Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which country's residents
became citizens of the United States in 1917?
a. | Cuba | c. | Puerto Rico | b. | Hawaii | d. | the Philippines |
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On which country's empire
did "the sun never set" during the late 1800s?
a. | Spain | c. | Great Britain | b. | France | d. | the United States |
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Theodore Roosevelt won the 1906
Nobel Peace Prize for __________.
a. | leading the Rough
Riders | b. | developing the Roosevelt Corollary | c. | negotiating the Treaty of Paris of
1898 | d. | negotiating an end to the Russo-Japanese
War |
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While Cuba was in rebellion,
Americans were angered by a letter from the Spanish minister to the United States that accused
McKinley of being __________.
a. | weak | c. | "a white-livered
cur" | b. | corrupt | d. | an imperialist |
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Which of the following best
reflects anti-imperialist sentiments?
a. | “It is not necessary to own
people to trade with them.” | b. | “The expansion of our trade and commerce is the pressing
problem.” | c. | “Is there no nation wise enough, brave enough to aid this blood-smitten
land?” | d. | “Fate has written our policy for us;the trade of the world must and
shall be ours...” |
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All of the following were
imperialist powers in the late 1800’s EXCEPT __________.
a. | Japan | c. | China | b. | Spain | d. | the United States |
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In which of the following
conflicts were U.S.military troops involved?
a. | the Boxer
Rebellion | b. | the Russo-Japanese war | c. | the Hawaiian revolution | d. | Cuba's first war for
independence |
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The name for sensational and
often irresponsible news headlines and stories is "__________
journalism."
a. | yellow | c. | irrational | b. | responsible | d. | corrupt |
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Read the following excerpt from
the Roosevelt Corollary and answer the following question. The excerpt applies to the Western
Hemisphere.
“Any country whose people conduct themselves well can count upon our hearty
friendship. If a nation... keeps order and pays its obligations, it need fear no interference from
the United States. Chronic wrong doings may ultimately require intervention by some civilized nation,
and in the Western Hemisphere the adherence of the United States to the Monroe Doctrine may force the
United States however reluctantly... to the exercise of an international policy.”
Under
which of the following circumstances would the United States have intervened in the affairs of
nations in the Western Hemisphere?
a. | The Dominican Republic refuses to
pay its foreign debts. | b. | China refuses to allow Americans to trade in Chinese
ports. | c. | The Philippine islands demand independence. | d. | Cuba agrees to trade with the United
States. |
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Which of the following was not
a cause of the Spanish - American War?
a. | the building of the Panama
Canal | b. | Cuba's desire for independence from
Spain | c. | yellow journalism | d. | the sinking of the Maine |
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Americans were willing to
support an Open Door Policy in China because __________.
a. | England was gaining economic power
trading there | b. | the Boxer Rebellion had forced foreigners out of
China | c. | Japan had conquered Manchuria | d. | they were afraid they would be locked out of the Chinese
markets |
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Which of the following is not
an example of American imperialism?
a. | purchase of
Alaska | b. | addition of Hawaii | c. | Cuban independence | d. | the annexation of the
Philippines |
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Which of the following is not
true about the Panama Canal?
a. | The United States annexed the Panama
Canal Zone. | b. | Taking control of the Canal made the United States a world
power. | c. | The canal saves thousands of miles of sea travel when traveling between the
east and west coasts of the United States. | d. | The United States completed the construction of the Panama
Canal. |
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The United States was able to
overcome the threat of German U-boats
by using __________.
a. | airplanes | c. | ships flying neutral flags | b. | groups of guarded ships | d. | heavily armored battleships |
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All of the following were
weapons that were perfected for use in World War I except __________.
a. | poison
gas | c. | rifle | b. | submarine | d. | land mines |
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A major result of the Treaty of
Versailles was that it __________.
a. | reflected a peace without
victory | b. | humiliated Germany which led to World War II | c. | implemented Wilson's 14
Points | d. | made Russia take full responsibility for the
war |
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What country did
Austria-Hungary blame for the assassination of
Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
a. | Serbia | c. | France | b. | Russia | d. | Great Britain |
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"No man's land"
refers to the area between __________.
a. | barriers of
mines | b. | opposing trenches | c. | a battlefield and a field hospital | d. | two allied but separated
nations |
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Under the Sedition Act passed
in 1918, it was illegal to __________.
a. | refuse to buy war
bonds | b. | employ German-Americans | c. | play music by German
composers | d. | criticize U.S.involvement in the
war |
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Which of the following is an
example of anti-German attitudes,as opposed to simple patriotism,in America during the
war?
a. | liberty bond
drives | b. | the planting of victory gardens | c. | the naming of liberty
sandwiches | d. | speeches by the Four Minute Men |
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The purpose of the War
Industries Board was to __________.
a. | build public support for the
war | b. | increase the production of war supplies | c. | encourage enlistment in the armed
services | d. | solve problems between management and
labor |
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Americans were asked to observe
meatless and wheatless days so that __________.
a. | cooking fuel could be
conserved | b. | they could spend food money on war bonds | c. | food supplies could be sent to Allied
nations | d. | more agricultural workers would be available for the
draft |
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Which of the following would
not be considered a characteristic of imperialism?
a. | domination of another nation
politically | b. | seeking colonies as sources of raw materials | c. | a policy of isolationism | d. | maintaining colonies for economic
gain |
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In addition to President
Wilson, the “Big Four” were the leaders of all
of the following nations
except
__________.
a. | Italy | c. | Russia | b. | France | d. | Great Britain |
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Herbert Spencer once wrote,
"If people are sufficiently complete to live, they do live and it is well that they should
live. If they are not sufficiently complete to live, they die and it is best they
die."
This view is known as __________.
a. | Cannibalism | c. | Social Darwinism | b. | Scrooge's Folly | d. | Empiricism |
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Wilson’s “Fourteen
Points” peace plan was rejected by __________.
a. | Allied
leaders. | c. | the U.S.
Senate. | b. | the Germans. | d. | the League of Nations. |
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When one country takes control
of another country or land we say that country is __________.
a. | subordinate | c. | subjugating | b. | imperialistic | d. | experiential |
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Several imperialistic countries
controlled almost all of __________ between 1870 and 1914.
a. | Ireland | c. | Africa | b. | the United States | d. | South America |
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At the beginning of the 20th
century, many people in the United States thought that we should __________.
a. | enter the
war | b. | establish overseas markets | c. | colonize the new world | d. | allow our colonies to be given their
freedom |
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In 1893 the wealthy white
plantation owners of Hawaii __________.
a. | rebelled against Queen Liluokalani
who opposed the control that the owners had | b. | sold their shares of Hawaiian stock and reinvested in the
Philippines | c. | Assisted Queen Liluokalani in putting down a
rebellion | d. | began to enslave the native
Hawaiians |
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In the 1890's the Spanish
government of Cuba violated the human rights of its citizens. Why did the journalists of the
time use yellow journalism to exaggerate the abuses?
a. | to get Americans to sympathize with
the plight of the Cubans against the Spanish | b. | to show that the Spanish were really not so bad after
all | c. | to paint a much more simplistic picture of the Cuban governmental
issues | d. | to get Americans to fight against Fidel
Castro |
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What happened on February 15,
1898 in a Cuban harbor.
a. | The U.S.S. Maine was
destroyed | b. | The Spanish invaded the American Forces
there | c. | Americans invaded Cuba | d. | The Treaty of Cuba was signed aboard the U.S.S.
Tripoli |
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Why did Congress declare war on
Spain in 1898?
a. | They thought that Spain had
destroyed a United States Battleship | b. | Spain would not take responsibly for it Cuban
colony | c. | Spain was attacking England at the time | d. | All of the above are
correct |
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On what two fronts was the
Spanish American War fought?
a. | Cuba and
Mexico | c. | Cuba and the
Philippines | b. | Cuba and Spain | d. | Cuba and Hawaii |
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How did the United States
acquire the Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico?
a. | They were sold to the United States
by Spain after the Spanish American War. | b. | They were attacked by the United States during the First World
War. | c. | They each claimed independence from Spain and the United States assisted them
in their rebellion. | d. | They were given to the United States by Archduke
Ferdinand |
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The colonel of the United
States Army Medical Corp who drained the standing water in the Panama Canal Zone and eliminated the
Malaria and Yellow Fever there was __________.
a. | William
Gorgas | c. | Archduke
Ferdinand | b. | Teddy Roosevelt | d. | Ernest Hemingway |
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In the late 1800s, support grew
in the U.S. for building a large modern navy to
a. | protect the U.S. from
invasion. | b. | conquer Latin American countries. | c. | conquer islands in the
Pacific. | d. | avoid being shut out of foreign
markets. |
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As a result of a war between
Japan and China in 1894, Japan acquired
a. | territory in
Manchuria. | c. | a leasehold in
China. | b. | Korea. | d. | an exclusive right to trade with
China. |
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Supporters of annexing the
Philippines believed all of the following EXCEPT
a. | the islands would provide the United
States with a naval base in Asia. | b. | the United States could profit from the islands’ rich mineral
resources. | c. | the islands represented a large market for American
goods. | d. | America had a duty to teach the “less civilized” peoples how to
live properly. |
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The Platt Amendment effectively
made Cuba into an American
a. | protectorate. | c. | unincorporated territory. | b. | colony. | d. | state. |
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 Choose the answer
choice that best explains why the vast majority of U.S. exports went to the United Kingdom in the
period shown in the graphic.a. | The United Kingdom was
geographically closer than other countries. | b. | The United States had a long-established trading
relationship with the United Kingdom. | c. | Residents of the United States and the United Kingdom both spoke
English. | d. | The United Kingdom and the United States used the same
currency. |
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42.
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 According to the
time line, in what year did the United States first acquire territory outside the continent of North
America?
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President Wilson’s
invasion of Veracruz was
a. | opposed in Europe and Latin
America. | c. | applauded by
Europeans. | b. | supported by Britain and Germany. | d. | welcomed by Latin Americans. |
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The event that touched off the
first declaration of war in World War I was
a. | the assassination of the archduke of
Germany. | b. | the assassination of the heir to the throne of
Austria-Hungary. | c. | the German invasion of Belgium. | d. | the German invasion of
Russia. |
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Woodrow Wilson used
Mexico’s refusal to apologize for arresting American sailors in Tampico as an excuse
to
a. | arrest Mexican sailors currently in
United States ports. | b. | deport Mexican citizens in the United States back to
Mexico. | c. | attempt to overthrow the Mexican government. | d. | conduct a series of raids across the border into
Mexico. |
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In World War I, airplanes were
first used to
a. | transport troops to the
front. | c. | bomb enemy
trenches. | b. | observe enemy activities. | d. | bring supplies to the troops. |
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“I can’t sleep.
National and personal potentialities [possibilities] are surging through my brain. Three
stalwart railroad men came to the Embassy this evening. They brought reports of a plan for the
massacre of Americans in the street to-night, but, strange and wonderful thing, a heavy rain is
falling. . . . Rain is as potent as shell-fire in clearing the streets, and I don’t think there
will be any trouble.” —from A Diplomat’s Wife in Mexico
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 Why, according to
the quote, was this woman concerned?a. | There was
gunfire. | c. | She could not
sleep. | b. | A storm was coming. | d. | Americans were to be massacred. |
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“There is a growing
frenzy of suspicion and hostility toward disloyalty. I [Secretary of War Newton Baker] am
afraid we are going to have a good many instances of people roughly treated on very slight evidence
of disloyalty. Already a number of men and some women have been tarred and feathered, and a portion
of the press is urging with great vehemence more strenuous efforts at detection and
punishment.” —from Distant Thunder
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48.
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 According to the
quote, who is pressing for more strenuous efforts at detecting and punishing
disloyalty?a. | men | c. | women | b. | the government | d. | the press |
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Secretary of Commerce Herbert
Hoover believed that waste could be reduced and costs lowered if trade associations
would
a. | voluntarily share information with
one another. | b. | voluntarily share information with the Bureau of
Standards. | c. | collaborate to set reasonable wage rates for workers in similar
jobs. | d. | collaborate to set reasonable prices for similar
products. |
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“A man who can quietly
make the millions this modest-looking man [Andrew Mellon] has gathered in is little short
of a magician. If there is one thing he knows it’s money. He will make for you the greatest
Secretary of the Treasury since Alexander Hamilton. . . . ” —from Mellon’s Millions
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50.
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 Why was selecting a
competent Treasury Secretary important at this time?a. | The nation had been without a
Treasury Secretary for four years. | b. | It was an election pledge that Harding was determined to
honor. | c. | The nation faced a large, postwar national
debt. | d. | The Constitution demanded that cabinet members be of the highest
caliber. |
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