Question 1

"Butcher" Weyler was the nickname given to the Spanish general who detained insurrectionary Cubans in reconcentrado centers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

When Americans led an overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in the early 1890s:

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A)   Japan came in and took over the islands
B)   President Cleveland preferred that the monarchy be restored to power
C)   native Hawaiians once again became the dominant political force
D)   Hawaii immediately became a U.S. colony
E)   Cleveland stabilized the new government by sending in the MarinesF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 3

Social Darwinist ideas justified policies of imperial expansion.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The treaty ending the Spanish-American War:

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A)   was initially opposed by most Democrats and Populists
B)   was ratified in the Senate over the protests of William Jennings Bryan
C)   provided for Spain to pay to the United States $10,000 for each American soldier killed in the war
D)   provided for Hawaiian autonomy
E)   said that Spain could keep Guantánamo BayF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

Theodore Roosevelt helped lead the Rough Riders in the Cuban campaign of the Spanish-American War.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The purchase of Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million proved to be a huge bargain.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Spain refused to consider practically all of the American demands concerning Cuba before the United States declared war.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 8

Who was president when the United States acquired the right to build a canal across Panama?

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A)   Grover Cleveland
B)   William Jennings Bryan
C)   William McKinley
D)   Woodrow Wilson
E)   Theodore RooseveltF) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 9

What was the Open Door policy, and how did it come about?

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The Open Door policy was a set of diplom...

Question 10

Queen Liliuokalani:

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A)   was forced by Americans living in Hawaii to claim the Hawaiian throne and establish a monarchy in 1899
B)   welcomed American sugar planters to Hawaii
C)   was an American pretender to the Hawaiian throne
D)   opposed the Americanization of Hawaii
E)   forged a partnership with Dole Pineapple Corp. that went awryF) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 11

In order to acquire the Canal Zone, the United States supported Panama's revolt against:

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A)   Mexico
B)   Venezuela
C)   Colombia
D)   Costa Rica
E)   NicaraguaF) C) and D)
G) B) and D) C

Question 12

The battleship Maine:

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A)   sank the entire Spanish fleet in Manila without a single American loss of life
B)   exploded in Havana Harbor and fueled calls for war with Spain
C)   carried arms to the Cuban insurrectionists
D)   disappeared at sea with no trace, but newspaper reporters claimed that Spain had ordered it sunk
E)   delivered Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders from Tampa to CubaF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 13

Theodore Roosevelt led troops into battle in the Philippines.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 14

A major reason that the U.S. annexed the Philippines despite anti-imperialist opposition in the U.S. was because:

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A)   Filipino leader Emilio Aguinaldo requested annexation
B)   the islands were located very close to China and China's potential markets
C)   anti-imperialist William Jennings Bryan agreed to become the civil governor of the territory
D)   Americans wanted to avenge their defeat in the Philippine-American War
E)   the Philippines offered the largest and most developed untapped market in the entire Eastern HemisphereF) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

Trace Theodore Roosevelt's climb to the presidency of the United States and explain why he was such an appealing vice presidential candidate in 1900.

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Theodore Roosevelt's climb to the presid...

Question 16

In 1878, the Samoans signed a treaty with the United States giving the United States:

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A)   total control of the Samoan Islands
B)   fifty-percent control of the Samoan Islands
C)   a naval base at Pago Pago
D)   a thirty-year lease on Pago Pago
E)   all of Samoa, including Wake IslandF) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 17

The United States purchased Alaska from Great Britain.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The treaty that ended the Spanish-American War and gave the United States the Philippines narrowly passed the U.S. Senate.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What were the reasons for American expansionism at the turn of the twentieth century? What justifications did Americans offer for expansionism?

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At the turn of the twentieth century, th...

Question 20

The Platt Amendment did all of the following EXCEPT:

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A)   sharply restrict Cuba's independence
B)   provide for the American annexation of Cuba
C)   become part of the Cuban constitution
D)   prohibit Cuba from impairing its independence by signing a treaty with a third power
E)   lead to the establishment of the U.S. naval base at Guantánamo BayF) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

Exam 22: Seizing an American Empire

"Butcher" Weyler was the nickname given to the Spanish general who detained insurrectionary Cubans in reconcentrado centers.

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When Americans led an overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in the early 1890s:

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Social Darwinist ideas justified policies of imperial expansion.

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The treaty ending the Spanish-American War:

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Theodore Roosevelt helped lead the Rough Riders in the Cuban campaign of the Spanish-American War.

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The purchase of Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million proved to be a huge bargain.

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Spain refused to consider practically all of the American demands concerning Cuba before the United States declared war.

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Who was president when the United States acquired the right to build a canal across Panama?

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What was the Open Door policy, and how did it come about?

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Queen Liliuokalani:

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In order to acquire the Canal Zone, the United States supported Panama's revolt against:

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The battleship Maine:

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Theodore Roosevelt led troops into battle in the Philippines.

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A major reason that the U.S. annexed the Philippines despite anti-imperialist opposition in the U.S. was because:

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Trace Theodore Roosevelt's climb to the presidency of the United States and explain why he was such an appealing vice presidential candidate in 1900.

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In 1878, the Samoans signed a treaty with the United States giving the United States:

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The United States purchased Alaska from Great Britain.

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The treaty that ended the Spanish-American War and gave the United States the Philippines narrowly passed the U.S. Senate.

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What were the reasons for American expansionism at the turn of the twentieth century? What justifications did Americans offer for expansionism?

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The Platt Amendment did all of the following EXCEPT:

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