Chapter 21: An Emerging World Power, 1877-1914
This quiz is a review of US expansion; the conflicts in Hawaii, Cuba, and the Philippines; other foreign policy; and the views of Cleveland, McKinley, and Roosevelt.
- 1.After the Civil War, Americans felt greatly involved in world affairs.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.Americans were attracted to Hawaii because of
- A.
The excess of cheap land.
- B.
The profitable sugarcane.
- C.
It's wealth of natural resources.
- 3.Why did sugar planters plot an American takeover of Hawaii?
- A.
To secure military protection from America.
- B.
They didn't.
- C.
The McKinley tariffs placed taxes on foreign goods, like the Hawaiian sugar.
- D.
To escape the oppressive Hawaiian monarchy.
- 4.America had a cohesive foreign policy.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.Which of the following was NOT a cause of American expansion?
- A.
The need to achieve a favorable import-export balance.
- B.
Americans associated stability with the sale of surplus goods.
- C.
Americans needed foreign markets to provide raw materials for industry.
- 6.Which of the following was NOT involved in trade with America?
- A.
India
- B.
Latin America
- C.
Canada
- D.
China
- 7.The _______ _______ _______ (three words) threatened America's social stability.
- 8.The Influence of Seapower upon History was written by
- A.
William Randolph Hearst
- B.
William H. Seward
- C.
Alfred T. Mahan
- 9.According to The Influence of Seapower upon History, America would need all of the following EXCEPT WHAT to control the seas?
- A.
A strong executive branch.
- B.
A merchant marine force.
- C.
A powerful navy.
- D.
Overseas bases.
- 10.The US was involved in a border dispute in which country?
- A.
Cuba
- B.
Venezuela
- C.
China
- 11.Which of the following was NOT used to justify expansionism?
- A.
Individualism
- B.
Anglo-Saxonism
- C.
Social Darwinism
- 12.Which of the following was NOT an effect of the sensational articles in the New York Journal?
- A.
Sympathy toward the Cubans’ desire for freedom
- B.
Humanitarian concern toward the suffering Cubans
- C.
Jingoism
- D.
Decreased desire for Cuban trade
- 13.Which of the following were immediate causes of the Spanish-American War? I. Dupuy de Lome letter II. Zimmerman telegram III. Sinking of the Maine
- A.
I only
- B.
I and II
- C.
II and III
- D.
I and III
- E.
I, II, and III
- 14.The decisive engagement of the Spanish-American War took place in
- A.
The Philippines.
- B.
Cuba.
- C.
Spain.
- 15.When Spain and America signed an armistice ending the Spanish-American War, Spain agreed to I. Free Cuba II. Cede Puerto Rico and Guam to the U.S. III. Cede Guantanamo Bay to the U.S.
- A.
I only
- B.
I and II
- C.
II only
- D.
II and III
- E.
I, II, and III
- 16.Antiexpansionism quickly became a popular movement in the United States.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.After the Spanish-American War, McKinley decided not to give the Filipinos independence, instead concluding that they were unfit for self-rule.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.When fighting in the Philippines, Americans used tactics like those the Spanish used against the Cubans.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.“Speak softly and carry a big stick" meant
- A.
To renounce direct American involvement in Latin America.
- B.
To demonstrate America's strength through naval power.
- C.
To engage in discussion with other countries, in addition to maintaining a strong military.
- 20.The Colombian legislature ratified a proposed treaty letting the United States lease a strip of land across Panama to build a canal.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 21.The Platt Amendment gave the U.S. the right to intervene in Cuba if Cuban independence was threatened or if internal order collapsed.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 22.The Teller Amendment stated that the U.S. could take possesion of Cuba at any time.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 23.Emilio Aguinaldo led the independence movement in the Philippines.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 24.In the Gentlemen's Agreement, the U.S. promised not to restrict Japanese immigration into the country, and Japan would allow no further emigration.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 25.Pancho Villa was a Mexican revolutionary general.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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