// question: 17153112 name: "The Significance of the Frontier in American History" was written by ... ::"The Significance of the Frontier in American History" was written by ...::[html]"The Significance of the Frontier in American History" was written by ____________________.{ ~George Dewey#Incorrect =Frederick Jackson Turner#Correct ~Mark Twain#Incorrect ~William Howard Taft#Incorrect ~Theodore Roosevelt#Incorrect } // question: 17152956 name: "Yellow journalism" or the "yellow press" ::"Yellow journalism" or the "yellow press"::[html]"Yellow journalism" or the "yellow press"{ =featured shocking and sensational stories designed to appeal to a mass audience.#Correct ~was rejected by leading newspapermen such as Joseph Pulitzer.#Incorrect ~focused American attention away from the Cuban rebellion at the end of the 19th century.#Incorrect ~disappeared after 1900 because of the increased intelligence and sophistication of the reading public.#Incorrect ~refers to the use of comic strips.#Incorrect } // question: 17152951 name: All of the following motivated U.S. foreign policy from 1898 to 1917 except a ::All of the following motivated U.S. foreign policy from 1898 to 1917 except a::[html]All of the following motivated U.S. foreign policy from 1898 to 1917 except a{ =desire to promote goodwill and friendship with other nations.#Correct ~belief in the superiority of the Anglo-Saxon race and its responsibility for uplifting inferior races.#Incorrect ~need for new markets for American goods.#Incorrect ~belief that the United States could and should become a world power.#Incorrect ~desire to strengthen the navy.#Incorrect } // question: 17152967 name: As an imperial power, the United States successfully ::As an imperial power, the United States successfully::[html]As an imperial power, the United States successfully{ ~created the largest, most modern navy in the world.#Incorrect =expanded its military and economic influence in Asia and the Western Hemisphere.#Correct ~supported self-government and civil rights in its colonies.#Incorrect ~acquired an empire that ruled over one-fourth of the world's population.#Incorrect ~expanded its control to Africa.#Incorrect } // question: 17153140 name: By 1900, the ____________________ had acquired the most extensive colonial ... ::By 1900, the ____________________ had acquired the most extensive colonial ...::[html]By 1900, the ____________________ had acquired the most extensive colonial empire in the world.{ ~Americans#Incorrect =British#Correct ~Spanish#Incorrect ~French#Incorrect ~Dutch#Incorrect } // question: 17152992 name: Following the Spanish-American War Cuba ::Following the Spanish-American War Cuba::[html]Following the Spanish-American War Cuba{ =became economically dependent on the United States.#Correct ~enjoyed full political independence.#Incorrect ~was annexed to the United States.#Incorrect ~decided through democratic procedures to accept its position as a U.S. protectorate.#Incorrect ~became economically dependent on Spain.#Incorrect } // question: 17152914 name: General Valeriano Weyler ::General Valeriano Weyler::[html]General Valeriano Weyler{ ~refused to put Cubans in concentration camps despite pressures from the Spanish government.#Incorrect ~provided Cubans adequate food and water when he could.#Incorrect ~led his forces valiantly on behalf of Cuban independence.#Incorrect ~was made a hero by the Hearst papers.#Incorrect =was indirectly responsible for the deaths of one-eighth of the Cuban population.#Correct } // question: 17152940 name: In 1900, the "Boxer Rebellion" in China ::In 1900, the "Boxer Rebellion" in China::[html]In 1900, the "Boxer Rebellion" in China{ =was a nationalist uprising.#Correct ~demonstrated Chinese support for the open-door notes.#Incorrect ~was a British-led overthrow of the Chinese government.#Incorrect ~was proof that the Chinese wanted to establish diplomatic ties with Europe.#Incorrect ~succeeded in limiting American influence in Asia.#Incorrect } // question: 17153145 name: In 1906, the ____________________ school board ordered the segregation of ... ::In 1906, the ____________________ school board ordered the segregation of ...::[html]In 1906, the ____________________ school board ordered the segregation of Asian schoolchildren, touching off an international crisis with Japan.{ ~New York#Incorrect =San Francisco#Correct ~Los Angeles#Incorrect ~Chicago#Incorrect ~Kansas City#Incorrect } // question: 17153010 name: In his "gentleman's agreement" with the Japanese, President Roosevelt agreed ... ::In his "gentleman's agreement" with the Japanese, President Roosevelt agreed ...::[html]In his "gentleman's agreement" with the Japanese, President Roosevelt agreed to{ =end anti-Japanese discrimination.#Correct ~accept increased numbers of Japanese workers' entrance into the United States.#Incorrect ~lift his opposition to Japanese expansion in East Asia.#Incorrect ~withdraw U.S. troops from Tokyo Bay.#Incorrect ~recognize the rebel government in Japan.#Incorrect } // question: 17152926 name: In the Treaty of Paris of 1898, the United States ::In the Treaty of Paris of 1898, the United States::[html]In the Treaty of Paris of 1898, the United States{ ~recognized Spanish ownership of Wake Island.#Incorrect =paid $20 million for the Philippines.#Correct ~promised Spain equal trading rights in Cuba.#Incorrect ~agreed to grant Puerto Rico its independence.#Incorrect ~annexed Cuba.#Incorrect } // question: 17153138 name: President Wilson dispatched troops to Mexico to punish ____________________ ... ::President Wilson dispatched troops to Mexico to punish ____________________ ...::[html]President Wilson dispatched troops to Mexico to punish ____________________ after his attacks on U.S. citizens and on New Mexico.{ ~Porfirio Diaz#Incorrect ~José Santos Zelaya#Incorrect ~Victoriano Huerta#Incorrect =Francisco "Pancho" Villa#Correct ~Adolfo Diaz#Incorrect } // question: 17152944 name: The "Roosevelt Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine ::The "Roosevelt Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine::[html]The "Roosevelt Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine{ ~signified a dramatic change in foreign policy.#Incorrect =formalized behavior that the United States was already practicing.#Correct ~placated American anti-imperialists.#Incorrect ~was intended to prove that the U.S. was a "good neighbor" to Latin American nations.#Incorrect ~was short-lived and politically inconsequential.#Incorrect } // question: 17153102 name: The foreign policy pursued by Secretary of State Knox under William Howard ... ::The foreign policy pursued by Secretary of State Knox under William Howard ...::[html]The foreign policy pursued by Secretary of State Knox under William Howard Taft was known as ____________________.{ ~jingoism#Incorrect =dollar diplomacy#Correct ~gunboat diplomacy#Incorrect ~Taftism#Incorrect ~missionary diplomacy#Incorrect } // question: 17152981 name: The principles embodied in the Roosevelt corollary were applied to all of the... ::The principles embodied in the Roosevelt corollary were applied to all of the...::[html]The principles embodied in the Roosevelt corollary were applied to all of the following EXCEPT{ =Hawaii.#Correct ~Cuba.#Incorrect ~Puerto Rico.#Incorrect ~the Dominican Republic.#Incorrect ~Panama.#Incorrect } // question: 17152984 name: The Spanish minister to Washington, Enrique Dupuy de Lôme outraged U.S. ... ::The Spanish minister to Washington, Enrique Dupuy de Lôme outraged U.S. ...::[html]The Spanish minister to Washington, Enrique Dupuy de Lôme outraged U.S. public opinion when he{ ~openly supported the execution of Cuban rebels.#Incorrect ~called the sinking of the U.S. battleship Maine a Spanish military victory.#Incorrect ~refused to invite the American ambassador to his home in Valencia.#Incorrect ~claimed Cubans preferred Spanish to American rule.#Incorrect =insulted President McKinley in a letter.#Correct } // question: 17152965 name: Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize for ::Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize for::[html]Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize for{ ~building the Panama Canal.#Incorrect ~his peace efforts in Venezuela.#Incorrect =negotiating between Russia and Japan to end their war.#Correct ~endorsing the Platt Amendment.#Incorrect ~his Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.#Incorrect } // question: 17152938 name: U.S. foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere after 1900 was ::U.S. foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere after 1900 was::[html]U.S. foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere after 1900 was{ ~more diplomatic than militant.#Incorrect ~isolationist.#Incorrect ~dependent on European cooperation.#Incorrect ~never criticized by U.S. citizens.#Incorrect =aggressively geared toward expanding American influence.#Correct } // question: 17152932 name: Unlike the Philippines, Hawaii was put on the path to statehood because of ::Unlike the Philippines, Hawaii was put on the path to statehood because of::[html]Unlike the Philippines, Hawaii was put on the path to statehood because of{ ~its natural beauty#Incorrect ~the traditional ties with the U.S. mainland.#Incorrect ~the need for a naval base there.#Incorrect =lobbying by American sugar plantation owners.#Correct ~concepts of racial superiority.#Incorrect } // question: 17152917 name: Which of the following was NOT given as a justification for U.S. expansionism? ::Which of the following was NOT given as a justification for U.S. expansionism?::[html]Which of the following was NOT given as a justification for U.S. expansionism?{ ~There was a need for political and economic influence in Africa and Asia.#Incorrect ~There was a need to civilize other peoples.#Incorrect ~It was the nation's destiny.#Incorrect ~The Christian message must be spread.#Incorrect =There was a power vacuum in Europe.#Correct } // question: 17152909 name: Whose book, The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660-1783, advocated a ... ::Whose book, The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660-1783, advocated a ...::[html]Whose book, The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660-1783, advocated a strong U.S. navy?{ ~Theodore Roosevelt#Incorrect =Alfred Thayer Mahan#Correct ~William McKinley#Incorrect ~James B. Duke#Incorrect ~James J. Hill#Incorrect } // question: 17152929 name: William McKinley's policy toward the Philippines ::William McKinley's policy toward the Philippines::[html]William McKinley's policy toward the Philippines{ ~was broadly supported by both imperialists and anti-imperialists.#Incorrect ~showed his willingness to grant U.S. citizenship to Filipinos.#Incorrect =hinged on a belief in the racial inferiority of the Filipino people.#Correct ~was similar to the U.S. policy regarding Hawaii.#Incorrect ~was far less brutal than the Spanish policy there.#Incorrect } // question: 17152949 name: Woodrow Wilson's policies in Mexico ::Woodrow Wilson's policies in Mexico::[html]Woodrow Wilson's policies in Mexico{ ~reflected his fear of Mexican self-rule and democracy.#Incorrect =stemmed from a desire to protect American investments there.#Correct ~resulted in a fruitful diplomatic relationship with Mexico.#Incorrect ~were clear and consistent.#Incorrect ~had little actual impact on Mexican politics.#Incorrect } // question: 17153109 name: ____________________ was the Filipino leader who fought both the Spanish and ... ::____________________ was the Filipino leader who fought both the Spanish and ...::[html]____________________ was the Filipino leader who fought both the Spanish and the United States for Philippine independence.{ ~Dupuy de Lôme#Incorrect ~Valeriano Weyler#Incorrect =Emilio Aguinaldo#Correct ~Francisco Villa#Incorrect ~Venustiano Carranza#Incorrect }