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Chapter 21 Questions: The Progressive Era, 1895 - 1920
1. Organizations such as the American Bar Association, the National American Woman Suffrage Association, and the National Consumers
League had the effect of
A) introducing charismatic personalities to political campaigns.
B) making politics more fragmented and issue-focused than in previous eras.
C) stifling debate on major urban issues.
D) increasing the loyalty of the electorate to political parties.
2. Which of the following statements is true of the Progressive movement?
A) Members of the movement were essentially rural people, much like the old Populists.
B) Progressives held some issues in common with the Populists but had a distinctively urban orientation.
C) Progressives held no issues in common with the Populist movement.
D) Progressives continued the urban reforms of the Populist movement.
3. Which of the following formed the vanguard of progressive reform?
A) The new middle class B) American industrialists C) The working class
D) Ethnic minorities
4. The journalists who exposed the wrongs of American society during the Progressive era were known as
A) abolitionists. B) know-nothings. C) stand-patters. D) muckrakers.
5. Through such devices as the initiative, the referendum, and the recall, progressive reformers hoped to
A) reduce the power of government.
B) use the common-sense ideas of ordinary working people to solve the problems of urban America.
C) create a government whose response to the will of the people was completely spontaneous.
D) replace the favoritism of the boss system with rational, accountable management chosen by responsible voters.
6. Reform-minded business executives like Alexander Cassatt generally
A) supported cooperative factories that were managed but not owned by rank-and-file factory workers.
B) supported some government regulation in order to protect their own interests from more radical political elements.
C) had begun seriously to question the capitalist system.
D) supported a more equitable distribution of wealth and capital in the United States.
7. Working-class reformers in the Progressive era gave strong support to
A) enactment of a progressive income tax.
C) restrictions on the sale and consumption of liquor.
B) improvements in working hours and factory conditions.
D) ridding the cities of political bosses.
8. Members of the Social Gospel movement believed that
A) society could be transformed by applying the Christian message of humanitarianism to America's social problems.
B) God's kingdom could be built on Earth simply by the passage of legislation outlawing immoral acts.
C) prospective candidates for public office should profess to believe in God before being allowed to file for election.
D) an active, interventionist government was all that was needed to create a more morally pure society.
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9. Most progressive reformers
A) viewed socialism as a desirable but unachievable goal.
B) wanted to destroy the capitalist system.
C) had little at stake in the capitalist system and did not care whether it survived or not.
D) did not support radical challenges to capitalism.
10. The progressive attempt to remove corruption from government began at the
A) city level. B) federal level. C) regional level. D) state level.
11. Although Hoke Smith and Hiram Johnson established records as reform-minded progressive governors, they
A) had secretly come to terms with political bosses in their respective states.
B) neglected to concern themselves with the issue of industrial working conditions.
C) frequently accepted payoffs from large corporate interests.
D) were supporters of discrimination against racial minorities.
12. Robert La Follette wanted to do which of the following?
A) Nationalize the railroad industry
B) Return America to its agrarian and rural past
C) Drive corporations out of politics
D) Break all large corporations into small, competitive units
13. Ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment is considered a progressive victory because
A) by providing for the income tax, it had the effect of redistributing wealth in the United States.
B) by providing for the direct election of United States senators, it took their election out of the hands of state legislatures.
C) by establishing a regulatory commission for all industry, it furthered the concept of a planned economy.
D) by making the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages illegal, it furthered the progressive goal of moral purity.
14. Which of the following was a problem with reforms such as the initiative, referendum, and recall?
A) They often failed because special-interest groups could use large sums of money to influence the voting.
B) More often than not, the courts struck them down.
C) Only the poor and ethnic minorities supported them.
D) Groups such as the National Civic Federation steadfastly refused to endorse them.
15. The Mann Act reflected the growing sentiment that
A) prostitution could be ended by arresting and punishing the prostitutes.
B) prostitution is a victimless crime and should be legalized.
C) the government could improve human behavior by passing legislation prohibiting immorality.
D) the government could never eradicate immorality because sin is deeply embedded in the human condition.
16. Progressive educator John Dewey emphasized which of the following ideas?
A) Secondary schools should concentrate on preparing students for college.
B) Public schools should be funded by the national government.
C) Education must relate directly to experience.
D) The main task of education is to teach moral principles.
17. Which of the following was in part responsible for the growth in the number of colleges in the late nineteenth century?
A) The abandonment of the elective system
C) The establishment of land-grant colleges
B) The adoption of a core curriculum
D) The reduction of curricula offerings
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18. Which of the following is true of women in higher education during the Progressive era?
A) Most women chose to take science and mathematics courses.
B) Most women attended private women's colleges rather than coeducational institutions.
C) Harvard and Yale began recruiting women into their medical schools.
D) Women were usually encouraged to take home economics courses.
19. Which of the following is true of the Supreme Court's decision in Muller v. Oregon?
A) The Court supported the use of state police powers to protect the morals of the community.
B) The Court severely restricted the federal government's power to interfere in matters reserved for state supervision.
C) In reaching its decision, the Court considered scientific evidence showing the harmful effects of long working hours.
D) In reaching its decision, the Court refused to accept the argument that coal mining was hazardous.
20. Which of the following is true of the Supreme Court's decision in Lochner v. New York?
A) The ruling clearly shows the influence of Louis Brandeis on the Court.
B) The Court ruled that the Fourteenth Amendment protects an individual's right to make contracts without government interference.
C) The decision clearly demonstrates the impact that scientific evidence could have on Court rulings.
D) The Court accepted the argument that the federal government has sole and exclusive power over working conditions.
21. Through its interpretation of the Fourteenth and Tenth Amendments, the Supreme Court
A) consistently demonstrated its acceptance of the progressive legal concepts advanced by Oliver Wendell Holmes.
B) increased the regulatory powers of the federal government in cases involving individual rights.
C) demonstrated its rejection of laissez-faire concepts.
D) often acted as an impediment to reform.
22. The new economic theory of the early twentieth century held that
A) economic laws, like natural laws, were unchangeable.
B) as social conditions change, so should economic theory.
C) economic theory could not change just because society was changing.
D) statistics meant little in the field of economics.
23. Progressive historian Charles Beard advanced the idea that the American Constitution
A) was never intended to serve a special-interest group, but was written for all Americans regardless of race, sex, or creed.
B) was written by ordinary farmers to protect them from the greed and selfishness of the wealthy and the powerful.
C) is a sacred document that must be interpreted and applied in accordance with the original intent of the founders.
D) is a flexible document, subject to growth and change.
24. The National Consumers League was founded by
A) Susan B. Anthony. B) Carrie Chapman Catt. C) Florence Kelley.
D) Alice Paul.
25. Which of the following was a belief held by eugenicists?
A) Scientific research has proved that peoples from all racial and ethnic groups are equal in every respect.
B) Society has an obligation to prevent the reproduction of people deemed "inferior."
C) Aside from reproductive differences necessary for continuation of the species, differences between males and females are caused by
culture and society.
D) The cure for all human diseases may be found in the plant world.
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26. Which of the following ideas was expressed in The Passing of the Great Race by Madison Grant?
A) Lynching of African Americans in the southern states is so prevalent that it is akin to genocide.
B) White Americans of Anglo-Saxon descent are rapidly becoming a minority in the United States.
C) The loss of power and prestige by the nations of Europe means that the United States must assume the responsibility for preserving the
traditions of Western culture.
D) Immigrants from southern and eastern Europe are mentally and morally inferior and are a threat to the strength of American society.
27. Which of the following best expresses the beliefs of Booker T. Washington?
A) African Americans should demand political and social equality in American society.
B) African Americans should passively accept their inferior position in a white-dominated society.
C) Americans should prove themselves worthy of respect by working hard and acquiring property.
D) African Americans should challenge discriminatory legislation in the courts.
28. Which of the following is true of W. E. B. Du Bois?
A) He believed that to secure their civil rights, African Americans had to actively oppose racism.
B) He agreed with the ideas expressed by Booker T. Washington in Washington's speech to the Atlanta Exposition.
C) He advanced the idea that African Americans should arm themselves so that they could adequately defend themselves in a racist
society.
D) He believed that the problems experienced by African Americans could best be solved by the founding of vocational schools
throughout the nation.
29. Which of the following is true of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People at the time of its founding?
A) It was the only organization that spoke for lower-class African Americans and sharecroppers.
B) It used the legal route of going through the courts in attempting to end racial discrimination and gain voting rights for African
Americans.
C) It refused to permit white membership.
D) It was bitterly opposed by white liberals as being too militant.
30. Which of the following arguments was used by women such as Jane Addams to defend female suffrage?
A) All distinctions between the sexes violate the Constitution.
B) Women should be rewarded for their contributions to the nation during the First World War.
C) Women of all classes have common grievances that will be dealt with only if women have the vote.
D) Because of their unique qualities, women will have a humanizing impact on all aspects of society.
31. Women's clubs of the late nineteenth century would most likely support which of the following?
A) Factory inspection laws B) Trustbusting laws C) The direct primary D) The recall
32. Which of the following is true of the National Association of Colored Women?
A) This organization agitated for women's suffrage.
B) This organization compiled and published statistics on lynchings in the southern states.
C) This organization worked to establish nurseries, kindergartens, and retirement homes.
D) This organization lobbied Congress for the enactment of welfare legislation to help impoverished African Americans.
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33. Feminists differed from members of the woman movement in which of the following ways?
A) Feminists rejected the idea of women uniting as a gender group; members of the woman movement encouraged gender-group unity.
B) Feminists argued that there were no differences between women and men; members of the woman movement stressed the differences
between the sexes.
C) Feminists spoke of rights and self-development; members of the woman movement spoke of duties and moral purity.
D) Feminists believed that in many instances women should be treated differently than men; members of the woman movement called for
an end to all gender-based distinctions.
34. Margaret Sanger's work aroused opposition among men and women who
A) believed that birth control threatened the family and morality.
B) were frightened by her radical feminist message.
C) were angry because she placed all responsibility for contraception on women.
D) were offended by her call for legalized abortion.
35. The most decisive factor in winning the vote for women was the
A) participation of women as laborers and volunteers on the home front during the First World War.
B) active picketing and marching of the National Woman's Party.
C) propaganda campaigns of the National American Women Suffrage Association.
D) commitment of the Democratic party leadership in the 1916 election to women's suffrage.
36. Which of the following did Theodore Roosevelt believe to be the most efficient means of achieving material progress?
A) Business consolidation B) Government ownership C) Tax incentives D) Trustbusting
37. Which of the following is true of Theodore Roosevelt's beliefs while serving as President?
A) He rejected the idea that business could regulate itself.
B) He believed that big business was the major obstacle to increased production.
C) He wanted to return the nation to free, old-time, uncontrolled economic competition.
D) He approved of big business as long as it did not unfairly manipulate the marketplace.
38. As a result of the Hepburn Act,
A) the government gained sufficient power to stop all railroad abuses.
B) the government gained the power to regulate working hours in the railroad industry.
C) workers in the railroad industry received higher wages and the promise of automatic cost-of-living increases.
D) the ICC gained more authority to fix railroad rates, but the courts still could overturn rate decisions.
39. Which of the following was in large part a consequence of Upton Sinclair's 1906 book The Jungle?
A) Drug manufacturers agreed to stop selling impure merchandise.
B) President Roosevelt supported passage of the Meat Inspection Act.
C) Railroad rate-making was taken out of the hands of the railroad industry and put into the hands of the ICC.
D) President Roosevelt supported legislation to guarantee the right of workers to bargain collectively.
40. Which of the following is true of the settlement achieved in the 1902 United Mine Workers' strike?
A) The wages of the mine workers were increased.
B) The number of hours in the mine workers' workday remained the same.
C) The mine owners were required to recognize the mine workers' union.
D) The mine owners were required to establish an employee pension plan.
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41. In the area of conservation, Theodore Roosevelt
A) oversaw enactment of a national plan for resource management.
B) believed that the government should manage and control lands in the public domain.
C) substantially restricted the wasteful practices of timber and mining companies.
D) persuaded Congress to impose a special conservation tax on timber, oil, and mining companies.
42. Which of the following convinced many progressives that President William Howard Taft had abandoned Roosevelt's progressive agenda?
A) Taft drastically slowed the rate of antitrust prosecutions.
B) Taft announced his opposition to the direct election of United States senators.
C) Taft reduced the regulatory powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
D) Taft signed legislation that maintained many excessive tariffs.
43. Which of the following statements is most consistent with Theodore Roosevelt's New Nationalism philosophy?
A) The government must actively promote mergers and trusts in order to ensure economic efficiency.
B) Business monopolies and concentrations of economic power must be destroyed.
C) Reduction of taxes and government spending will rejuvenate the economy and lead to economic expansion.
D) Regulatory commissions should be established to ensure the wise use of economic power by large corporations.
44. Which of the following statements is most consistent with Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom philosophy?
A) All government controls of the economy must be removed so that natural economic laws can operate effectively.
B) Government and business must enter into a cooperative arrangement in order to plan and manage the nation's economic future.
C) Public works programs should be created to provide jobs and income for the poor in America.
D) Monopolies must be broken up in order to revive competition and recreate an open marketplace.
45. The Federal Trade Commission could
A) issue cease-and-desist orders against unfair trade practices.
B) remove unsafe consumer products from the market.
C) reduce excessive railroad rates.
D) levy fines against factories for excessive pollution.
46. The central banking system established by the Federal Reserve Act of 1913
A) made direct loans to businesspersons for plant expansions and investment spending.
B) insured private bank accounts against loss.
C) could control the amount of money in circulation by adjusting the discount rate.
D) tied the money supply to the supply of gold in the United States Treasury.
47. Which of the following is true of the Underwood Tariff?
A) By allowing an independent commission to determine tariff rates, it removed the tariff issue from politics.
B) By raising tariff rates to record levels, it prevented American industry from being destroyed by inexpensive foreign imports.
C) By reducing or eliminating tariff rates, it encouraged imports and promoted free competition.
D) By eliminating all tariffs, it indicated that America would join with the other industrialized nations in accepting the principle of free
trade.
48. In 1916, Wilson supported stronger reform measures in part because he
A) had a Democratic majority in both houses of Congress.
B) was preparing to run for reelection.
C) realized that such measures were necessary to end the economic recession.
D) had been won over to the cause of civil rights for women and African Americans.
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Chapter 22 Questions - The Quest for Empire, 1865 - 1914
49. The leaders who guided American foreign relations between 1865 and 1914
A) failed to recognize the relationship between expansion and economic growth.
B) allowed foreign policy to be shaped almost exclusively by public opinion.
C) believed that exertion of American influence abroad would help maintain prosperity at home.
D) rejected the concept of power politics, advancing instead the idea that all nations are equals in the world community.
50. During the 1890s, leaders who favored economic expansion but not the annexation of overseas territory
A) became more vocal and began to dominate government decision making.
B) gradually lost ground to those who advocated both formal and informal imperialism.
C) completely abandoned their position in the aftermath of the Spanish-American-Cuban-Filipino War.
D) came to be concentrated almost exclusively in the Republican party.
51. Which of the following was a consequence of race-based explanations for expansion by United States leaders?
A) Such explanations led American leaders to study other societies and cultures so that they could create a world community of nations
based on mutual respect and cooperation.
B) Such explanations led United States policymakers to make unwise concessions to some nations because they were considered to be
weak and inferior and in need of aid.
C) Such explanations hampered the development of a modern navy because they led United States leaders to believe that God would
always protect Americans.
D) Such explanations justified domination and war because they fostered the belief that superior people do not negotiate with inferiors.
52. The massacre at Rock Springs, Wyoming, in 1885 is evidence of which of the following?
A) Miners and railway workers in the American West often reacted with violence against newly hired Hispanic workers.
B) Labor strikes often led to disorder and violence in mining communities in the American West in the late nineteenth century.
C) Discrimination against African Americans was just as prevalent in the American West as in the South during the late nineteenth century.
D) Hatred against Chinese immigrants was prevalent in the American West in the late nineteenth century.
53. Which of the following precipitated a crisis with Japan in 1906 and led to a gentleman's agreement with Tokyo restricting Japanese
immigration to the United States?
A) The refusal of the United States to grant citizenship to Asians
B) The decision by the San Francisco School Board to segregate Japanese, Koreans, and Chinese in a special school
C) Taft's decision to implement dollar diplomacy in China
D) A California law denying Japanese residents the right to own land
54. In large measure, advocates of the acquisition of an American empire in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries accepted which
of the following ideas?
A) The less fortunate people of other nations cannot solve their own problems and, in order to enjoy the blessings of liberty and
prosperity, should adopt the American model of development.
B) By remaking the societies of weaker nations, the United States is extending the benefits of liberty and prosperity to less fo rtunate people.
C) American involvement in other lands will be confined to the sharing of American technology and will be initiated only at the request of
foreign peoples.
D) In acquiring colonies abroad, the United States must allow the peoples of those lands to shape their own economic and political
destiny.
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55. Which of the following best expresses the beliefs of William H. Seward?
A) War is the only means by which the United States can acquire an empire.
B) America will acquire an empire without war because of the natural process of gravitation toward the United States.
C) The United States must resist the temptation of annexing territories populated by nonwhites.
D) As missionaries spread the Christian message, the other peoples of the Western Hemisphere will be drawn into the American orbit.
56. William H. Seward was successful in his effort to acquire
A) Alaska. B) Guam. C) Puerto Rico. D) the Virgin Islands.
57. Which important event occurred in 1866 largely because of the efforts of Cyrus Field?
A) The first permanent, underwater transatlantic telegraph cable was successfully laid, linking Europe and America.
B) Russia sold Alaska to the United States.
C) A United States naval squadron seized and laid claim to the Midway Islands.
D) The first transcontinental railroad was completed, linking the east and west coasts of the United States.
58. The dispute over the Alabama claims was resolved when
A) the British apologized and agreed to accept the findings of an independent tribunal.
B) the United States abandoned its claims in return for a monopoly on fishing rights along the North American coast.
C) the British complied with Seward's demand that they cede a portion of northwestern Canada to the United States.
D) the British paid the $2 billion demanded by the United States in return for major trade concessions in Latin America.
59. Captain Alfred T. Mahan argued that the nation's well-being depended on
A) a commitment to educational excellence.
C) doubling the size of the United States Army.
B) the building of a strong, efficient navy.
D) the spread of democratic principles throughout the world.
60. One way to arouse patriotism and gain local support for naval expansion was to
A) name ships after prominent Americans.
C) ask local politicians to christen ships.
B) name ships after states and cities.
D) have sailors from only one state serve on board a ship.
61. Which of the following statements is most consistent with Frederick Jackson Turner's frontier thesis?
A) The prevalence of violence in American society may be explained by the fact that Americans have continually had to tame and civilize
a vast wilderness.
B) The American character has been shaped by the ever-expanding continental frontier.
C) Now that North America has been civilized, the American people will look inward with the goal of creating a truly egalitarian
democracy.
D) With the passing of the frontier, Americans must fulfill their destiny by acquiring an overseas empire.
62. Annexationists in Hawai'i plotted the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian government for which of the following reasons?
A) To avoid paying the new American tariff on sugar
C) To place Queen Liliuokalani in power
B) To provoke a war between the United States and Japan
D) To keep more Chinese and Japanese from migrating to Hawai'i
63. The annexation of the Hawaiian Islands was preceded by
A) a request for such action by Queen Liliuokalani.
B) the discovery by the State Department that the Japanese living on the islands were preparing for the annexation of the islands by
Japan.
C) a revolution in which all commercial activities were forced out of the islands.
D) the seizure of the government, which was plotted by American planters and carried out with U.S. Navy assistance.
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64. The Hawaiian Islands was annexed by the United States under President
A) Grover Cleveland. B) Benjamin Harrison. C) William McKinley. D) Theodore Roosevelt.
65. The Venezuelan crisis
A) indicated that England was spoiling for war with the United States.
B) showed the subtleties and caution of United States foreign policy.
C) indicated that the United States wanted war with England.
D) indicated that the rights of smaller nations are often not considered when two major powers confront each other.
66. Which of the following played a role in precipitating the Cuban revolution of 1895?
A) The abolition of slavery in Cuba
C) An American military invasion
B) The beginning of Cuban industrialization
D) The imposition of a United States tariff on Cuban sugar
67. As a consequence of the sinking of the Maine,
A) Congress authorized President McKinley's request for $50 million in defense funds.
B) Spain agreed to allow the United States to arbitrate the dispute between Cuban insurgents and the Spanish government.
C) Cuban terrorists bombed the Spanish embassy in Washington, D.C.
D) Enrique Dupuy de Lôme publicly belittled President McKinley.
68. The United States declaration of war on Spain in 1898
A) was the result of Spain's refusal to respond to United States diplomatic proposals.
B) came after Spain made diplomatic concessions to the United States.
C) came after Spain stepped up its reconcentration policy.
D) was the result of Spain's rejection of a United States offer to buy Cuba.
69. The Teller Amendment
A) detailed humanitarian reasons for the declaration of war against Spain.
B) approved the annexation of Hawai'i.
C) approved Commodore Dewey's attack on the Spanish fleet in the Pacific.
D) disclaimed any American intention of annexing Cuba.
70. Which of the following is true of the Venezuelan crisis and the Cuban crisis?
A) In both instances, the United States insisted that it would set the rules of conduct in the Western Hemisphere.
B) Both situations indicated a willingness on the part of European powers to back down in the face of American might.
C) Both situations contributed to a general deterioration of American relations with the European powers.
D) In both instances, the United States waged war without a congressional decision to do so.
71. Most American deaths in the Spanish-American-Cuban-Filipino War were caused by
A) combat wounds. B) tainted food. C) disease. D) heat stroke.
72. African American soldiers, at the time of the Spanish-American-Cuban-Filipino War,
A) faced racism within the military just as they did within society.
C) were not allowed to engage in combat.
B) served only in the Corps of Engineers.
D) were not allowed to become commissioned officers.
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73. The first news that Americans heard about action in the Spanish-American-Cuban-Filipino War concerned the
A) defeat of American forces in Puerto Rico.
B) destruction of the Spanish fleet in Santiago Harbor.
C) New Navy's defeat of the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay, the Philippines.
D) taking of San Juan Hill by Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders.
74. Which of the following was a provision of the Treaty of Paris ending the Spanish-American-Cuban-Filipino War?
A) The United States would pay Spain $20 million for territories acquired.
B) Cuba would belong to the United States.
C) The Philippine Islands would be independent.
D) Wake Island would become a United States protectorate.
75. Which of the following arguments was used by opponents of the Treaty of Paris?
A) The war is unjust, so the treaty is also unjust.
B) The United States should not be engaged in economic expansion.
C) The annexation of areas populated by dark-skinned people will undermine Anglo-Saxon purity.
D) The radical and revolutionary ideas of the Puerto Rican people will undermine American capitalism.
76. The anti-imperialist campaign against the Treaty of Paris
A) was based on purely constitutional arguments.
B) was unsuccessful because most Americans rejected the racist arguments used by the anti-imperialists.
C) was successful because of the support of people like Andrew Carnegie.
D) was hindered by the inconsistency of the anti-imperialist arguments.
77. Between 1899 and 1901, the United States used the army to suppress a struggle for independence in
A) the Hawaiian Islands. B) Panama. C) the Philippine Islands. D) Samoa.
78. As a result of the Battle of Bud Dajo, the United States
A) crushed a threatened revolt against American rule in Puerto Rico.
B) was forced to grant independence to Cuba and the Philippine Islands.
C) defeated the fight for independence by the Muslim Filipinos of Moro Province.
D) captured Emilio Aguinaldo and crushed the Philippine Insurrection.
79. United States acquisition of the Philippine Islands soon led to
A) the Americanization of the islands.
B) an alliance with Japan to fortify the islands.
C) independence for the islands.
D) Japanese armed intervention in the islands.
80. The United States opposed the existence of spheres of influence in China for which of the following reasons?
A) Such spheres threatened American trading interests in China.
B) Such spheres posed a direct threat to American troops stationed in the Far East.
C) Treaty obligations required the United States to defend China against outside interference.
D) The United States believed in self-determination for the Chinese people.
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81. The Boxer Rebellion against foreign presence in China
A) drove the imperialist powers out of China.
B) led the major powers officially to approve the Open Door policy.
C) was brought to an end when the imperialist nations, including the United States, sent troops to China.
D) brought the United States and Japan to the verge of war because of American support for the nationalist Chinese rebels.
82. The primary intent of the Open Door notes of 1899 and 1900 was to
A) institute an educational exchange program with China.
B) further the work of Christian missionaries in China.
C) protect American commercial interests in China.
D) increase naval strength in the Far East.
83. Which of the following best expresses the ideology behind the Open Door policy?
A) Freedom of the seas will lead to the enrichment of the world community of nations.
B) All nations must be allowed to develop their own political and economic systems.
C) All nations of the world should be considered equals.
D) The closing of any area to American products, citizens, or ideas threatens the survival of the United States.
84. In the early 1900s, the United Fruit Company
A) owned more than one-half of the property in Mexico and dominated Mexican political life.
B) became a dominant economic and political force in Central America.
C) opposed expansionism in the hope of preserving a market for domestically produced agricultural products.
D) operated primarily out of Europe, where it had invested over $100 million.
85. Which of the following is true of the Platt Amendment?
A) It committed Cuba to representative democratic government.
B) It granted the United States the right to intervene in Cuban
affairs.
C) It linked Cuba and the United States in a mutual defense pact.
D) It gave the United States special trading advantages with Cuba.
86. The Clayton-Bulwer Treaty between the United States and Great Britain.
A) stipulated that investments in Latin America by the United States and England had to be made jointly.
B) stipulated that Great Britain would provide two-thirds of the financing for the construction of a Central American canal.
C) stipulated that when a Central American canal was built, the territorial sovereignty of the nation chosen to build it had to be respected.
D) provided for joint control of any canal built in Central America.
87. How did President Theodore Roosevelt respond to Colombia's hard bargaining over the proposal to cut a canal through its province of
Panama?
A) He ordered the navy to sink two Colombian ships to show that he would not tolerate delay.
B) He agreed to increase the amount paid to Colombia by a substantial amount.
C) He convened a conference of Latin American nations to put diplomatic pressure on Colombia.
D) He sent American warships to the isthmus of Panama to ensure the success of a revolution for Panamanian independence.
88. Which of the following best explains the rationale behind the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine?
A) The United States believed it should extend financial aid to Latin America to help raise the standard of living in the region.
B) The United States believed that it had the right to colonize Latin America to exploit the resources of the region.
C) The United States believed it had the right to intervene in the political and financial affairs of Latin American nations so that the region could be
stabilized and intervention by European nations prevented.
D) The United States believed it had an obligation to help the Latin American countries find the political system best suited to their culture.
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89. The 1904 Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
A) was denounced by the leading European nations.
B) justified direct United States intervention in Latin America.
C) remained a bombastic pronouncement that was not applied in practice.
D) strictly limited the role of the United States in the Western Hemisphere.
90. Which of the following was the overriding characteristic of United States foreign policy in Latin America in the early twentieth century?
A) A desire to save the universe
C) Reluctance to employ the “big stick” policy
B) An increase in U.S. control over the region
D) The massive investment of American dollars
91. Which of the following is true of the economic relationship between the United States and Mexico by 1910?
A) American capitalists owned Mexico's railroads and mines.
B) Porfirio Diaz had begun to nationalize American investments in Mexico.
C) American investors had begun to divest themselves of their business interests because of violent, anti-American demonstrations.
D) Mexico had ceased to be an economic satellite of the United States.
92. Which of the following is true of relations between the United States and Great Britain in the years following the Civil War?
A) The United States repeatedly rebuffed British attempts to create a more cordial relationship.
B) The two nations always seemed to be on the verge of war.
C) Great Britain's bluff and bluster caused irreversible damage to the relationship between the two nations.
D) The two nations slowly concluded that the interests of both could best be served by warmer relations.
93. During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, relations between the United States and Great Britain
A) remained cool, aloof, and neutral.
C) deteriorated into a deep hostility.
B) were so poor that war at times seemed imminent.
D) became increasingly friendly.
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