History TEST REVIEW

Wilhelm

German emperor in World War I

Which president's policy of enforcing the Monroe Doctrine in the Caribbean was known as the Big Stick Policy?

Theodore Roosevelt

Hay

author of the Open Door Policy with China

disarmament

limit on military equipment

Ferdinand

the assassinated Austrian Archduke

Social Security Act

aid to elderly Americans

While Hoover depended on private business, Roosevelt backed government relief during the Depression.

True

World War I was characterized by trench warfare and blockades at sea.

True

McKinley

United States President who was slandered during Cuban situation

T. Roosevelt

the President backing the Big Stick Policy

Roosevelt

President who involved America in world affairs

Germany and Austria-Hungary were among the Central Powers.

True

The Coolidge administration brought cuts in government spending and taxes.

True

America's involvement in which war came after the sinking of an English ship named the Lusitania ?

World War I

Villa

a Mexican bandit and murderer

Monroe

set United States foreign policy for the Western Hemisphere

Sampson

American admiral who won naval battle near Santiago

Citizens of the United States were hesitant in becoming involved in the Cuban fight for independence.

False

Roosevelt's Square Deal offered fair treatment to Western Hemisphere nations.

False

Supporters of a just peace won out in the Treaty of Versailles.

False

The Alaskan Purchase was an unprofitable investment for America.

False

The German march through Austria brought England into the World War.

False

The Rough Riders were influential in the American takeover in Puerto Rico.

False

Perry

Japanese-American treaty

Which of the following resulted from American intervention in the Western Hemisphere?

Mexicans revolted against their government, European nations threatened to invade nations indebted to them, and Villa raided New Mexico.

The document that forbade European intervention in Western Hemisphere affairs was the

Monroe Doctrine.

The right to intervene in Cuban affairs for the protection of United States and Cuban interests was proclaimed by the

Platt Amendment

American morale was lifted during the Depression by the fireside chats of

President Franklin D. Roosevelt

McKinley

President who was slandered by a Spanish ambassador

New Deal

Roosevelt's Depression recovery plan

The United States became increasingly involved in world affairs through all of the following except :

Roosevelt's Square Deal

First Hundred Days

Roosevelt's starting program for recovery

"Seward's Folly" was America's purchase of Alaska from:

Russia

United States involvement in Cuban independence included all of the following except:

Spain's willingness to negotiate

The sinking of the Maine was a factor that led to America's declaration of what war?

Spanish-American War

Roosevelt's plan that offered equal treatment for the common man was known as the

Square Deal

Prior to World War I, Germany formed a pact called the

TRIPLE FORCE in order to isolate France.

Which of the following were results of the Spanish-American War?

The United States became a world power, Cuba became independent of Spain

Which of these is an accurate conclusion about the relationship between Roosevelt's Big Stick Policy and the Platt Amendment?

They enforced the principles of intervention by the United States in the Caribbean region.

By 1916, trench warfare and naval blockades led to a stalemate in World War I.

True

Germany and France disagreed over control of the Alsace-Lorraine territory.

True

The Emperor of Germany undid Bismarck's foreign policy.

True

The United States seized control of Santo Domingo and Haiti in order to control the financial debts of those countries to Europe.

True

The control of yellow fever and the construction of the canal were large obstacles to the Panama project.

True

The prospects of World War II boosted the American economy.

True

The President whose return-to-normalcy program was welcomed by the American people was

Warren G. Harding

Fourteen Points

Wilson's peace proposal

Advantages the United States brought to the Allied cause included everything listed:

a boost in morale, supplies and equipment, the strength to drive the Germans back

Aggressive moves by Germany included all the following

a march through neutral Belgium, an attempt to control Balkan states, a declaration of war against Russia and France

Prohibition

ban on liquor sales

Goethals

builder of the Panama Canal

Miles

commanded United States army in Puerto Rico

Pershing

commander of the United States forces in World War I

National Industrial Recovery Act

curbed competition practices in big business

Monroe

established American foreign policy for the Western Hemisphere

Tennessee Valley Authority

flood control and conservation of resources

Gorgas

fought yellow fever in Panama

Federal Emergency Relief Act

gave money to states for work relief

League of Nations

group for the peaceful settlement of world problems

Home Loan Bank System

helped owners who expected to lose their homes

Dewey

led American naval forces in the Philippines

urbanization

mass movement to the city

Seward

negotiated the Alaskan Purchase

Hay

originator of a trading policy with China

Causes of the country's Great Depression included all of these except :

overbuying on credit, bad foreign trade practices, overproduction in agriculture

Treaty of Versailles

peace ending World War I

After the Spanish-American War, the United States acquired Cuba as a

protectorate

Civilian Conservation Corps

provided jobs in conservation

Bismarck

the "Iron Chancellor" of Germany

Seward

the Alaskan Purchase

Factors leading to unsettled relations among European nations included everything

the Spanish-American War, the Boxer Rebellion, maintaining stable Latin governments

American involvement in the Western Hemisphere included all of the following

the Spanish-American War, the defense of the Monroe Doctrine, maintaining stable Latin governments

Which of the following did not contribute to increasing United States involvement in world affairs?

the Square Deal

Which of the following contributed to the Latin American bitterness and fear of the U.S.?

the intervention in Mexico, the seizure of Haiti, the Platt Amendment, the search for Pancho Villa.

What factors led Germany to sue for peace?

the possible invasion of Germany, Wilson's 14 points, the improving military strength of the Entente (Allies), the split of Austria-Hungary

The rejection of the League of Nations by the United States

ultimately weakened the League's power, lessened the confidence other nations had placed in it, resulted from American fears of getting involved in another war

What factors drew the United States to favor the Entente?

the sinking of the Lusitania, the loss of American lives on the oceans

Factors leading the Germans to sue for peace included all of the following

the surrender of Turkey and Bulgaria, the split of Austria-Hungary, the strength of the Allied drive

The Monroe Doctrine was established for all of the following reasons except:

to give the United States the exclusive right to colonize in the Caribbean