chapter 19 quiz

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the cross of gold speech was given in 1896 by _________________

William Jennings Bryan

American imperialists were racists; American anti-imperialists were not

false

For the ten years before 1899, America jockeyed (fought) over dominance of Samoa with Spain and France.

false

the platt amendment left the Philippines only nominally independent politically

false

No occupational group watched the performance of the federal government in the 1880s with more dismay than American ___________

farmers

in the late nineteenth century, the most striking feature of the American party system was its ___________________

remarkable stability

Criticisms within the United States regarding American colonialism included all of the following major arguments except that

the financial costs of administering colonies would require burdensome taxes

the economic collapse triggered by the panic of 1893 was the worst to that point in American history

true

the new peoples party sought to build a broad coalition but appealed mostly to farmers.

true

an examination of American voters in the late nineteenth century reveals _____________

voter turnout for both presidential and non presidential elections was very high.

the man appointed to supervise a major overhaul of the armed forces was _____________

Elihu Root

congress established the ________________ to regulate railroad rates

interstate commerce act

the election of 1888

involved clear differences in tariff issues between the major parties

secretary of state _________________ referred to the Spanish-american war as a "splendid little war"

John Hay

mothest outspoken advocate of American naval expansion and the author of _______________ was admiral Alfred Thayer Manhan

"the influence of sea powers upon history"

which of the following statements regarding the Spanish-americcan war is FALSE

U.S army soldiers were well equipped and supplied

in 1892, the people's party called for ______________________

a government network of crop warehouses

in 1894, Jacob Coxey and his supporters

called for a public works program for the unemployed

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

contended that all nations were engaged in a constant struggle to survive

the Foraker act of 1900

established an American colonial government over Puerto Rico

Dupuy de Lome Letter

described William McKinley as a weak president

Beginning in 1898, the American war in the Philippines

lasted for years and resulted in thousands of American deaths

According to the terms of the 1901 Platt Amendment, _____________

the United States had the right to intervene in Cuba to protect life and property

opponents of the American acquisition of the Philippines organized themselves into the ___________

the anti-imperialist league

in 1896, the major economic issue for William McKinley's administration was

the need for higher tariff rates


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