chapter 19 quiz
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