Question 1

American imperialists were racists; American anti-imperialists were not.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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 B)
G) B) and D)

Question 3

The 1901 Platt Amendment was directed at

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A)  the Philippines.
B)  European imperial powers.
C)  Puerto Rico.
D)  Guam and Tutuila.
E)  Cuba.F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 4

The American politician who referred to the Spanish-American conflict as "a splendid little war" was

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A)  William McKinley.
B)  Elihu Root.
C)  Theodore Roosevelt.
D)  William Jennings Bryan.
E)  John Hay.F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 5

The Spanish-American War emerged out of events in the country of ________.

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Question 6

In 1893,________ was forced to yield authority in Hawaii.

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Question 7

The economic decline that followed the Panic of 1893 demonstrated the

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A)  degree to which the American economy had become interconnected.
B)  need for a national stock market.
C)  need for the enforcement of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
D)  decline in importance of railroads over the previous decade.
E)  staying power of many new,aggressive businesses.F) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 8

Between 1898 and 1902,what evidence suggests that United States was not yet ready to be a leading world power?

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Between 1898 and 1902, several pieces of...

Question 9

In 1896,the Populists refused to join with the Democrats.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In the 1890s,the interest in American expansion overseas was motivated in part by

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A)  fears that domestic natural resources would soon be in limited supply.
B)  economic prosperity in the 1890s.
C)  a belief that the United States was dangerously overpopulated.
D)  the notion that European influence in the world was subsiding.
E)  a desire to calm labor unrest at home by focusing on foreign policy.F) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

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 12

The Panic of 1893

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A)  grew out of a political scandal in the Cleveland administration.
B)  triggered the nation's most severe depression up to that point.
C)  began with a drought in the Midwest.
D)  was blamed largely on Populist politics.
E)  grew out of the Cleveland administration's attempts at monetary reform.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 13

The Spanish-American War revealed to American military planners

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A)  the need to improve glaring deficiencies in the army.
B)  that they should never fight another war in the malaria-infested Caribbean.
C)  the necessity of maintaining a military draft.
D)  that National Guard troops were less reliable than federal troops.
E)  the need to desegregate the armed forces.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 14

The author of The Influence of Sea Power upon History believed the United States

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A)  should take possession of the Hawaiian Islands.
B)  should go to war with England to destroy its navy.
C)  had too cumbersome a navy and should streamline it by decommissioning capital ships.
D)  should both take possession of the Hawaiian Islands and go to war with England to destroy its navy.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 15

No occupational group watched the performance of the federal government in the 1880s with more dismay than American ________.

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Question 16

In the 1890s,farmers favored the federal government's coinage of silver because

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A)  it would result in an inflation of currency.
B)  they considered paper money to be worthless.
C)  it would allow them to carry more debt.
D)  they believed it would result in lower prices.
E)  it would mean more money for western miners,and thus the West.F) C) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 17

The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 was used largely against labor unions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A naval court of inquiry reported that the Maine had been blown up by an external explosion.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What statement regarding the national Grange movement is FALSE?

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A)  At their peak,Grange supporters controlled the legislatures of most Midwest states.
B)  It attempted to teach new scientific farming techniques to its members.
C)  It sought to regulate the power and practices of railroads and warehouses.
D)  It was greatly strengthened by the end of the economic depression in the late 1870s.
E)  The political inexperience of many Grange leaders hurt the movement.F) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 20

In its war in the Philippines,the United States military

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A)  faced considerable guerrilla tactics.
B)  became increasingly vicious and brutal.
C)  came to view Filipinos as almost subhuman.
D)  both faced considerable guerilla tactics,and came to view Filipinos as almost subhuman.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Exam 19: From Crisis to Empire

The American politician who referred to the Spanish-American conflict as "a splendid little war" was

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A naval court of inquiry reported that the Maine had been blown up by an external explosion.

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In its war in the Philippines,the United States military

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The 1901 Platt Amendment was directed at

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The Spanish-American War revealed to American military planners

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The economic decline that followed the Panic of 1893 demonstrated the

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The Panic of 1893

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In 1896,the Populists refused to join with the Democrats.

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The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 was used largely against labor unions.

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The author of The Influence of Sea Power upon History believed the United States

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The Spanish-American War emerged out of events in the country of ________.

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The Treaty of Paris concluding the Spanish-American War

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No occupational group watched the performance of the federal government in the 1880s with more dismay than American ________.

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In 1893,________ was forced to yield authority in Hawaii.

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American imperialists were racists; American anti-imperialists were not.

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In the 1890s,farmers favored the federal government's coinage of silver because

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In the 1890s,the interest in American expansion overseas was motivated in part by

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Between 1898 and 1902,what evidence suggests that United States was not yet ready to be a leading world power?

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