Question 1

Which of the following was one of the camps that Americans fell into when viewing America as a world power?

Accepted Answer

A) Feudalists 
B) Isolationists 
C) Communists 
D) Abolitionists 
E) Coalitionists 
A) Feudalists 
B) Isolationists 
C) Communists 
D) Abolitionists 
E) Coalitionists

Question 2

The "Roosevelt Corollary" was Theodore Roosevelt's amendment to the _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Monroe Doctrine 
B) Drago Doctrine 
C) Betancourt Doctrine 
D) Giedroyc Doctrine 
E) Truman Doctrine 
A) Monroe Doctrine 
B) Drago Doctrine 
C) Betancourt Doctrine 
D) Giedroyc Doctrine 
E) Truman Doctrine

Question 3

Idealists believed that the United States could enter international politics as a competitor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In 1872, _____ granted the United States a naval base at Pago Pago.

Accepted Answer

A) Mexico 
B) Alaska 
C) Samoa 
D) Hawai'i 
E) China 
A) Mexico 
B) Alaska 
C) Samoa 
D) Hawai'i 
E) China

Question 5

What was the aim of the "Open Door" policy of 1899?

Accepted Answer

A) To allow all nations to trade with China on equal terms 
B) To enable foreign powers to partition China as they had Africa 
C) To grant the United States an exemption from trade tariffs 
D) To give independence to the Philippines 
E) To help yellow journalism to thrive in China 
A) To allow all nations to trade with China on equal terms 
B) To enable foreign powers to partition China as they had Africa 
C) To grant the United States an exemption from trade tariffs 
D) To give independence to the Philippines 
E) To help yellow journalism to thrive in China

Question 6

Which of the following events ignited World War I?

Accepted Answer

A) The assassination of Austria's Archduke 
B) The alliance of Germany with Hungary 
C) The invasion of France by Germany 
D) The attempt by Hungary to annex Serbia 
E) The atrocities of American soldiers against the Filipinos 
A) The assassination of Austria's Archduke 
B) The alliance of Germany with Hungary 
C) The invasion of France by Germany 
D) The attempt by Hungary to annex Serbia 
E) The atrocities of American soldiers against the Filipinos

Question 7

Which of the following American presidents was the most prominent proponent of the idealist viewpoint?

Accepted Answer

A) Woodrow Wilson 
B) William McKinley 
C) Howard Taft 
D) Harry S. Truman 
E) Franklin D. Roosevelt 
A) Woodrow Wilson 
B) William McKinley 
C) Howard Taft 
D) Harry S. Truman 
E) Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question 8

Describe the events that led to the outbreak of the First World War.

Accepted Answer

World War I erupted out of conflicts bet

Question 9

Which of the following did the Turner Thesis assert?

Accepted Answer

A) The presence of the western frontier had created obstacles to the development of democracy and capitalism. 
B) White Christian Americans stood at the top of civilization. 
C) The financial panics of the 1870s and the 1890s were the result of the underproduction of goods. 
D) Americans might require a new frontier in order to ensure the survival of the nation's democracy. 
E) Blacks needed to be separated from whites in public transport. 
A) The presence of the western frontier had created obstacles to the development of democracy and capitalism. 
B) White Christian Americans stood at the top of civilization. 
C) The financial panics of the 1870s and the 1890s were the result of the underproduction of goods. 
D) Americans might require a new frontier in order to ensure the survival of the nation's democracy. 
E) Blacks needed to be separated from whites in public transport.

Question 10

In which of the following ways did Hawai'i facilitate American expansion?

Accepted Answer

A) It allowed its annexation to the United States to enable exemption of its products from U.S. tariffs. 
B) It allowed Americans from the mainland to occupy vacant regions of the island. 
C) It allowed the United States a protectorate over the island. 
D) It opened up its ports to permit American trade. 
E) It granted the United States the right to construct a naval base at Pearl Harbor. 
A) It allowed its annexation to the United States to enable exemption of its products from U.S. tariffs. 
B) It allowed Americans from the mainland to occupy vacant regions of the island. 
C) It allowed the United States a protectorate over the island. 
D) It opened up its ports to permit American trade. 
E) It granted the United States the right to construct a naval base at Pearl Harbor.

Question 11

The "glut thesis" argued that the financial panics of the 1870s and the 1890s were the result of the underproduction of goods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following was a belief of the isolationists?

Accepted Answer

A) All nations pursued only their own self-interests. 
B) Moral reformation should be the primary goal of a nation. 
C) Alliances improved security. 
D) Alliances resulted in costly wars. 
E) Power is the only meaningful factor in international affairs. 
A) All nations pursued only their own self-interests. 
B) Moral reformation should be the primary goal of a nation. 
C) Alliances improved security. 
D) Alliances resulted in costly wars. 
E) Power is the only meaningful factor in international affairs.

Question 13

What was the goal of the Boxer Rebellion of 1900?

Accepted Answer

A) To reclaim regions of China annexed by the United States 
B) To establish an "Open Door" policy with China 
C) To challenge the Platt Amendment of 1901 
D) To drive foreigners out of China 
E) To restrict the growth of Communism in China 
A) To reclaim regions of China annexed by the United States 
B) To establish an "Open Door" policy with China 
C) To challenge the Platt Amendment of 1901 
D) To drive foreigners out of China 
E) To restrict the growth of Communism in China

Question 14

Explain the role of Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders in shattering the Spanish army in Cuba in the 1890s.

Accepted Answer

In Cuba, the United States mounted a fas

Question 15

Alfred Thayer Mahan argued that in order to achieve national greatness, America should:

Accepted Answer

A) sustain a modern standing army. 
B) create its own nuclear weapons. 
C) compete on an equal basis with other empires. 
D) uphold its position in the world as a republic that refused to colonize others. 
E) keep warships and maintain overseas colonies for naval supply bases. 
A) sustain a modern standing army. 
B) create its own nuclear weapons. 
C) compete on an equal basis with other empires. 
D) uphold its position in the world as a republic that refused to colonize others. 
E) keep warships and maintain overseas colonies for naval supply bases.

Question 16

Which of the following was a belief of the realists?

Accepted Answer

A) Alliances resulted in needless conflicts. 
B) Moral reformation should be the primary goal of a nation. 
C) Mitigating conflicts should be the primary goal of a nation. 
D) Alliances improved security. 
E) All nations pursued only their own self-interests. 
A) Alliances resulted in needless conflicts. 
B) Moral reformation should be the primary goal of a nation. 
C) Mitigating conflicts should be the primary goal of a nation. 
D) Alliances improved security. 
E) All nations pursued only their own self-interests.

Question 17

_________ believed the United States could treat the Spanish-American War and its corollaries as an aberration and return to its policy of noninterference in the matter of other countries. 
a. Realists 
B. Idealists 
C. Isolationists 
D. Feudalists

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________ believed the United States could treat...

Question 18

In 1844, the Treaty of Wanghia opened several Chinese ports to American trade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Yellow journalism shows little dependence on facts or research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following was a provision of the Treaty of Versailles?

Accepted Answer

A) Self-determination for nationalities 
B) Prolongation of the Open Door policy in China 
C) Limitations on self-government for Germany 
D) Restoration of self-government in Versailles 
E) Reparations that would force France to accept full responsibility for the war 
A) Self-determination for nationalities 
B) Prolongation of the Open Door policy in China 
C) Limitations on self-government for Germany 
D) Restoration of self-government in Versailles 
E) Reparations that would force France to accept full responsibility for the war

Exam 20: Becoming a World Power

Which of the following was one of the camps that Americans fell into when viewing America as a world power?

The "Roosevelt Corollary" was Theodore Roosevelt's amendment to the _____.

Idealists believed that the United States could enter international politics as a competitor.

In 1872, _____ granted the United States a naval base at Pago Pago.

What was the aim of the "Open Door" policy of 1899?

Which of the following events ignited World War I?

Which of the following American presidents was the most prominent proponent of the idealist viewpoint?

Describe the events that led to the outbreak of the First World War.

Which of the following did the Turner Thesis assert?

In which of the following ways did Hawai'i facilitate American expansion?

The "glut thesis" argued that the financial panics of the 1870s and the 1890s were the result of the underproduction of goods.

Which of the following was a belief of the isolationists?

What was the goal of the Boxer Rebellion of 1900?

Explain the role of Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders in shattering the Spanish army in Cuba in the 1890s.

Alfred Thayer Mahan argued that in order to achieve national greatness, America should:

Which of the following was a belief of the realists?

_________ believed the United States could treat the Spanish-American War and its corollaries as an aberration and return to its policy of noninterference in the matter of other countries. a. Realists B. Idealists C. Isolationists D. Feudalists

In 1844, the Treaty of Wanghia opened several Chinese ports to American trade.

Yellow journalism shows little dependence on facts or research.

Which of the following was a provision of the Treaty of Versailles?

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