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The leader of Hawaii who was forced to yield authority to the American government upon annexation was A)King Kamehameha I. B)G. P. Judd. C)William Hooper. D)Queen Liliuokalani. E)King Kamehameha III.

D

Beginning in 1898, the American war in the Philippines A)lasted for years and resulted in thousands of American deaths. B)saw close to 10,000 Filipinos die in the conflict. C)was led by General George Pershing. D)saw the United States withdraw its military and negotiate a diplomatic end to the conflict. E)went much more smoothly than the recent Spanish-American War.

A

Criticisms within the United States regarding American colonialism included all the following major arguments EXCEPT that A)the financial costs of administering colonies would require burdensome taxes. B)imperialism was immoral and contrary to the nation's commitment to human freedom. C)foreign obligations and entangling alliances would threaten American liberties. D)the nation's population would be "polluted" by "inferior" races. E)imperialism would mean a flood of cheap laborers and unwelcome competition.

A

In the early 1900s, which American dependency did NOT receive territorial status? A)Cuba B)Alaska C)Puerto Rico D)Hawaii E)None of these answers is correct, as all received territorial status.

A

The Spanish-American War began primarily because of events in A)Cuba. B)the Philippines. C)Puerto Rico. D)Mexico. E)Guatemala.

A

The Spanish-American War revealed to American military planners A)the need to improve glaring deficiencies in the army. B)that they should never fight another war in the malaria-infested Caribbean. C)the necessity of maintaining a military draft. D)that National Guard troops were less reliable than federal troops. E)the need to desegregate the armed forces.

A

The author of The Influence of Sea Power upon History believed the United States A)should take possession of the Hawaiian Islands. B)should go to war with England to destroy its navy. C)had too cumbersome a navy and should streamline it by decommissioning capital ships. D)should both take possession of the Hawaiian Islands and go to war with England to destroy its navy. E)All these answers are correct.

A

The bulk of U.S. soldiers in the Spanish-American War came from A)National Guard units. B)volunteers. C)a draft. D)the federal professional army. E)hired mercenaries.

A

According to the terms of the 1901 Platt Amendment, A)Cuba could only form treaties with nations that were allied with the United States. B)the United States had the right to intervene in Cuba to protect life and property. C)Cuba was to be made a demilitarized region. D)the U.S. Congress had to approve each member of the Cuban legislature. E)Cuba was to be granted full political independence.

B

In 1899, supporters of the annexation of the Philippines argued the United States had set a precedent for taking land while treating its inhabitants as dependents with the case of the A)North's occupation of the South following the Civil War. B)federal government's treatment of American Indians. C)nation's claiming of Florida from Spain in 1819. D)United States' taking of Hawaii in 1898. E)United States' claiming of California and Texas after the Mexican War.

B

In the late nineteenth century, the United States' interest in Samoa saw competition from A)Russia. B)Germany. C)Japan. D)Australia. E)Spain.

B

The Chinese Boxer Rebellion of 1900 was directed at A)the Chinese government. B)all foreigners in China. C)Americans in China. D)Japanese in China. E)the growing Chinese communist movement.

B

The Foraker Act of 1900 A)made all Puerto Ricans citizens of the United States. B)established an American colonial government over Puerto Rico. C)put Puerto Rico under American military rule. D)called for Puerto Rico to be considered for statehood. E)abolished slavery in Puerto Rico.

B

Which of the following statements regarding the Spanish-American War is FALSE? A)The war lasted only a few months, with fewer than 500 American battle casualties. B)U.S. Army soldiers were well-equipped and supplied. C)More than 5,000 U.S. soldiers died from disease during the war. D)Cuban rebels did most of the fighting even after the Americans joined in the war. E)Most Americans shared the opinion that it was a "splendid little war."

B

In the early stage of the Spanish-American War, Commodore George Dewey destroyed the Spanish fleet in A)Puerto Rico. B)Havana Harbor. C)Manila Harbor. D)Port-au-Prince. E)the Gulf of Mexico.

C

The "Open Door notes" A)sought to give the United States a monopoly on trade with China. B)gave the United States a reason to be militarily involved in China. C)were directed to imperial powers in Europe and Asia. D)were written by Theodore Roosevelt. E)argued that Japan should open its borders to free trade.

C

The Treaty of Paris concluding the Spanish-American War A)required Spain to pay the United States $20 million for its military costs. B)was quickly ratified by the United States Senate. C)transferred the Philippines and Puerto Rico to the United States. D)was rejected by Spain and was never implemented. E)rejected most of the terms of the earlier armistice.

C

The letter stolen in 1898 from Dupuy de Lôme, Spain's minister to Washington, was controversial because it A)included praise for the destruction of the battleship Maine. B)discussed the use of Spanish spies in Washington, D.C. C)described William McKinley as a weak president. D)mocked the military capabilities of the United States. E)argued that Mexico should attack the U.S. to regain California and Texas.

C

In the early twentieth century, Cuba A)attracted little investment by American businesses. B)won a large measure of political independence from the United States. C)developed a stable economy through its sugar industry. D)was occupied by troops from the United States for years at a time. E)saw intermittent resistance against "Yankee imperialism."

D

The author who called on the United States to increase its naval forces in his book, The Influence of Sea Power upon History, was A)William McKinley. B)Richard Olney. C)James G. Blaine. D)Alfred T. Mahan. E)Leonard Wood.

D

Prior to its annexation by the United States in 1898, Hawaii A)did not have a sugar industry. B)was largely governed by a representative assembly. C)had a native population of under ten thousand inhabitants. D)had little contact with the United States. E)had witnessed a revolution staged by American planters.

E

The American politician who referred to the Spanish-American conflict as "a splendid little war" was A)William McKinley. B)Elihu Root. C)Theodore Roosevelt. D)William Jennings Bryan. E)John Hay.

E

The first civilian governor of the Philippines, who gave Filipinos broad local autonomy, was A)Emilio Aguinaldo. B)Arthur MacArthur. C)Elihu Root. D)Theodore Roosevelt. E)William Howard Taft.

E

The man appointed to supervise a major overhaul of the armed forces was A)William Howard Taft. B)Leonard Wood. C)William Shafter. D)Arthur MacArthur. E)Elihu Root.

E

Theodore Roosevelt's famous charge in the battle of San Juan Hill, in the Spanish-American War, A)has been considered bold and reckless. B)was a minor part of the battle. C)actually took place on Kettle Hill. D)resulted in nearly a hundred American dead or wounded. E)All these answers are correct.

E