History: Chapter 20

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.

The United States took control of part of the Samoan islands after a long 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.

After the end of the Spanish-American war, the United States changed its military system by a. placing less emphasis on foreign military actions b. creating the general staff to act as advisers to the Secretary of War c. decreasing the size of the regular Army d. reducing federal control over the National Guard e. all the answers above

b.

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.

In in the territories with large land areas that the United States acquired in the late 1800s, the federal government a. quickly gave the inhabitants full U.S. citizenship in complete control over their local affairs b. slowly gave the inhabitants most of the rights of citizenship and partial local control c. eventually gave the inhabitants partial citizenship and a small amount of local control d. never gave the inhabitants any rights as citizens and no local control e. put citizens under strict military rule

b.

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.

In the mid-1890s, U.S. involvement in a boundary dispute between British 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 wth 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.

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.

1. "a splendid little war" 2. heads second Cuban revolution, 1895, poet and journalist living in exile in New York City 3. sent to Cuba to end revolt; creates massive prison camps, sends 300,000 civilians there to keep them from helping rebels 4. Hearst sends this person to sketch scenes of reported atrocities a. Frederick Remington b. John hay c. Willie Dixon d. José Marti e. Valeriano Weyler

b. d. e. a.

1. first civilian governor; announces American mission to prepare Philippines for independence 2. creates policy known as the "open door notes" which he sends to England, Germany, Russia, France, Japan, and Italy 3. the Society of righteousness and harmonious Fists 4. largely responsible for the creation of the modern U.S. military a. boxers b. William Howard Taft c. Elihu Root d. Donald Trump e. John Hay

b. e. a. c.

In the Platt amendment ,incorporated into the Cuban constitution, gave Cuba a. full independence b. economic independence c. nominal political independence d. an American colonial government e. an equal partnership with American interests

c.

The Rough Riders were a. Cuban-American who supported a free Cuba b. commanded by Arthur MacArthur c. involved in bold, reckless charges during the fighting in Cuba d. a calvary regiment in the regular army e. all of the answers above

c.

The black soldiers who fought in the Spanish-American War faced all of the following problems except a. the U.S. Army kept them in segregated units b. the people of the South treated them poorly while the troops were training them c. they experienced difficulties in combat because most of them had never been under fire before d. the fully integrated Cuban rebel forces that they fought beside reinforced their sense of racial injustice e. strict segregation of facilities when the soldiers trained in the South

c.

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.

To justify their policies, the new American expansionists of the late 1800s offered all of the following reason except a. strong nations were destined by natural law to dominate weak ones b. the United States had a duty to spread its superior institutions to less civilized people c. the United States should try to create a community of nations to 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.

1. plan for war, coordinate activities between the various branches of the military, and supervise the services 2. "I've been reluctantly compelled to believe that the Filipino masses are loyal to Aquinaldo and the government which he heads a. Arthur MacArthur b. Army staff College c. Joint Chiefs of Staff

c. a.

1. letter which is stolen and published in the New York Journal which criticizes Pres. McKinley 2. streams to Manila, destroys entire Spanish fleet 3. first fights as an ally of the U.S. and later against the U.S. in the Philippines 4. tells Puerto Ricans he is there to bring protection to you and your property and brings the benefits of the American government a. Emilio Aquinaldo b. Nelson E. Miles c. Enrique Dupuy de Lome d. Luis Munoz Rivera e. George Dewey

c. e. a. b.

1.Writes influential book-The influence of Sea power upon History, 1600 to 1783; the great world powers throughout history have strong navies 2.Establishes the Pan American Congress-October 1889- 19 nations attended, wanted to create an Inter-American customs Union 3."Hawaii for Hawaiians" 4.helps start revolt by American businessmen in Hawaii and heads new government a. Queen Liliuokalani b. King Kalakaua e. Alfred T. Mahan d. Sanford B. Dole e. James G. Blaine

c. e. a. d.

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.

the U.S. war effort in Cuba suffered from all of the following problem 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.

After the Spanish-American War, Puerto Rico experienced all of the following developments except a. Puerto Ricans became more dependent on import foods b. the islands became an American colony c. the island's sugar industry grew rapidly d. Americans acquired control of much of the island's economy e. the island's inhabitants generally accepted the American presence without protest

e.

On the question of annexing the Philippines, President McKinley thought that a. The United States needed to educate and uplift Filipino culture b. returning the Philippines to Spain would be "cowardly" c. at the U.S. could not turn the islands over to another imperialist power d. the Filipinos were not ready for independence e. all of the answers above

e.

The United States adjusted the open door policy for China to a. promote the economic idea of free markets b. keep the great powers from completely destroying China by dividing it among themselves c. allow U.S. merchants to trade in China without interference of foreign governments d. achieve a foreign-policy victory without using military force e. all of the answers above

e.

1. 1887 U.S. pressures Hawaii to allow an naval base to be built here and review to refuel and repair ships 2. the idea of opening new markets not through colonization but by mutually agreeing to lower tariffs 3. 1917, declares Puerto Rico United States territory and its inhabitants citizens 4. forced addiction to the 1900 Cuban constitution which makes the island a U.S. protectorate a. reciprocity b. Foraker Act c. Jones act d. platt amendment e. Pearl Harbor

e. a. b. d.