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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Because it could serve as a haven for African-Americans
B Because the Dominican Republic had an important natural harbor
C Because annexation had strong support in Congress
D Because the Dominican Republic was rich in minerals
Question #2
A a military unit put together by Teddy Roosevelt and led by him in the Spanish-American War
B a nickname given to those journalists who traveled to Cuba prior to the outbreak of war with the United States
C a gang that carried out bank robberies in the decades after the Civil War
D the name given to filipino rebels who fought against American control of the Philippine Islands in the years after the Spanish-American War
Question #3
A opposition from a strongly anti-imperialist press
B fear if war with European powers
C preoccupation with Reconstruction and tariff issues
D preoccupation with Indian warfare and expansion of the railroads
Question #4
A emphasized negotiations and alliances with foreign nations
B stressed overseas expansionism in Africa
C remained isolationist
D became increasingly belligerent
Question #5
A yellow journalists such as William Randolph Hearst
B leading members of Congress
C leding jingoes such as Teddy Roosevelt
D President William McKinley
Question #6
A the explosion that ripped apart the American battleship Maine
B sympathy for Cubans rebelling against Spanish rule
C Spain’s total refusal to negotiate the Cuban issue
D the need to protect American economic interest on the island
Question #7
A fear that Germany was about to annex the Hawaiian Islands
B a change in American tariff policies the would have cost Hawaiian sugar producers $12 million
C a popular revolt among the Hawaiian people
D a resolution passed by Britain’s parliament claiming ownership of the islands
Question #8
A liberate Cuba from Spain
B establish an American empire
C protect U.S. business interest in Cuba
D annex the Philippines
Question #9
A Hayes
B Platt
C Crighton
D Teller
Question #10
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
Question #11
A a new musical style that became popular in the years after the Spanish-American War
B the spirit of warlike patriotism advocated by many Americans in the late 19th Century
C those Americans who were opposed to overseas expansion
D a nationalist movement for Chinese independence that emerged at the end of the 19th Century
Question #12
A fend off German encroachments in the South Pacific
B suppress a revolt against American rule in the Philippines
C put down a revolt by Cuban rebels
D convince Russia to sell Alaska to the United States
Question #13
A required the United States to pay $20 million to end the Spanish-American War
B authorized the United States to intervene in Cuba’s internal and external affairs
C 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
D made Cuba an American colony
Question #14
A the United States should solve problems at home rather than worry about foreign policy
B naval power was the key to national greatness
C the construction of a modern navy should be done by private enterprise rather than as a function of government policy
D the military needed to become more influential in shaping foreign policy
Question #15
A construction of a canal through Central America, a powerful navy, and coaling stations in the Pacific
B the creation of a series of treaties with the nations of Europe designed to prevent any future wars between the world’s leading powers
C an expanded army capable of waging wars overseas
D the acquisition of Cuba, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines
Question #16
A higher government expenditures on the military
B new investors for the stock market
C a source of cheap labor to be immigrated into the United States
D new markets to buy up surplus American production
Question #17
A Theodore Roosevelt
B William H. Seward
C Alfred Thayer Mahan
D Henry Cabot Lodge
Question #18
A purchased bases in Haiti, Cuba, Iceland, Greenland, and Honduras
B acquired Alaska from Russia
C sharply increased the size of its army
D gave indolence to its former colony, the Philippines
Question #19
A The State Department was located in a former orphan asylum
B The State Department had just 31 clerks
C The post of Secretary of State was regarded as a stepping-stone to the presidency
Question #20
A intense
B limited to Irish Roman Catholics
C nonexistent
D limited largely to missionary organizations, Social Darwinists, and a limited number of business interests