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1
Which of the following developments did not play a part in shifting American attention overseas?
A)The search for new markets after the Panic of 1893
B)The fear of growing Communist influence abroad
C)The "closing of the frontier"
D)The imperialist example of European nations
2
Which of the following argued that the future greatness of the United States would rest on its sea power?
A)John Fiske
B)Josiah Strong
C)John W. Burgess
D)Alfred Thayer Mahan
3
The administration of Grover Cleveland threatened to go to war with England over the disputed border of what country?
A)Canada
B)Mexico
C)Venezuela
D)Colombia
4
Which of the following served as Prime Minister of Hawaii under King Kamehameha III?
A)James Blaine
B)G.P. Judd
C)William Hooper
D)Arthur MacArthur
5
What crop came to dominate the Hawaiian economy?
A)Cotton
B)Indigo
C)Sugar
D)Coffee
6
At the time of its annexation, what percentage of the population of Hawaii were Americans?
A)Less than 5%
B)10%
C)20%
D)33%
7
Why were Americans particularly interested in the Samoan islands?
A)Its foothold in the Japanese economy
B)Its thriving cocoa and sugar plantations
C)Its harbor at Pago Pago
D)It was unclaimed by any other nation
8
What newspaper magnate famously told an artist sent to Cuba, "You furnish the pictures, and I'll furnish the war"?
A)Joseph Pulitzer
B)William Randolph Hearst
C)Charles Foster Kane
D)Henry Luce
9
What American official was insulted in a private letter by Spanish minister Dupuy de Lôme, creating intense popular anger?
A)Grover Cleveland
B)William McKinley
C)Theodore Roosevelt
D)John Hay
10
What was the name of the American battleship which blew up in Havana Harbor in 1898?
A)The Lincoln
B)The Alabama
C)The Missouri
D)The Maine
11
Which of the following was not a problem faced by the US army during the "splendid little war"?
A)Low public morale
B)Racial conflicts
C)Supply problems
D)Lack of manpower
12
At what port did Commodore George Dewey manage to completely destroy the aging Spanish fleet?
A)Havana
B)Santiago
C)Port-au-Prince
D)Manila
13
Who served as commanding general of the US Army during the conflict?
A)Leonard Wood
B)Theodore Roosevelt
C)Alfred Thayer Mahan
D)Nelson Miles
14
In what battle did Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders make their famous charge?
A)San Juan Hill
B)El Caney
C)Las Guasimos
D)Santiago
15
What 1917 act declared Puerto Rico to be United States territory and all Puerto Ricans American citizens?
A)Foraker Act
B)Platt Amendment
C)Jones Act
D)Pendleton Act
16
Which of the following was not generally a motive of American anti-imperialists?
A)"Inferior" Asian races would "pollute" the native population.
B)Entangling foreign alliances would threaten American liberties.
C)The new colonies would flood the US with cheap laborers.
D)European trading partners would balk at the new US commitment to imperialism.
17
Which of the following was not an anti-imperialist?
A)Mark Twain
B)Samuel Gompers
C)Henry Cabot Lodge
D)Andrew Carnegie
18
Which of the following was not part of the Platt Amendment to the Cuban constitution?
A)Cuba must permit American naval stations on its territory.
B)Cuba must pay the US a biannual "protection" fee.
C)Cuba could not make treaties with other nations.
D)The US could intervene in Cuba to protect independence, life, and property.
19
Who led the Filipino people in their fight for independence from the Spanish and — later — the Americans?
A)Valeriano Weyler
B)Jose Marti
C)Antonio Maceo
D)Emilio Aguinaldo
20
In the Civil War, one person died for every five wounded. In the bloody and savage Philippine War, over ______ Filipinos were killed for every one wounded.
A)3
B)5
C)10
D)15
21
Who served as the first civilian governor of the Philippines?
A)Arthur MacArthur
B)William Shafter
C)William Howard Taft
D)John Hay
22
To what nation or territory did the "Open Door" notes refer?
A)The Philippines
B)Japan
C)China
D)Indonesia
23
Who did William McKinley appoint to supervise a major overhaul of the armed forces?
A)Elihu Root
B)Arthur MacArthur
C)Theodore Roosevelt
D)Leonard Wood
24
Which of the following was not one of the reforms that emerged from this armed forces overhaul?
A)The Joint Chiefs of Staff was established.
B)The post of Secretary of Defense was created.
C)Federal standards for the National Guard were created.
D)A system of officer training schools was established.





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