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Unit 7 Review Questions
1. Hawaii's Queen Liliuokalani was forced from power in 1893 because
a)
she refused to allow Christian missionaries in her country.
b)
many Hawaiians found her rule corrupt.
c)
Hawaiian agriculture had failed under her leadership.
d)
President Grover Cleveland believed that U.S. national honor required control of the Hawaiian
government.
e)
she opposed annexation to the United States and insisted that native Hawaiians should continue to
control Hawaii.
2.
President Grover Cleveland rejected the effort to annex Hawaii because
a)
he wanted to protect the interests of Louisiana sugar producers.
b)
the United States did not have the naval power to protect the islands against Japanese or German threats.
c)
he believed that the native Hawaiians had been wronged and that a majority of Hawaiians opposed
annexation to the United States.
d)
passage of the McKinley Tariff made Hawaiian sugar unprofitable.
e)
the United States would soon have to establish military bases in Hawaii.
3. The battleship Maine was sunk by
a)
the Spanish.
b)
an accidental internal explosion on the ship.
c)
Cuban rebels.
d)
pro-war agents of William Randolph Hearst.
e)
a mine planted by pro-Cuban Americans.
4. President William McKinley asked Congress to declare war on Spain mainly because
a)
the business community favored the conflict.
b)
the Spanish government had directly insulted the United States.
c)
it became clear that there was no other way to obtain Cuban independence.
d)
the Teller Amendment guaranteed that the United States would not establish colonial control of Cuba.
e)
the American public and many leading Republicans demanded it.
5. The Philippine nationalist who led the insurrection against both Spanish rule and the later United States
occupation was
a)
Valeriano Weyler.
b)
Emilio Aguinaldo.
c)
Dupuy de Lóme.
d)
Pasqual de Cervera.
e)
Ramon Macapagal.
6. When the United States invaded Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War
a)
the army encountered stiff resistance from the Spanish.
b)
it met almost no resistance from Spanish forces.
c)
most of the population greeted the invaders as liberating heroes.
d)
heavy fighting occurred in the harbor at San Juan.
e)
its intentions were to grant Puerto Rican independence.
7. All of the following became possessions of the United States under the provisions of the Treaty of Paris with
Spain except
a)
Puerto Rico.
b)
Guam.
c)
the Philippine Islands.
d)
Hawaii.
e)
Manila.
8. In 1899, guerrilla warfare broke out in the Philippines because
a)
Spanish citizens still living there tried to regain political control of the country.
b)
the United States refused to give the Filipino people their independence.
c)
Communist insurgents attempted to seize control of the islands.
d)
the United States refused to promote the economic and social development of the Filipino people.
e)
American missionaries tried to convert Catholic Filipinos to Protestantism.
9. The Philippine insurrection was finally broken in 1901 when
a)
American troops overwhelmed the Filipino rebels.
b)
the islands were given their independence.
c)
the Senate passed a resolution pledging eventual independence for the Philippines.
d)
the Filipino resistance army splintered.
e)
Emilio Aguinaldo, the Filipino leader, was captured.
10. America's initial Open Door policy was essentially an argument to promote
a)
free trade in China.
b)
equal spheres of influence in China.
c)
military protection for the Chinese emperor.
d)
exclusive trade concessions for the U.S. in Shanghai.
e)
the principle of self-determination.
11. China's Boxer Rebellion was an attempt to
a)
overthrow the corrupt Chinese government.
b)
establish American power in the Far East.
c)
throw out or kill all foreigners.
d)
destroy the Open Door policy.
e)
restore traditional Chinese religion.
12.
In response to the Boxer Rebellion, the United States
a)
refused to accept any indemnity for the losses that it incurred while putting down this uprising.
b)
sent more American missionaries to China.
c)
sent money but no troops to help a multinational contingent to crush the uprising.
d)
became an East Asian power.
e)
abandoned its general principles of nonentanglement and noninvolvement in overseas conflict.
13. Construction of an isthmian canal across Central America was motivated mainly by
a)
a desire to improve defense by allowing rapid naval movements between two oceans.
b)
the Panamanian Revolution.
c)
America's growing economic interests in Asia.
d)
the British rejection of the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty.
e)
American economic interests in Central America.
14. The United States signed the the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty with __________, the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty with
__________, and the Gentlemen's Agreement with __________.
a)
Panama; Britain; Britain
b)
Japan; Britain; Panama
c)
Britain; Nicaragua; Japan
d)
Britain; Panama; Japan
e)
Panama; France; Britain
15. The Roosevelt Corollary added a new provision to the Monroe Doctrine that was specifically designed to
a)
enable the United States to rule Puerto Rico and the Canal Zone.
b)
stop European colonization in the Western Hemisphere.
c)
restore cordial relations between the United States and Latin American countries.
d)
establish a friendly partnership with Britain so that it could join the United States in policing Latin
American affairs.
e)
justify U.S. intervention in the affairs of Latin American countries.
16. The secret Gentlemen's Agreement that President Theodore Roosevelt worked out with the Japanese in 19071908
a)
concluded the Russo-Japanese War.
b)
helped him to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
c)
caused Japan to halt the flow of laborers to America in return for the repeal of a racist school decree by
the San Francisco School Board.
d)
put a stop to the racist yellow journalism being practiced in the United States.
e)
restricted Japanese immigration to upper-class gentlemen.
17. Most muckrakers believed that their primary function in the progressive attack on social ills was to
a)
formulate a consistent philosophy of social reform.
b)
explain the causes of social ills.
c)
devise solutions to society's problems.
d)
make the public aware of social problems.
e)
link up with movements for social justice.
18. While president, Theodore Roosevelt chose to label his reform proposals as the
a)
Fair Deal.
b)
Big Deal.
c)
Big Stick.
d)
New Deal.
e)
Square Deal.
19. As a part of his reform program, Teddy Roosevelt advocated all of the following except
a)
guaranteed recognition of labor unions.
b)
federal regulation of corporations.
c)
consumer protection.
d)
conservation of natural resources.
e)
federal regulation of railroad rates and an end to shipping rebates.
20. Passage of the Federal Meat Inspection Act was inspired by the publication of
a)
Theodore Dreiser's The Titan.
b)
Jack London's The Call of the Wild.
c)
Henry Demarest Lloyd's Wealth Against Commonwealth.
d)
Jacob Riis's How the Other Half Lives.
e)
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle.
21. President Taft's foreign policy was dubbed
a)
big-stick diplomacy.
b)
the Open Door policy.
c)
the Good Neighbor policy.
d)
dollar diplomacy.
e)
sphere-of-influence diplomacy.
22. The Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution permitted Congress to enact
a)
a personal income tax.
b)
the direct election of senators.
c)
prohibition of alcohol.
d)
women's suffrage.
e)
the abolition of child labor.
23. Which term best characterizes Woodrow Wilson's fundamental approach to American foreign policy?
a)
Imperialistic
b)
Moralistic
c)
Realistic
d)
Balance-of-power
e)
Isolationist
24. As World War I began in Europe, the alliance system placed Germany and Austria-Hungary as leaders of the
_______________, while Russia and France were among the _______________.
a)
Central Powers; Holy Alliance
b)
Central Powers; Triple Alliance
c)
Allies; Central Powers
d)
Triple Alliance; Central Powers
e)
Central Powers; Allies
25. With the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the great majority of Americans
a)
earnestly hoped to stay out of the war.
b)
favored entering the war in support of the Allies.
c)
supported the Central Powers.
d)
wanted to form a military alliance of neutral nations.
e)
favored U.S. mediation of the conflict.
26. President Wilson broke diplomatic relations with Germany when
a)
the Zimmermann note was intercepted and made public.
b)
Germany announced that it would wage unrestricted submarine warfare in the Atlantic.
c)
news was received that a revolutionary movement had overthrown the czarist regime in Russia.
d)
Germany rejected Wilson's Fourteen Points for peace.
e)
it appeared that the German army would take Paris.
27. The Zimmermann note involved a proposed secret agreement between
a)
Britain and France.
b)
Russia and Germany.
c)
Germany and Mexico.
d)
Mexico and France.
e)
Germany and Canada.
28. The United States declared war on Germany
a)
in response to demands by American munitions makers.
b)
because it appeared that France was about to surrender.
c)
because Wall Street bankers demanded it.
d)
after Mexico signed an alliance with Germany.
e)
after German U-boats sank four unarmed American merchant vessels.
29. President Woodrow Wilson persuaded the American people to enter World War I by
a)
appealing to America's tradition of intervention in Europe.
b)
convincing the public of the need to make the world safe from the German submarine.
c)
declaring it a crusade to "make the world safe for democracy."
d)
demonstrating how American national security would be threatened by a German victory.
e)
insisting that the war would be fought primarily by the navy.
30. Which one of the following was not among Wilson's Fourteen Points, upon which he based America's idealistic
foreign policy in World War I?
a)
Reduction of armaments
b)
An international guarantee of freedom of religion
c)
Abolition of secret treaties
d)
A new international organization to guarantee collective security
e)
The principle of national self-determination for subject peoples
31. When the United States entered World War I, it was
a)
well prepared thanks to the foresight of Woodrow Wilson.
b)
well prepared militarily but not industrially.
c)
well prepared for land combat but not for naval warfare.
d)
well prepared industrially but not militarily.
e)
poorly prepared to leap into global war.
32. Two constitutional amendments, adopted in part because of World War I, were the Eighteenth, which dealt with
_______________, and the Nineteenth, whose subject was _______________.
a)
prohibition; an income tax
b)
direct election of senators; woman suffrage
c)
prohibition; woman suffrage
d)
an income tax; direct election of senators
e)
women suffrage; prohibition
33. During World I, civil liberties in America were
a)
threatened by President Wilson but protected by the courts.
b)
limited, but no one was actually imprisoned for his or her convictions.
c)
violated mostly in the western United States.
d)
protected for everyone except German Americans.
e)
severely damaged by the pressures for loyalty and conformity.
34. The movement of tens of thousands of Southern blacks north during World War I resulted in
a)
better race relations in the South.
b)
racial violence in the North.
c)
fewer blacks willing to be used as strikebreakers.
d)
a new black middle class.
e)
All of these
35. Most of the money raised to finance World War I came from
a)
confiscation of German property.
b)
income taxes.
c)
tariffs.
d)
sale of armaments to Britain and France.
e)
loans from the American public.
36. Despite reluctance by both the president and Congress, the United States resorted to forced conscription in 1917
because
a)
there was no other way to raise the vast American army that would have to be sent to Europe.
b)
it was the most effective way to destroy the opposition to the war.
c)
all the Allied and Central powers had already enacted conscription.
d)
it seemed like the most fair way of determining who would serve.
e)
they were unwilling to accept female volunteers in the military.
37. The supreme military commander of American forces during World War I was
a)
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.
b)
John J. Pershing.
c)
Marshal Foch.
d)
Eddie Rickenbacker.
e)
Dwight D. Eisenhower.
38. Woodrow Wilson's ultimate goal at the Paris Peace Conference was to
a)
stop the spread of communism.
b)
blame no one for starting the war.
c)
force Germany to pay reparations for the war.
d)
establish the League of Nations.
e)
destroy the Austrian and Russian empires.