Imperialism Test (ch 19 and part of 21) APUSH

The United States took control of part of the Samoan islands after along dispute with A) Great Britain and Germany B) Germany and France C) France and Spain D) Spain and Great Britain E) Germany and Spain

A) Great Britain and Germany

The U.S. president who asked for a declaration of war against Spain in 1898 was A) William McKinley B) Grover Cleveland C) Benjamin Harrison D) Theodore Roosevelt E) William Howard Taft

A) William McKinley

The first major victory for the United States in the Spanish-American War occurred A) in Havana Harbor, Cuba B) in Manila Bay, the Philippines C) near Santiago, Cuba D) near San Juan, Puerto Rico E) at Guantanomo Bay

B) in Manila Bay, the Philippines

During the fighting of the Spanish-American War, A) American troops had experienced commanders B) more American fighting men died of disease than were killed in action C) regular army units did more of the fighting than did National Guard units D) the U.S. Army conducted a competent and efficient mobilization E) Spain won many battles to prolong the war

B) more American fighting men died of disease than were killed in action

In the mid-1890s, U.S. involvement in a boundary dispute betweenBritish Guiana and Venezuela led to the A) United States protesting British actions in the area, but refusing to take any other actions B) president threatening war before Britain agreed to arbitrate the dispute C) United States providing financial aid to Venezuela during a short border war with Britain D) president sending marines to help Venezuela force Britain out of the disputed territory E) United States expressing full support for Britain's policy in Venezuela

B) president threatening war before Britain agreed to arbitrate the dispute

The ablest and most effective apostle of imperialism was A) William Jennings Bryan B) Charles Darwin C) Alfred Thayer Mahan D) Frederick Jackson Turner E) Andrew Carnegie

C) Alfred Thayer Mahan

In the 1890s, Spain and the United States gradually moved toward war over Cuba for all of the following reasons except A) a change in U.S. tariff policy hurt the Cuban economy and made the Cuban people ready for revolt B) when the Cuban revolt broke out, the American press printed sensational, one-sided stories about it C) during the Cuban revolt, the Spanish committed numerous atrocities, whereas the Cubans usually behaved humanely D) Cubans living in the United States popularized their side of the revolt with the American people E) sensationalized press coverage stirred a fervor for war

C) during the Cuban revolt, the Spanish committed numerous atrocities, whereas the Cubans usually behaved humanely

In arguing for their policies, the new American expansionists of the late 1800s offered all of the following economic and social reasons except A) the United States would soon need to find new sources for the natural resources that it was rapidly using up B) the United States needed to acquire new overseas markets forits products C) the United States needed to find new sources of immigrants who would work in its factories for low wages D) the United States needed an aggressive foreign policy to takepeople's minds off internal problems and frustrations E) the United States needed to expand due to the "closing of thefrontier."

C) the United States needed to find new sources of immigrants who would work in its factories for low wages

To justify their policies, the new American expansionists of the late 1800s offered all of the following reasons except A) strong nations were destined by natural law to dominate weak ones B) the United States had a duty to spread its superior institutionsto less civilized people C) the United States should try to create a community of nationsto guarantee world peace D) a strong navy was the key to becoming a great nation, and colonies would serve as bases for such a navy E) selling goods in foreign nations would bolster the economy

C) the United States should try to create a community of nationsto guarantee world peace

The United States acquired the Hawaiian islands as a result of all the following factors except A) American citizens developed a sugar industry in the islands B) the U.S. government built a naval station there C) Americans staged a revolution to depose the native rulers D) President Cleveland sent marines to ensure that nothing stopped annexation from taking place E) the domination of the Hawaiian economy by American settlers

D) President Cleveland sent marines to ensure that nothing stopped annexation from taking place

The U.S. war effort in Cuba suffered from all of the following problems except A) a shortage of modern rifles and ammunition B) heavy, cold-weather uniforms in a hot climate C) inadequate medicine and food D) lack of popular support E) poor racial relations in the U.S. Army

D) lack of popular support

The United States was finally pushed into war with Spain by all of the following developments except A) the American press printed a private letter of the Spanish ambassador that insulted the U.S. president B) an American battleship blew up in the harbor of Havana, Cuba C) Spain refused to negotiate with the Cuban rebels D) Cubans living in America stirred up support for a war E) Spain ignored U.S. diplomatic requests in regard to Cuba

E) Spain ignored U.S. diplomatic requests in regard to Cuba

In 1900, the nation that had the third largest naval force was A) Great Britain B) France C) Italy D) Germany E) the United States

E) the United States

In 1905, Teddy Roosevelt intervened to force a peace in war between a) Russia and Japan b) Japan and China c) China and Britain d) Britain and Russia e) Russia and Germany

a) Russia and Japan

During the period 1900-1915, the United States offered support to the Mexican leader a) all of the answers below b) Venustiano Carranza c) Pancho Villa d) Victoriano Huerta e) Porfirio Diaz

a) all of the answers below

The United States suggested the Open Door Policy for China to a) all of the answers below b) keep the great powers from completely destroying Canada c) allow U.S. merchants to trade in China without the interference of foreign governments d) achieve a foreign policy victory without using military force e) promote the economic ideal of free markets

a) all of the answers below

President Teddy Roosevelt secured the Canal Zone in Panama by a) engineering a Panamanian revolt against Colombia b) threatening Panama with the use of force c) negotiating a treaty with Colombia d) invading the capital of Colombia e) urging the English navy to attack Panama

a) engineering a Panamanian revolt against Colombia

The purpose of the Foraker Act of 1900 was to a. end American military rule in Puerto Rico and establish a formal colonial government b. create provisions for the governing of American Samoa c. provide guidelines for American government in the Philippines d. grant American citizenship to all Puerto Ricans e. establish guidelines for the eventual independence of the Philippines

a. end American military rule in Puerto Rico and establish a formal colonial government

The expansion of the United States in the late 1800s differed from that of earlier decades in that it involved: a. all of the answers below b. islands, rather than areas adjacent to US territory c. densely populated areas not suitable for massive new settlement d. possessions that few Americans expected to become states. e. an increasing importance on foreign trade

a. all of the answers below

In the Philippine war of 1898 to 1902 saw United States a. have the ability to organize bloodless overthrows of governments b. use only humane and moderate methods in response to the guerrilla tactics of the art of the enemy c. create a military government that ruled the country for many years after the war was over d. achieve victory after capturing the enemy leader e. all the answers above

a. have the ability to organize bloodless overthrows of governments

President Wilson used "morality" to justify intervention in all of the following nations except a) Haiti b) Guatemala c) Dominican Republic d) Nicaragua e) Mexico

b) Guatemala

The United States originally planned for its inter-ocean canal to go through the country of a) Colombia b) Nicaragua c) Mexico d) Guatemala e) El Salvador

b) Nicaragua

President Teddy Roosevelt's foreign policy was dominated by his belief that a) all peoples should be granted the right of self-determination b) it is the right and duty of civilized nations to intervene in the affairs of uncivilized nations for the common good c) only free trade can ensure a stable world economy d) the United States' support of Japan in its rise as an industrialized world power would help ensure world peace e) isolation from foreign affairs would maintain prosperity at home

b) it is the right and duty of civilized nations to intervene in the affairs of uncivilized nations for the common good

Most of the territory that United States acquired in the late 1890s was in the a. Atlantic Ocean b. Pacific Ocean c. Caribbean Sea d. Gulf of Mexico e. Mediterranean

b. Pacific Ocean

In the Philippine war of 1898 to 1902, the United States a. easily put down the insurrection of a small minority of Filipino people b. with great difficulty suppressed a full-scale revolt that that the majority of Filipino people supported c. defended the islands against the attempt of the former Spanish rulers to retake them d. protected the inhabitants from the efforts of the Japanese to take over the islands e. emerged as freedom fighters in the minds of most Filipinos

b. with great difficulty suppressed a full-scale revolt that that the majority of Filipino people supported

Which of the following best characterizes the role of the popular American press in the period leading up to the Spanish-American War? a) it promoted balance and informed debate over events in Cuba b) It opposed potential American involvement in the conflict between Spain and Cuba c) it emphasized Spanish atrocities in Cuba to help arouse American public opinion d) it took little interest in events in Cuba e) it emphasized the atrocities committed by the Cuban rebels

c) it emphasized Spanish atrocities in Cuba to help arouse American public opinion

The term "Dollar Diplomacy" refers to the a) efforts of the Taft administration to gain the support of small Latin American countries by paying off their debts b) paying of bribes to Latin American politicians c) policy of using investment to further U.S. economic interests in Latin America d) spreading of goodwill by U.S. tourists in the Caribbean e) creation of heavily regulated markets in Asia

c) policy of using investment to further U.S. economic interests in Latin America

The boxer rebellion of 1900 came to an end when a. the Chinese suppressed all secrets societies, including the boxers b. all foreign powers agreed to stop interfering in international Chinese affairs c. a multinational armed force rescued the foreign diplomats trapped in Peking by the boxers d. the Japanese Army attacked China, and the boxers join other Chinese in defending their country e. the United States expressed support for the boxers

c. a multinational armed force rescued the foreign diplomats trapped in Peking by the boxers

The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine stated that a) European nations could use force to collect debts in Latin America b) the United States would not allow any new European investments in Latin America c) European ships would have to pay for the privilege of the Panama Canal d) the United States could intervene in the internal affairs of Latin American nations to preserve stability e) free trade was no longer a major facet of American foreign policy

d) the United States could intervene in the internal affairs of Latin American nations to preserve stability