Week 4 Quiz

A  Because the Dominican Republic had an important natural harbor

B  Because it could serve as a haven for African-Americans

C  Because annexation had strong support in Congress

D  Because the Dominican Republic was rich in minerals

A  a nickname given to those journalists who traveled to Cuba prior to the outbreak of war with the United States

B  a gang that carried out bank robberies in the decades after the Civil War

C  the name given to filipino rebels who fought against American control of the Philippine Islands in the years after the Spanish-American War

D  a military unit put together by Teddy Roosevelt and led by him in the Spanish-American War

A  fear if war with European powers

B  preoccupation with Reconstruction and tariff issues

C  preoccupation with Indian warfare and expansion of the railroads

D  opposition from a strongly anti-imperialist press

A  stressed overseas expansionism in Africa

B  became increasingly belligerent

C  remained isolationist

D  emphasized negotiations and alliances with foreign nations

A  leding jingoes such as Teddy Roosevelt

B  leading members of Congress

C  President William McKinley

D  yellow journalists such as William Randolph Hearst

A  the explosion that ripped apart the American battleship Maine

B  sympathy for Cubans rebelling against Spanish rule

C  the need to protect American economic interest on the island

D  Spain’s total refusal to negotiate the Cuban issue

A  a resolution passed by Britain’s parliament claiming ownership of the islands

B  fear that Germany was about to annex the Hawaiian Islands

C  a popular revolt among the Hawaiian people

D  a change in American tariff policies the would have cost Hawaiian sugar producers $12 million

A  liberate Cuba from Spain

B  protect U.S. business interest in Cuba

C  establish an American empire

D  annex the Philippines

A  Hayes

B  Crighton

C  Platt

D  Teller

A  It was intended to guarantee America’s right to trade in China

B  It was warmly accepted by the Chinese

C  It sought to prevent the further partitioning of China by the European powers

D  It was issued when John Hay was the Secretary of State

A  a nationalist movement for Chinese independence that emerged at the end of the 19th Century

B  a new musical style that became popular in the years after the Spanish-American War

C  the spirit of warlike patriotism advocated by many Americans in the late 19th Century

D  those Americans who were opposed to overseas expansion

A  suppress a revolt against American rule in the Philippines

B  fend off German encroachments in the South Pacific

C  convince Russia to sell Alaska to the United States

D  put down a revolt by Cuban rebels

A  stated that if the United States went to war with Spain it would not claim Cuba as a possession if the U.S. won the war

B  required the United States to pay $20 million to end the Spanish-American War

C  authorized the United States to intervene in Cuba’s internal and external affairs

D  made Cuba an American colony

A  naval power was the key to national greatness

B  the military needed to become more influential in shaping foreign policy

C  the United States should solve problems at home rather than worry about foreign policy

D  the construction of a modern navy should be done by private enterprise rather than as a function of government policy

A  the acquisition of Cuba, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines

B  an expanded army capable of waging wars overseas

C  construction of a canal through Central America, a powerful navy, and coaling stations in the Pacific

D  the creation of a series of treaties with the nations of Europe designed to prevent any future wars between the world’s leading powers

A  a source of cheap labor to be immigrated into the United States

B  higher government expenditures on the military

C  new markets to buy up surplus American production

D  new investors for the stock market

A  William H. Seward

B  Theodore Roosevelt

C  Henry Cabot Lodge

D  Alfred Thayer Mahan

A  sharply increased the size of its army

B  acquired Alaska from Russia

C  gave indolence to its former colony, the Philippines

D  purchased bases in Haiti, Cuba, Iceland, Greenland, and Honduras

A  The post of Secretary of State was regarded as a stepping-stone to the presidency

B  The State Department had just 31 clerks

C  The State Department was located in a former orphan asylum

A  limited to Irish Roman Catholics

B  limited largely to missionary organizations, Social Darwinists, and a limited number of business interests

C  intense

D  nonexistent