Question 1

American agriculture at the turn of the century benefited from

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A)   foreign crop failures.
B)   new discoveries of silver.
C)   a new silver agreement with Great Britain and France.
D)   new federal crop subsidies.
E)   free trade agreements negotiated by William McKinley.F) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 2

In the late nineteenth century, Democrats tended to attract greater numbers of

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A)   Catholics.
B)   citizens of old American stock.
C)   the middle class.
D)   Protestants.
E)   northern blacks.F) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 3

The Treaty of Paris concluding the Spanish-American War

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A)   required Spain to pay the United States $20 million for its military costs.
B)   was quickly ratified by the United States Senate.
C)   transferred the Philippines and Puerto Rico to the United States.
D)   was rejected by Spain and was never implemented.
E)   rejected most of the terms of the earlier armistice.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 4

As the Republican Party approached the 1896 election, they were

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A)   deeply divided over their candidate.
B)   confident of victory.
C)   in agreement that unemployment would be the major issue.
D)   deeply divided over their candidate, but confident of victory.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 5

In 1894, Jacob Coxey and his supporters

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A)   demanded that Congress establish a program of unemployment insurance.
B)   called for a public works program for the unemployed.
C)   organized a march on Washington as part of plans to overthrow the government.
D)   were arrested by police, with many later deported as anarchists.
E)   demanded that Congress nationalize the railroads.F) D) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 6

Criticisms within the United States regarding American colonialism included all the following major arguments EXCEPT that

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A)   the financial costs of administering colonies would require burdensome taxes.
B)   imperialism was immoral and contrary to the nation's commitment to human freedom.
C)   foreign obligations and entangling alliances would threaten American liberties.
D)   the nation's population would be "polluted" by "inferior" races.
E)   imperialism would mean a flood of cheap laborers and unwelcome competition.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

What evidence suggests that the United States between 1898 and 1902 was not yet ready to be a leading world power?

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Question 8

Who had the stronger arguments, critics or supporters of imperialism, and why?

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The strength of the arguments for or aga...

Question 9

William McKinley waged a(n) "________" campaign in 1896.

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Question 10

The Platt Amendment left the Philippines only nominally independent, politically.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Chinese Boxer Rebellion of 1900 was directed at

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A)   the Chinese government.
B)   all foreigners in China.
C)   Americans in China.
D)   Japanese in China.
E)   the growing Chinese communist movement.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 12

The primary author of the "Open Door notes" was Secretary of State ________.

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Question 13

Throughout the late nineteenth century, the federal government

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A)   developed a prominent role in international relations.
B)   shrank in size in terms of employees and budget expenditures.
C)   had no meaningful responsibilities.
D)   funded large public-works projects to alleviate unemployment.
E)   was relatively inactive.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 14

The Foraker Act of 1900

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A)   made all Puerto Ricans citizens of the United States.
B)   established an American colonial government over Puerto Rico.
C)   put Puerto Rico under American military rule.
D)   called for Puerto Rico to be considered for statehood.
E)   abolished slavery in Puerto Rico.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

Like the Granges, the Farmers' Alliances formed cooperatives and other marketing mechanisms.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

For the ten years before 1899, America jockeyed over dominance of Samoa with Spain and France.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The fact that black Cuban soldiers fought alongside whites as equals gave black American soldiers a stronger sense of the injustices they faced.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Why may one say the Spanish-American War marked the "birth" of the United States as an international power?

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Question 19

The Treaty of Paris of 1898 required Spain to cede Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Guam to American control, without any compensation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In the early twentieth century, Cuba

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A)   attracted little investment by American businesses.
B)   won a large measure of political independence from the United States.
C)   developed a stable economy through its sugar industry.
D)   was occupied by troops from the United States for years at a time.
E)   saw intermittent resistance against "Yankee imperialism."F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Exam 19: From Crisis to Empire

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The Treaty of Paris concluding the Spanish-American War

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The Treaty of Paris of 1898 required Spain to cede Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Guam to American control, without any compensation.

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The Foraker Act of 1900

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Like the Granges, the Farmers' Alliances formed cooperatives and other marketing mechanisms.

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Why may one say the Spanish-American War marked the "birth" of the United States as an international power?

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As the Republican Party approached the 1896 election, they were

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William McKinley waged a(n) "________" campaign in 1896.

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The primary author of the "Open Door notes" was Secretary of State ________.

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The Platt Amendment left the Philippines only nominally independent, politically.

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