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Chapter 22
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. Which of the following does not help to explain the U.S. emergence from its relative isolation in the late 19th
Century?
a. imperialism
b. capitalism
c. military maneuvers in Europe
d. missionary activity
e. navalism
2. William McKinley ordered the Maine into Havana's harbor in order to
a. protect U.S. citizens in Cuba.
b. threaten the Spanish.
c. threaten the Cubans.
d. start a war.
e. bring refugees to the U.S.
3. American business owners and manufacturers focused on
a. gaining access to Europe's natural resources.
b. targeting the market of the wealthy on the European continent.
c. lowering the tariff to decrease domestic consumption.
d. restricting the supply of commodities in order to increase demand.
e. aggressively expanding their markets to include Asia.
4. The Spanish-American War
a. was a long, drawn-out war.
b. required the United States to make concessions to the Spanish.
c. required Cuba to negotiate with the Philippines.
d. was short and successful for the United States.
e. resulted in no U.S. battle casualties.
5. Which of the following was not given as a justification for U.S. expansionism?
a. There was a need for political and economic influence in Africa and Asia.
b. There was a need to civilize other peoples.
c. It was the nation's destiny.
d. The Christian message must be spread.
e. There was a power vacuum in Europe.
6. Alfred Thayer Mahan
a. advised William McKinley during the Spanish-American War.
b. was an imperialist whose book showed how the United States could become a world
power.
c. wrote a treatise denouncing imperialism.
d. was a missionary who spent years in China converting thousands to Christianity.
e. was a businessman who opened trade with China and Japan.
7. U.S. newspaper accounts of the Cuban-Spanish conflict
a. had no impact on the general public.
b. contributed to the antiwar movement.
c. created a ground swell of support for Spain.
d. triggered a war between the Cuban rebels and the United States.
e. created a ground swell of support for Cuba.
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8. All of the following were an anti-imperialist concern regarding the Philippines except the fear that
a. mingling with other races would contaminate the United States
b. competition would come from Filipino sugar growers
c. subjugation of the Filipinos violated American ideals of freedom and self-government
d. other powers might retaliate and target the United States.
e. the military establishment needed to administer the colony would threaten political
liberties at home.
9. All of the following were conditions of the Platt Amendment except that Cuba
a. could not make treaties with foreign powers.
b. could not impose tariffs on U.S. imports.
c. had to sell or lease land to the U.S. military.
d. had to permit the United States to oversee Cuban political affairs.
e. none of the above
10. In 1900, the "Boxer Rebellion" in China
a. was a nationalist uprising.
b. demonstrated Chinese support for the open-door notes.
c. was a Japanese-led overthrow of the Chinese government.
d. was proof that the Chinese wanted to establish diplomatic ties with Europe.
e. was the beginning of the Communist revolution.
11. The "Roosevelt Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine
a. signified a dramatic change in foreign policy under Teddy Roosevelt.
b. formalized behavior that the United States was already practicing.
c. was geared to mollify the anti-imperialists.
d. was intended to prove that the U.S. was a "good neighbor" to Latin American nations.
e. had no real significance.
12. All of the following motivated U.S. foreign policy from 1898 to 1917 except a
a. desire to promote goodwill and friendship with other nations.
b. belief in the superiority of the Anglo-Saxon race and its responsibility for uplifting inferior
races.
c. need for new markets for American goods.
d. belief that the United States could and should become a world power.
e. desire to strengthen the navy.
13. Theodore Roosevelt's favorite foreign policy slogan was
a. "Look before you leap."
b. "Speak softly and carry a big stick."
c. "Death before dishonor."
d. "War is the last resort."
e. "Win at all cost."
14. In his "gentleman's agreement" with the Japanese, President Roosevelt agreed to
a. end anti-Japanese discrimination.
b. accept increased numbers of Japanese workers' entrance into the U.S.
c. lift his opposition to Japanese expansion in East Asia.
d. withdraw U.S. troops from Tokyo Bay.
e. recognize the rebel government in Japan.
True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
____ 15. The explosion of the battleship Maine resulted in the U.S. declaration of war on Spain.
____ 16. The United States entered the Philippines in order to promote the Filipino desire for independence and selfrule.
____ 17. The Negro cavalries in the Spanish-American War were known as "the Rough Riders."
____ 18. Most of the U.S. casualties in the Spanish-American War were the result of battlefield wounds.
____ 19. Statehood for Hawaii was opposed by American sugar plantation owners.
____ 20. Mark Twain was an anti-imperialist.
Completion
Complete each statement.
21. In authorizing a war with Spain, the U.S. Congress also declared, in the ____________________, that the
United States could not use the war to expand its territory in Cuba.
22. The commander of the U.S. fleet that defeated the Spanish navy in Manila Harbor in 1898 was
____________________.
23. Most of American missionary activity between 1870 and 1900 was directed toward ____________________.
24. The dependence of Cuba's ____________________ industry on the U.S. market helped win acceptance of the
Platt Amendment
25. In 1906, the ____________________ school board ordered the segregation of Asian schoolchildren, touching
off an international crisis with Japan.