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Imperialism
The Spanish American War and American
colonies
Latin American Intervention World War I US Entry into
World War I
Aftermath of the Great
War
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The closing of the frontier and the growth of industry in the late 1800s are two factors
often associated with the
(1) reduction of exports to Asian nations
(2) restoration of a plantation economy in the South
(3) formation of alliances with other nations
(4) rise of United States imperialism
A 100
(4) rise of United States imperialism
A 100
A major reason that Secretary of State John Hay announced the Open Door policy in 1899 was to
(1) secure important military bases in Europe
(2) encourage more immigration from Europe
(3) increase United States access to trade in Asia
(4) claim new colonial territories in Africa
A 200
(3) increase United States access to trade in Asia
A 200
“But today we are raising more than we can consume. Today we are making more than we can use. Today our
industrial society is congested; there are more workers than there is work; there is more capital than there is investment.
We do not need more money-we need more circulation, more employment. Therefore, we must find new markets
for our produce, new occupation for our capital, new work for our labor…”
-Senator Albert J. Beveridge, 1898
What foreign policy was adopted as a result of this statement and similar statements from other political
leaders of the late 1800s?
A 300
imperialism
A 300
What was Alfred T. Mahan favoring with a foreign policy of imperialism?
(1) limitations on the military arms race
(2) foreign markets
(3) abandonment of the Monroe Doctrine
(4) an international peace organization
A 400
(2) foreign markets
A 400
What heading would best complete the partial outline below?
I._________________________________________
A. Sea power is the key to national greatness.
B. United States missionaries spread Christian principles.
C. The Anglo-Saxon civilization is the best in the world.
D. Sugar plantations in Hawaii were developed by Americans.
A 500
Justification for American imperialism
A 500
Which United States policy is most clearly associated with the annexation of Hawaii and
the Philippines?
(1) neutrality
(2) isolationism
(3) imperialism
(4) international cooperation
B 100
(3) imperialism
B 100
News organizations were engaging in yellow journalism before the Spanish-American War
when
(1) publishers tried to prevent the war
(2) articles about Cuba were fair and balanced
(3) editors exaggerated events to build support for war
(4) writers ignored the situation in CubaB 200
(3) editors exaggerated events to build support for war
B 200
“Hawaiian Planters Urge American Annexation”
“U.S. and Germany Negotiate for Control of the Samoan Islands”
“U.S. Gains Control of Wake Island and Guam”
Which conclusion can best be drawn from these headlines?
(1) The Anti-Imperialist League strongly influenced Congress.
(2) Respect for native cultures motivated United States foreign policy.
(3) United States territorial expansion increased in the Pacific Ocean.
(4) Construction of a railroad to Alaska was a major policy goal.
B 300
(3) United States territorial expansion increased in the Pacific Ocean.
B 300
One result of the Spanish-American War of 1898 was that the United States was
(1) recognized as a world power
(2) committed to isolationism
(3) drawn into World War II
(4) forced into an economic depression
B 400
(1) recognized as a world power
B 400
What United States naval vessel sank in Havana, Cuba’s harbor after an explosion
killed over 250 sailors onboard?
B 500
The U.S.S. Maine
B 500
President Theodore Roosevelt’s Big Stick policy was used by the United States to
(1) police the Western Hemisphere
(2) expand its colonial empire in Africa
(3) isolate itself from European conflicts
(4) settle a dispute between Russia and Japan
C 100
(1) police the Western Hemisphere
C 100
A goal of President Theodore Roosevelt’s Big Stick policy and President William Howard Taft’s Dollar
Diplomacy policy toward Latin America was to
(1) join Western Hemisphere nations in a military alliance
(2) protect American economic and political interests
(3) encourage foreign nations to establish colonies
(4) raise Latin America’s standard of living
C 200
(2) protect American economic and political interests
C 200
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the intervention of the United States in Latin America
was motivated mainly by a desire to
(1) reduce the influence of communism
(2) control Latin American independence movements
(3) promote European colonization of the area
(4) protect growing United States investments in Latin America
C 300
(4) protect growing United States investments in Latin America
C 300
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C 400
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Name two imperialist motivations the United States had in constructing the Panama Canal,
according to the following map.
C 400
The United States wanted to increase their naval mobility and expand overseas
markets.
C 400
What foreign policy justification did the United States cite the most in intervening throughout
Latin America as shown by the following map?
C 500
The terms of the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine was the foreign policy
justification for most of these interventions.
C 500
During his reelection campaign in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson used the slogan, “He kept us out of
war.” In April of 1917, Wilson asked Congress to declare war on Germany. What helped bring about this change?
(1) Bolshevik forces increased their strength in Germany and Italy.
(2) Britain was invaded by nations of the Central Powers.
(3) Russia signed a treaty of alliance with the Central Powers.
(4) Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare.
D 100
(4) Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare.
D 100
Which geographic feature most influenced the ability of the United States to protect its
mainland from attack during World War I?
(1) Gulf of Mexico
(2) Great Lakes
(3) Pacific Ocean
(4) Atlantic Ocean
D 200
(4) Atlantic Ocean
D 200
In the years before the United States entered World War I, President Woodrow Wilson violated his position of strict
neutrality by
(1) secretly sending troops to fight for the democratic nations
(2) openly encouraging Mexico to send troops to support the Allies
(3) supporting economic policies that favored the Allied nations
(4) using United States warships to attack German submarines
D 300
(3) supporting economic policies that favored the Allied nations
D 300
At the beginning of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson followed a traditional United
States foreign policy by
(1) refusing to permit trade with either side in the conflict
(2) sending troops to aid Great Britain
(3) declaring American neutrality
(4) requesting an immediate declaration of war against the aggressors
D 400
(3) declaring American neutrality
D 400
”There’s no chance of progress and reform in an administration in which war plays the principle part…”
-President-elect Woodrow Wilson, 1913
In this statement, President-elect Wilson was expressing the belief that
(1) the United States should enter World War I immediately
(2) reform movements are strengthened by war
(3) the nation will require a change in leadership if it goes to war
(4) the Progressive movement would be best served by continued peace
D 500
(4) the Progressive movement would be best served by continued peace
D 500
Which action was a result of the other three?
(1) Germany’s policy of unrestricted submarine warfare
(2) United States entry into World War I
(3) interception of the Zimmerman Note (Telegram)
(4) United States loans to Allied nations
E 100
(2) United States entry into World War I
E 100
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What situation was the immediate cause of the United States entry into
World War I in 1917?
E 200
When Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare against United States
merchant ships.
E 200
Which argument did President Woodrow Wilson use to persuade Congress to enter World War I?
(1) making the world safe for democracy
(2) retaliating against the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor
(3) assisting the neutral nations with their defense
(4) removing the Nazi threat from the Western Hemisphere
E 300
(1) making the world safe for democracy
E 300
What was a major reason for United States entry into World War I?
(1) to overthrow the czarist government of Russia
(2) to keep Latin America from being attacked by Germany
(3) to maintain freedom of the seas
(4) to break up the colonial empires of the Allies
E 400
(3) to maintain freedom of the seas
E 400
Besides Germany’s resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare on American merchant ships,
why did many Americans begin to support going to war against Germany in 1917?
E 500
The German foreign secretary sent his lead diplomat in Mexico the Zimmerman Telegram, telling him to tempt the Mexicans to attack the
United States in return for German help in regaining the desert Southwest.
E 500
F 100
Many senators who opposed United States membership in the League of Nations argued
that joining the League would
(1)involve the nation in future military conflicts
(2)reduce freedom of the seas(3)end the country’s free-trade policy
(4)endanger the nation’s military preparedness
F 100
(1) involve the nation in future military conflicts
F 200
The treaties signed at the Washington Conference (1921-1922) and the Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928)
were efforts to
(1)limit the spread of military dictatorships
(2)maintain peace through international agreements
(3)form new military alliances after World War I
(4)bring democratic government eastern Europe
F 200
(2) maintain peace through international agreements
F 300
What was one effect of the Bolshevik Revolution (October 1917) on the United States?
(1) Nativism increased, leading to the Red Scare.(2) Federal courts banned anti-immigrant groups.(3) The Allied powers needed fewer United States
troops.(4) Immigration laws were changed to allow
refugees from Russia.
(1) Nativism increased, leading to the Red Scare
F 300
F 400
“Congress Passes Alien and Sedition Acts”
“Lincoln Suspends Habeas Corpus”
“Wilson Signs 1918 Sedition Act”
These headlines show that the federal government can
(1)restrict citizens’ rights in times of crisis
(2)raise armies without informing the public
(3)station troops in a person’s home at any time
(4)require citizens to be witnesses against themselves
(1) restrict citizens’ rights in times of crisis
F 400
F 500
After World War I, the United States Senate refused to approve the Treaty of Versailles. This action
reflected the Senate’s intention to
(1) provide support for the League of Nations(2) punish the nations that began the war
(3) return to a policy of isolationism(4) maintain United States leadership in world
affairs
(3) return to a policy of isolationism
F 500
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Civil liberties
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What “test” was established with the 1919 Supreme Court decision in
Schenck v. United States? What was the intention of this “test” and what Bill
of Rights civil liberty did it limit?
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The clear and present danger “test” was established in the 1919 Supreme Court decision in Schenck v. United States. The intention of this “test” was to limit freedom of speech and expression in order to protect the
United States and its citizens from threats to national security.
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