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The chapter introduction tells the story of the Panama Canal to make the point that |
| | A) | progressives were increasingly willing to flex American muscle to shape world order. |
| | B) | the United States followed a pattern of arbitrary intervention in Latin America. |
| | C) | the United States deliberately differed from European powers in the way they exercised influence abroad. |
| | D) | Roosevelt took the canal. |
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Progressive diplomacy did NOT stress which of the following? |
| | A) | moralism and order |
| | B) | the superiority of Anglo-American stock and institutions |
| | C) | a pursuit of colonial holdings |
| | D) | a pursuit of economic markets |
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Under the "Roosevelt Corollary," the U.S. |
| | A) | agreed to abstain from interfering in the internal affairs of Caribbean nations. |
| | B) | declared the Canal Zone open to all nations. |
| | C) | established a system of mutual financial and commercial obligations with Panama. |
| | D) | justified intervention in the internal affairs of Caribbean countries. |
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Roosevelt's objectives in Asian policy—which explain his actions in response to the Russo-Japanese War—included all EXCEPT |
| | A) | holding the U.S. Navy in waters close to the U.S. for coastal defense. |
| | B) | keeping the commercial door open in China. |
| | C) | protecting U.S. Pacific holdings, especially the Philippines. |
| | D) | maintaining the balance of power in the Pacific. |
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Taft's "dollar diplomacy" was intended to accomplish all of the following EXCEPT |
| | A) | encourage private corporations to invest abroad. |
| | B) | foster prosperity in nations abroad. |
| | C) | tie debt-ridden nations to the U.S. instead of Europe. |
| | D) | promote American corporate interests overseas through the use of armed force. |
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Wilson added which of the following to the principles of American diplomacy? |
| | A) | a belief that displays of military might were more effective than negotiation |
| | B) | a missionary commitment to spreading his system of beliefs across the world |
| | C) | a sense of the fundamental equality of all peoples and nations |
| | D) | All these answers are correct. |
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Wilson's policy toward Mexico |
| | A) | was based on maintaining a balance of power in Latin America. |
| | B) | was based on his strong approval of General Huerta's regime. |
| | C) | included two separate invasions of the country and a near-war averted only by the diplomatic efforts of the "ABC powers." |
| | D) | resulted in General Pershing's capture of Pancho Villa. |
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Wilson's commitment to neutrality in World War I stemmed from his profound conviction that |
| | A) | aggressive, threatening nationalisms would arise from the chaos of war. |
| | B) | a neutral America could lead the warring nations to a "peace without victory." |
| | C) | it was his Christian duty to impose America's will on the world. |
| | D) | the U.S. had no security interests outside the Western Hemisphere. |
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What circumstance led to an American posture in which true neutrality was dead? |
| | A) | the British blockade, which cut off U.S. trade with Germany while supplies still flowed to the Allies |
| | B) | the British blockade, which infuriated Wilson to the point of embargoing U.S. trade |
| | C) | German war propaganda, which recruited thousands of influential German Americans to lobby on behalf of the German cause |
| | D) | German war propaganda, which so alienated German Americans that they shifted their support to the British |
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The inflammatory Zimmerman telegram proposed that in the event of war between the U.S. and Germany, |
| | A) | Mexico would attack the U.S. |
| | B) | Germany would unleash unrestricted submarine warfare on U.S. merchant vessels. |
| | C) | the U.S., once the Central Powers were defeated, would take over the German colonies. |
| | D) | German nationals within the U.S. would be held in internment camps. |
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During World War I, agencies such as the War Industries Board, the Food Administration, and the Fuel Administration were |
| | A) | part of a massive bureaucracy organized by the government to manage the war effort. |
| | B) | created by coalitions of businessmen and farmers who volunteered to serve the nation on the home front. |
| | C) | established by the government when business leaders like Henry Ford refused to support the war effort. |
| | D) | parts of the propaganda machine set up to gain Americans' support for the war effort. |
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The bureaucratic state constructed during World War I |
| | A) | was forced to pay business executives market salaries to gain their expertise for the war effort. |
| | B) | was maintained throughout the 1920s. |
| | C) | reversed a trend away from government intervention. |
| | D) | set an important precedent for the future of the federal government. |
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Each of the following played a significant role in mobilizing the economy EXCEPT |
| | A) | movie stars. |
| | B) | children. |
| | C) | women workers. |
| | D) | business leaders working for the government. |
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Each of the following was the result of the "100 percent Americanism" movement EXCEPT |
| | A) | the state of Iowa making it a crime to speak German. |
| | B) | hamburgers being renamed "Salisbury steak." |
| | C) | the internment of German-speaking immigrants. |
| | D) | German measles being renamed "liberty measles." |
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Characterize the "Fourteen Points." |
| | A) | a pragmatic list of specifics undergirding Wilson's desire to mediate an end to the war |
| | B) | an idealistic vision for a postwar world order freed of militarism and selfish nationalism |
| | C) | a blueprint for a punitive peace that would prevent any resurgence of German aggression |
| | D) | a code of moralistic guidelines for future diplomatic practice |
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The Treaty of Versailles never received Senate ratification because |
| | A) | the vast majority of Americans came to oppose it. |
| | B) | Wilson himself came to oppose it. |
| | C) | Wilson ordered Democratic senators to vote against the amended treaty. |
| | D) | it would have destroyed U.S. national security. |
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