Chapter 10 (The Americans) 2014

Question 1

Which of the following did NOT stimulate U.S. imperialism

a. need for a new source of cheap labor
b. thirst for new economic markets
c. desire for military strength
d. a belief in the cultural superiority of the Anglo-Saxon culture

Answer 1

a. need for a new source of cheap labor

Question 2

Which country’s residents became citizens of the United States in 1917?

a. Cuba
b. Hawaii
c. Puerto Rico
d. the Phillipines

Answer 2

c. Puerto Rico

Question 3

Who told the artist Frederic Remington, “You furnish the pictures and I’ll furnish the war?

a. Jose Marti
b. Teddy Roosevelt
c. William McKinley
d. William Randall Hearst

Answer 3

d. William Randall Hearst

Question 4

For which action did Theodore Roosevelt win the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize?

a. leading the Rough Riders
b. developing the Roosevelt Corollary
c. negotiating the Treaty of Paris 1898
d. negotiating an end to war between Russia and Japan

Answer 4

d. negotiating an end to war between Russia and Japan

Question 5

In which of the following conflicts were U.S. military troops NOT involved?

a. The Boxer rebellion
b. the Russo-Japanese war
c. the Hawaiian revolution
d. Cuba’s second war for independence

Answer 5

b. the Russo-Japanese war

Question 6

Which of the following did the United States insist that Cuba include in its constitution?

a. the Boxer Protocol
b. the Platt Amendment
c. the Teller Amendment
d. the Roosevelt Corollary

Answer 6

b. the Platt Amendment

Question 7

On what did the Roosevelt Corollary build?

a. Monroe Doctrine
b. Open Door policy
c. Platt Amendment
d. Hay-Pauncefote Treaty of 1901

Answer 7

a. Monroe Doctrine

Question 8

What was included in the Lome letter

a. de Lome’s resignation as Spanish minister to the United States
b. an apology to the U.S. government
c. criticisms of President McKinley
d. an incident for war

Answer 8

c. criticisms of President McKinley

Question 9

What war ended with the Treaty of Parisof 1898

a. Spanish-American War
b. Russo-Japanese War
c. Philippine-American War
d. to end military rule and set up civil government in Puerto Rico

Answer 9

a. Spanish-American War

Question 10

What was the purpose of the Foraker Act?

a. to give Cuba and Puerto rico to the United States
b. to grant Puerto Rican residents U.S. citizenship
c. to end the Puerto Rican uprising
d. to end military rule and set up civil government in Puerto Rico

Answer 10

d. to end military rule and set up civil government in Puerto Rico

Question 11

The mysterious sinking of the _________ fueled the movement for war with Spain

Answer 11

U.S.S. Maine

Question 12

The name for sensational and often irresponsible news headlines and stories is ___________

Answer 12

yellow journallism

Question 13

General John J. Pershing led a force of fifteen thousand soldiers into _________ in an attempt to capture Pancho Villa

Answer 13

Mexico

Question 14

Luis Munoz Rivera was a newspaper editor and a supporter of _______ for Puerto Rico

Answer 14

independence

Question 15

“Remember the Maine” became a rallying cry for U.S. intervention in_______

Answer 15

Cuba

Question 16

The Panama Canal was built on land that had previously been controlled by ___________

Answer 16

Columbia

Question 17

The United States would not withdraw its Army from_____ until that part of the country adopted the Platt Amendment.

Answer 17

Cuba

Question 18

During the _________, the United States treated Filipinos in much the same way the Spanish had treated the Cubans

Answer 18

Phillippine-American War

Question 19

________ surrendered Hawaii to the United States in 1893

Answer 19

Queen Liliuokalani

Question 20

________ was known as the hero of San Juan Hill

Answer 20

Theodore Roosevelt

Question 21

All of the following were imperialist powers in the late 1800’s except

a. Japan
b. Spain
c. China
d. the United States

Answer 21

China

Question 22

Jose Martin, a Cuban poet and journalist in exile in New York, organized a guerrilla campaign to destroy American owned property in Cuba in order to

a. provoke U.S. intervention in Cuba
b. retaliate against U.S. involvement in Cuba
c. give money to poor Cuban natives
d. recover his family’s land from American control

Answer 22

a. provoke U.S. intervention in Cuba

Question 23

All of the following countries came under some form of U.S. control as a result of the Spanish-American War EXCEPT

a. Cuba
b. Hawaii
c. Puerto Rico
d. the Phillippines

Answer 23

b. Hawaii

Question 24

General John J. Pershing led a force of fifteen thousand soldiers in an attempt to capture

a. Jose Marti
b. Pancho Villa
c. Emiliano Zapata
d. Emilio Aquinaldo

Answer 24

b. Pancho Villa

Question 25

Of the following statements, the one that best reflects and anti-imperialist attitude is

a. “It is not necessary to own people to trade with them”
b. “The expansion of our trade and commerce is the pressing problems”
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…”

Answer 25

a. “ It is not necessary to own people to trade with them”

Question 26

The Boxer Rebellion was an attempt by Chinese revolutionaries to

a. restore the Manchu dynasty to power
b. remove foreign influence from China
c. set up a democratic government in China
d. set up a Communist government in China

Answer 26

b. remove foreign influence from China

Question 27

The United states gained control of the land it needed to build the Panama Canal by

a. negotiating with Colombia
b. invading and attacking Colombia
c. implementing the Open Door policy.
d. encouraging and supporting Panamanian independence

Answer 27

d. encouraging and supporting Panamanian independence

Question 28

The Open Door Policy was designed as a way for the United States to further
a, its trade interests
b. its desires to annex foreign nations
c. international diplomacy
d. the establishment of democratic governments

Answer 28

a. its trade interests

Question 29

The rapid growth of industry in the United States helped fuel imperialism because

a. America needed unspoiled places or its workers to vacation
b. Americans had more time to read about foreign places
c. the United States was producing too many goods for its own people to buy
d. Americans wanted to take over foreign factories and learn their secrets

Answer 29

c. the United states was producing too many goods for its own people to buy

Question 30

Teddy Roosevelt’s approach to foreign policy reflected the proverb “Speak softly and carry a big stick” because

a. he allowed U.S. troops to beat foreign natives for breaking U.S. laws
b. he studied West African methods for negotiating with foreign powers
c. his sort-spoken personality made foriegn leaders trust and admire him.
d. his negotiations were always backed by the threat of military force

Answer 30

d. his negotiations were always backed by the threat of military force

Question 31

How did the Panama Canal benefit ships traveling between the East and West coasts of the United States

Answer 31

It reduced the distance traveled

Question 32

How did the cities of Balboa and Panama City benefited from the building of the canal?

Answer 32

It increased the amount of goods sold. Cruise ships could access and add to tourism

Question 33

Why was a railroad built alongside the canal?

Answer 33

To transport supplies

Question 34

How did the presence of the canal have seemed threatening to Latin American nations?

Answer 34

There were military bases so the United States could control events in the area