DE US History Exam 2

Wilson's Peace Plan was called:

14 Point Plan

What did the term "white man's burden" mean?

Domination of non-whites by white people was necessary for the progress of civilization.

Which Army doctor contributed to a decline in the mosquito population in Panama by ordering breeding sites drained?

Dr. William Gorgas

Had the Teller Amendment been applied to the Philippines and Cuba, how would it have changed the Spanish-American war?

The United States would have been barred from annexing the archipelago.

Which of the following is the most likely explanation for the final passage of the Nineteenth Amendment?

The Wilson administration eventually supported the amendment in response to public pressure.

Why did World War I transform Western civilization so profoundly?

The mass slaughter of World War I was hard to reconcile with the optimist claim that Western civilization was the triumph of reason and human progress.

This American naval commander forced the Japanese to trade with the United States.

This American naval commander forced the Japanese to trade with the United States.

Which President focused more on American economic investment in Latin America?

William Howard Taft

How were women so influential in the outcome of the election of 1916?

Women were able to vote in the presidential election in twelve western states and heavily favored Wilson.

All of these contributed to the start of World War I except:

Economic Tariffs

Captain Mahan encouraged the United States to do all of the follwing except:

Expand the Diplomacy Corps

Which of the following was NOT an argument of anti-imperialists against American expansionism?

Non-white people would enter the United States.

Woodrow Wilson's efforts at the Versailles peace conference in Paris:

did not include support for the independence of peoples still under British and French colonial rule.

During his presidency, Woodrow Wilson:

dismissed numerous black federal employees.

The Spanish-American War (1898) marked a turning point in American foreign policy because the United States

emerged as a new world power

American expansionism after the 1890s:

was largely driven by the desire for expanded overseas trade.

The Espionage Act (1917) and the Sedition Act (1918):

were the first federal restrictions on free speech since 1798.

The Open Door policy:

proposed that foreign powers keep the China trade open to all nations on an equal basis

The Roosevelt Corollary:

states that the United States could intervene in the affairs of Western Hemisphere countries to forestall the intervention of all powers

What was a primary reason for the establishment of the Open Door Policy?

to protect United States trade in China