Chapter 22 and 23 Review. Question 1 Which of the following groups was among the most active in promoting American interests abroad? A.Conservationists.

Chapter 22 and 23

Review

Question 1

• Which of the following groups was among the most active in promoting American interests abroad?

A. ConservationistsB. Railroad tycoonsC. SocialistsD. Protestant ministers

Question 2

• William McKinley ordered a battleship into Havana Harbor to protect U.S. citizens and their property. The ship mysteriously exploded, setting off waves of suspicion. What was the name of the battleship?

A. MayflowerB. MaineC. OregonD. Alabama

Question 3

• The main reason for the easy U.S. victory in the war with Spain was

A. U.S. naval superiorityB. U.S. ground forcesC. Bad weatherD. Unskilled Cuban rebels

Question 4

• In the Treaty of Paris, the United States acquired all of the following territory except

A. The PhilippinesB. GuamC. AlaskaD. Puerto Rico

Question 5

• At President William McKinley’s urging, the U.S. Congress attached to an army appropriation bill the Platt Amendment outlining three conditions for Cuban independence. Which of the following statements was NOT included as a condition?

A. Cuba would not be allowed to make treaties with foreign powers

B. Cuba’s sugar industry would no longer depend on the U.S. market

C. The United States would have broad powers to intervene in Cuban political and economic affairs.

D. Cuba would have to sell or lease land to the U.S. for naval stations.

Question 6

• The United States was concerned that the actions of the other world powers in China would block its own efforts to open China’s markets to American goods. This concern was based on the actions of Britain, Germany, Japan, Russia, and France—each coveting its own area of China, where it could do all of the following except

A. Establish Protestant churchesB. Monopolize tradeC. Exploit cheap laborD. Establish military bases

Question 7

• Who sent “open door” notes to the major world powers asking them to open its spheres of influence to the merchants of other nations, to grant reasonable harbor fees and railroad rates, and to respect China’s sovereignty by enforcing Chinese tariff duties in the territory it controlled?

A. Leonard WoodB. James BryceC. Philander C. KnoxD. John Hay

Question 8

• Which two countries did Theodore Roosevelt perceive as the chief threats to the Open Door policy in China?

A. Australia and ArgentinaB. Germany and SwitzerlandC. England and FranceD. Russia and Japan

Question 9

• Who was the first American to earn the Nobel Prize for Peace?

A. Linus PaulingB. Henry KissingerC. Theodore RooseveltD. Woodrow Wilson

Question 10• Theodore Roosevelt entered into secret negotiations to arrange

for peace in East Asia. The compromise resulted in all of the following except

A. Japan was awarded the chief prize of Korea and also was allowed to control the southern part of Sakhalin Island, Port Arthur, and the South Manchurian Railroad

B. Russia was required to pay Japan a huge indemnity and turned control of Siberia over to Japan

C. China’s territorial integrity was protected by inducing the armies of both Russia and Japan to abandon Manchuria

D. Japan was favored by perpetuating its control over most of the territories it had won during the brief Russo-Japanese War

Question 11

• The Mexican Revolution broke out in 1920 when dictator Porfirio Diaz, who had ruled for thirty-four years, was overthrown by democratic forces led by

A. Francisco MaderoB. Jose Santos ZelayaC. Victoriano HuertaD. Francisco “Pancho” Villa

Question 12

• The author of The Influence of Sea Power upon History was

A. Theodore RooseveltB. William McKinleyC. Frederick Jackson TurnerD. Alfred Thayer Mahan

Question 13

• Which president brought the most impressive foreign policy credentials to the White House?

A. Theodore RooseveltB. William McKinleyC. William Howard TaftD. Woodrow Wilson

Question 14

• When the U.S. annexed Puerto Rico, the intent was to

A. Allow Puerto Ricans to govern themselvesB. Encourage Puerto Rico to seek statehoodC. Rule the island and its inhabitantsD. Establish cooperative governance between

the U.S. and Puerto Rico

Question 15

• U.S. foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere after 1900 was

A. Defensive—geared toward limiting European influence

B. IsolationistC. Offensive—geared toward expanding

American influenceD. Never criticized by the U.S. citizens

Question 16

• “Yellow journalism” or the “yellow press”A. Featured shocking and sensational stories

designed to appeal to a mass audienceB. Was rejected by leading newspapermen such

as Joseph PulitzerC. Focused American attention away from the

Cuban rebellion at the end of the 19th CenturyD. Refers to the use of comic strips

Question 17

• Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy was A. “look before you leap”B. “speak softly and carry a big stick”C. “death before dishonor”D. “Win at all costs”

Question 18

• The principles embodied in the Roosevelt corollary were applied to all of the following except

A. HawaiiB. CubaC. VenezuelaD. Dominican Republic

Question 19

• The Teller Amendment declaredA. War on SpainB. That the U.S. would not use war to acquire

Cuban territoryC. That Cuba could not make treaties with

foreign powersD. The independence of the Philippines

Question 20

• What event in 1914 precipitated Europe’s descent into war?

A. The sinking of the LusitaniaB. The British attack o the ChesapeakeC. The assassination of a Serbian nationalistD. The assassination of the heir to the Austro-

Hungarian throne

Question 21

• The Triple Alliance consisted of alliances between

A. Britain, France, and RussiaB. France, Italy, and SwitzerlandC. Germany, Austria-Hungary, and ItalyD. Switzerland, Britain, and Germany

Question 22

• Which countries aligned themselves as part of the Triple Entente?

A. Britain, France, and RussiaB. France, Italy, and SwitzerlandC. Germany, Austria-Hungary, and ItalyD. Switzerland, Britain, and Germany

Question 23

• Many Americans, especially those with economic and political power, identified more closely with the culture of Britain than they did with the culture of Germany for all the following reasons except

A. They shared a common languageB. They shared a common ancestryC. They shared a common borderD. They shared a commitment to liberty

Question 24

• The Zimmerman telegram urged Mexico toA. Negotiate peace with the U.SB. Attack the U.S. in the event of war between

the U.S and GermanyC. Withdraw from the American SouthwestD. Enter the war on the side of the allies

Question 25

• President Wilson appeared before the Senate on January 22, 1917, to outline his plans for possible peace. In his speech, he reaffirmed his commitment to a League of Nations. Which of the following was not one of his crucial principles in lasting peace?

A. Freedom of the seasB. Disarmament C. Protection of capitalismD. The right of all people to self-determination, democratic

self-government, and security against aggression

Question 26

• A second Russian Revolution in November 1917 overthrew the liberal, democratic government and brought to power a revolutionary, socialist government under the Bolshevik leader

A. Mikhail GorbachevB. Nicholas IIC. Vladimir LeninD. Joseph Stalin

Question 27

• Revenues from taxes provide the government with only about 1/3 of the $33 billion that it ultimately spent on the war. The rest came from the government sale of 30-year bonds, known as

A. Doughboy bondsB. U.S. saving bondsC. Liberty bondsD. Allied bonds

Question 28

• The manufacture and distribution of alcoholic beverages was banned by the

A. 15th AmendmentB. 16th AmendmentC. 17th AmendmentD. 18th Amendment

Question 29

• Congress made it illegal to write or utter any statement that could be construed as profaning the flag, the Constitution, or the military with the

A. Alien and Sedition ActB. Espionage, Sabotage, and Sedition ActsC. Jones ActD. Wagner Act

Question 30

• The initial U.S. policy regarding the European war was to

A. Offer immediate support to the Allied PowersB. Offer immediate support to the Central

PowersC. Offer to mediate between the two campsD. Pursue a policy of neutrality

Question 31

• The Committee on Public Information’s main function was

A. To encourage young men to registerB. To raise money for the warC. Ensure support for the peace treatyD. Raise the level of patriotism and support for

the war

Question 32

• The War Industries BoardA. Represented Woodrow Wilson’s initial

attempts to pursue a decentralized approach to war mobilization

B. Possessed complete authority over military and civilian wartime production

C. Was criticized by Progressives as inefficientD. Nationalized all industries in the U.S.

Question 33

• Most African American soldiers wereA. Not permitted to register for the draftB. Killed in the warC. Assigned to all black units and were sent to

the frontD. Assigned to all black units and not allowed to

fight

Question 34

• The International Workers of the World and the Socialist Party

A. Always supported the warB. Supported the war after U.S. entryC. Helped to staff the Committee on Public

InformationD. Supported Germany in the war

Question 35

• The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany byA. Removing Kaiser Wilhelm II from powerB. Placing Germany under the military control

of France and EnglandC. Assessing $33 billion in war reparationsD. Executing all the nation’s leading officials