' internal affairs.

True

T/F: When the United States refused to hand over the Philippines to Filipino rebels, a vicious guerrilla war with racial overtones broke out between the former allies.

True

T/F: When war broke out between the United States and Spain, Admiral George Dewey's squadron attacked Spanish forces in the Philippines because of secret orders given by Assistant Navy Secretary Theodore Roosevelt.

True

3. President Grover Cleveland refused to annex Hawaii in 1893 because a. white planters had illegally overthrown Queen Liliuokalani against the wishes of most native Hawaiians. b. there was no precedent for the United States to acquire territory except by purchase. c. the Germans and the British threatened possible war. d. he knew the public disapproved and the Senate would not ratify a treaty of annexation. e. he knew that many Americans would object to the incorporation of a non-white territory into the United States.

a

T/F: The American people and their government were deeply involved in the key international developments of the 1860s /1870s.

False, American was unconcerned and isolated from international affairs in those decades

T/F: Theodore Roosevelt believed that the United States should exercise caution and restraint in its exercise of power in international affairs.

False, Roosevelt believed in a strong, assertive American role in the world, though without bluster ("Speak softly and carry a big stick")

T/F: The South American boundary dispute over Guyana in 1895-1896 nearly resulted in a U.S. war with Venezuela.

False, it nearly resulted in a war with Britain

T/F: The Supreme Court decided in the insular cases that American constitutional law and the Bill of Rights applied to the people under American rule in Puerto Rico and the Philippines.

False, it ruled that the constitution and bill of rights did not apply to American colonists

T/F: John Hay's Open Door notes were designed in consultation with the Chinese and welcomed by the European imperialist powers.

False, the Open Door policy was a unilateral American initiative; neither the Chinese nor the Europeans were consulted

T/F: The peace treaty with Spain that made the Philippines an American colony was almost universally popular with the U.S. Senate and the American public.

False, the peace treaty was very controversial

1. The military theorist Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan promoted American overseas expansion by a. developing a lurid yellow press that stimulated popular excitement. b. arguing that control of the seas through naval power was the key to world domination. c. provoking naval incidents with Germany and Britain in the Pacific. d. arguing that the Monroe Doctrine required American control of Latin American waters. e. pressing the United States to establish naval bases throughout the Pacific Ocean.

b

10. Which of the following was not among the arguments that anti-imperialists used to oppose American acquisition of the Philippines? a. The Philippines had a large population of a different culture, language, and racial composition. b. The Filipinos would never voluntarily convert to Protestantism if they were forced under American rule. c. Acquiring colonial territory would violate Americans' historic commitment to self-determination and anti-colonialism. d. Ruling over people without their consent was despotism and would undermine American democracy at home. e. Ruling the Philippines would be expensive, and the United States could never adequately defend them.

b

14. Roosevelt overcame Colombia's refusal to approve a canal treaty by a. increasing the amount of money the United States was willing to pay for a canal zone. b. encouraging Panamanian rebels to revolt and declare independence from Colombia. c. threatening to build the canal on a route through Nicaragua. d. seeking mediation of the dispute by other Latin American nations. e. sending in U.S. marines to seize control of the canal route.

b

7. Emilio Aguinaldo was the a. leader of Cuban insurgents against Spanish rule. b. leader of Filipino insurgents against Spanish rule. c. commander of the Spanish navy in the Battle of Manila Bay. d. first native Hawaiian to become governor of the islands after the American takeover. e. scheming Panamanian engineer who helped Panama to declare independence from Colombia.

b

8. Besides the Philippines, which two other colonial territories did the United States acquire in the Spanish-American War? a. Trinidad and Tobago b. Puerto Rico and Guam c. Cuba and the Dominican Republic d. Hawaii and American Samoa e. The Virgin Islands and the Panama Canal Zone

b

11. The most immediate consequence of American acquisition of the Philippines was a. the establishment of Manila as a crucial American defense post in East Asia. b. an agreement between Americans and Filipinos to move toward Philippine independence. c. an outbreak of vicious guerrilla warfare between the United States and Filipino rebels. d. threats by Japan to seize the Philippines from American control. e. a successful program to Americanize the Filipinos by bringing them U.S. culture and education.

c

12. In the Open Door notes, Secretary of State John Hay called on all the imperial powers to a. acknowledge American control of the Philippines as the gateway to China. b. limit their military forces and control the arms race in China and the Pacific. c. respect Chinese rights and uphold China's territorial integrity rather than breaking it up into colonies. d. grant the United States an equal share in any possible colonization of China. e. treat China fairly despite the attacks on foreigners during the Boxer Rebellion.

c

13. As president, Theodore Roosevelt gained political strength especially through a. his careful use of traditional diplomacy. b. his constant threats of military intervention around the world. c. his vigorous use of his personal popularity and presidential power to lead Congress and the public. d. his ability to quietly mobilize his cabinet to promote his policy objectives. e. creating a personal political organization separate from the Republican party.

c

15. Theodore Roosevelt's slogan that stated his essential foreign policy principle was a. "Open covenants openly arrived at." b. "Millions for defense but not one cent for tribute. c. "Speak softly and carry a big stick." d. "Democracy and liberty in a New World Order." e. "American does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy."

c

5. Even before the sinking of the Maine, the American public's indignation at Spain had been whipped into a frenzy by a. Spanish Catholics' persecution of the Protestant minority in Cuba. b. Spain's aggressive battleship-building program. c. William Randolph Hearst's sensational newspaper accounts of Spanish atrocities in Cuba. d. the Spanish government's brutal treatment of American sailors on leave in Havana. e. the mistreatment of white American women by Spanish businessmen.

c

6. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt took full advantage of the outbreak of war between the United States and Spain over Cuba by a. pushing for the annexation of Hawaii to the United States. b. establishing American naval bases at Pearl Harbor, Guam, and Samoa in the Pacific. c. secretly ordering Admiral George Dewey to attack the Spanish in the distant Philippines d. organizing an American naval squadron to trap the Spanish fleet in Havana harbor. e. ordering the American navy to blockade all shipments in and out of Cuba.

c

2. Which of the following was not among the factors propelling America toward overseas expansion in the 1890s? a. The desire to expand overseas agricultural and manufacturing exports b. The yellow press of Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst c. Some Protestant leaders' belief that America should spread its religion and culture to backward people d. The ideologies of Anglo-Saxon superiority and social Darwinism e. The intervention of the German Kaiser in Latin America

e

4. Americans first became actively involved with the situation in Cuba because a. it was clear that Spanish control of Cuba violated the Monroe Doctrine. b. imperialists and business leaders were looking to acquire colonial territory for the United States. c. leading Cuban rebels began advocating that Cuban be incorporated into the United States. d. the Battleship Maine exploded in Havana harbor. e. Americans sympathized with Cuban rebels in their fight for democratic freedom from Spanish imperial rule.

e

9. Which of the following was not among the reasons that President McKinley and other pro-imperialists gave for acquiring the Philippines as an American territory? a. Other imperial nations like Germany or Japan would seize the Philippines if the United States left. b. McKinley believed that handing them back to Spain's cruel misrule would betray American ideals. c. Many believed that Manila could open rich trading opportunities in China. d. McKinley believed that God had told him to Christianize and civilize the Filipinos. e. The Filipinos had been mostly Catholic Christians for centuries and so would welcome American rule.

e