Deck 18: Projecting Power, 1875-1920

Question 1

Both African Americans and Mexican Americans benefitted from ​the labor shortage caused by World War I.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

___________________  argued that a nation's greatness was inextricably linked to its naval strength.​

A) ​Josiah Strong
B) ​Alfred T. Mahan
C) ​Theodore Roosevelt
D) ​William H. Seward
E) ​Grover Cleveland

Answer 2

B

Question 3

President Grover Cleveland enthusiastically supported the annexation of Hawai'i from the very beginning of his term in office.​

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Multilateral conventions outlined rules of international conduct in areas such as ​

A) ​war.
B) ​health.
C) ​communication.
D) ​transportation.
E) ​All of these are correct.

Question 5

Recent studies have proven that Spain was responsible for the explosion of the Maine .​

Question 6

When the United States declared war during World War I, the Allies were perilously close to defeat.​

Question 7

The McKinley Tariff triggered events that lead the United States to annex

A) ​Cuba.
B) ​Hawai'i.
C) Puerto Rico.
D) ​the Philippines.
E) ​the Virgin Islands.

Question 8

The Ten Years War, which took place from 1868-1878 was a failed revolt in ​

A) ​Puerto Rico.
B) ​Hawai'i.
C) Cuba.​
D) ​Mexico.
E) ​the Dominican Republic.

Question 9

In Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis ​, Josiah Strong argued that

A) ​America should look inward and reform its own society.
B) America should establish an overseas empire.
C) ​America should embrace immigrants.
D) ​American should spread its economic influence but not its religious or cultural values.
E) America should stay out of World War I.

Question 10

In 1902, the British Empire encompassed ___________________  of the globe.​

A) ​one-tenth
B) ​one-quarter
C) ​one-fifth
D) ​one-fourth
E) ​one-twentieth

Question 11

The United States entered the League of Nations upon its founding.​

Question 12

The Plan of San Diego was successful for a limited time and six U.S. states seceded from the Union for a several years during the Mexican Revolution.​

Question 13

Both idealism and prejudice played a role in American anti-imperialism.​

Question 14

During World War I, more than one million Armenians died in a genocide orchestrated by the Turks.​

Question 15

While Cuba was superficially independent after the Spanish-American War, the United States dominated its economy and militarily intervened several times over the next two decades.​

Question 16

The Bayonet ​Constitution was signed in ___________________  in 1887.

A) ​Mexico
B) ​Hawai'i
C) ​Cuba
D) ​Puerto Rico
E) ​the Philippines

Question 17

On the eve of World War I, the United States generated ___________________ percent of the world's economic output.​

A) ​5
B) ​10
C) ​15
D) ​20
E) 25

Question 18

During World War I, the United States seized control of Haiti's finances and installed a pro-U.S. president.​

Question 19

The American Invaders was a book warning about​

A) ​the impact of immigrants on the United States.
B) ​the impact of American culture abroad.
C) ​lost opportunities for the United States if they did not engage in imperialism.
D) ​the consequences of United States participation in World War I.
E) the impact of U.S. culture on Native Americans.

Question 20

Which of the following is true about American colonialism in the late nineteenth century?​

A) ​In the aftermath of the Civil War, American policy makers moved away from policies opposing foreign entanglements.
B) ​Many Americans opposed colonialism because they felt that it violated the principle of consent of the governed.
C) Many Americans opposed colonialism because of the high financial cost involved.
D) ​Many Americas opposed colonialism because they opposed the entry of non-white populations into the nation.
E) ​All of these are correct.

Question 21

When the United States intervened in Haiti in 1914, ​

A) ​it did so when U.S. policy makers feared that Germany would take over the port of Móle Saint Nicholas.
B) ​the United States took control of Haiti's finances.
C) ​the United States forced the election of a pro-U.S. president who instituted policies such as racial segregation and forced labor.
D) ​the United States occupied the nation until 1934.
E) ​All of these are correct.

Question 22

Which of the following states was not incorporated within the Plan of San Diego?​

A) ​California
B) ​New Mexico
C) ​Nevada
D) ​Arizona
E) ​Colorado

Question 23

Yellow journalism refers to​

A) ​journalism that values sensationalism over fact.
B) ​objective journalism that reports facts and discourages emotional appeal.
C) ​journalism that reports news that is relevant to certain ethnic or socioeconomic groups.
D) ​journalism that reports on stories gathered from the foreign press.
E) ​None of these are correct.

Question 24

When the Columbian Senate was presented with the treaty agreed upon by Secretary of State John Hay and Thomas Herran,

A) ​it was ratified unanimously.
B) ​it was rejected unanimously.
C) ​it was ratified, but with some concessions made by the United States.
D) ​it was ratified although Secretary of State Hay was not in favor of the version of the treaty that made it to the Columbian Senate.
E) ​None of these are correct.

Question 25

The Philippines became an independent nation following ​

A) ​the Spanish-American War.
B) ​ ​World War I.
C) ​ World War II.
D) ​the Korean War,
E) ​ ​the Vietnam War.

Question 26

The Boxer Rebellion was a revolt against​

A) ​communist revolutionaries.
B) ​Christian missionaries and foreigners.
C) ​immigration quotas that kept the Chinese out of the United States.
D) oppression on the part of the Chinese government.​
E) ​None of these are correct.

Question 27

The Boxer Rebellion took place in ​

A) ​Mexico.
B) ​Cuba.
C) ​China.
D) ​Japan.
E) ​Hawai'i.

Question 28

In the 1907 Gentlemen's Agreement, ___________________  voluntary restricted immigration in exchange for ending school segregation in San Francisco.

A) ​China
B) ​the Philippines
C) ​Korea
D) ​Japan
E) ​None of these are correct.

Question 29

The Platt Amendment gave the United States the right to intervene in ___________________  to safeguard its independence.​

A) Puerto Rico
B) ​Cuba
C) ​Guam
D) ​the Philippines
E) ​None of these are correct.

Question 30

The Rough Riders were led by

A) ​Grover Cleveland.
B) William McKinley.
C) ​Theodore Roosevelt.
D) ​William Howard Taft.
E) ​Benjamin Harrison

Question 31

The Teller Amendment stated that ​

A) ​the United States would side with Spain to suppress Cuban rebels.
B) ​the United States would annex Cuba.
C) ​the United States would not annex Cuba.
D) ​the United States was not interested in commercial relations with Cuba.
E) the United States would not intervene in matters between Spain and Cuba.

Question 32

The reconcentration policy in Cuba cost ___________________  thousand people their lives.​

A) one
B) ​ten
C) ​twenty
D) ​one hundred
E) ​two hundred

Question 33

The American battleship ___________________  exploded in Havana Harbor in 1898.​

A) ​Maine
B) ​Chesapeake
C) ​Missouri
D) ​Lusitania
E) ​None of these are correct.

Question 34

In 1900, the Foraker Act made ___________________  an unincorporated territory. ​

A) ​Cuba
B) ​Puerto Rico
C) ​the Philippines
D) ​the Virgin Islands
E) ​Guam

Question 35

The Roosevelt Corollary was issued when ___________________  threatened to invade the Dominican Republic to collect its debts.​

A) ​Italy.
B) ​Germany.
C) ​France.
D) ​Spain.
E) ​Great Britain.

Question 36

Emilio Aguinaldo was the leader of the ___________________  resistance movement.​

A) ​Cuban
B) ​Filipino
C) ​Puerto Rican
D) ​Mexican
E) ​None of these are correct.

Question 37

The policy of dollar diplomacy was advanced by​

A) ​Theodore Roosevelt.
B) ​William Howard Taft.
C) ​William McKinley.
D) ​Woodrow Wilson.
E) ​Grover Cleveland.

Question 38

The canal project in Panama was originally started by ​

A) ​Italy.
B) ​Great Britain.
C) ​France.
D) ​China.
E) ​Japan.

Question 39

The  Panama Canal was completed in ​

A) ​1899.
B) ​1910.
C) ​1914.
D) ​1920.
E) ​1925.

Question 40

Which of the following is true about United States presence in Puerto Rico?​

A) ​Puerto Ricans readily accepted American rule.
B) ​McKinley withdrew U.S. troops quickly.
C) ​Puerto Ricans were subject to conscription during World War I.
D) ​Puerto Ricans were granted U.S. citizenship in 1917.
E) ​All of these are correct.

Question 41

Which of the following is true about the Lusitania? ​

A) ​It was an American ship.
B) ​It was carrying about five hundred passengers.
C) ​It launched a preemptive attack on a German U-boat.
D) ​It was carrying contraband.
E) ​All of these are correct.

Question 42

Which of the following was recognized as an independent state after World War I? ​

A) ​Poland
B) ​Estonia
C) ​Latvia
D) ​Lithuania
E) ​All of these are correct.

Question 43

The Zionist movement called for the creation of a(n) ___________________  homeland. ​

A) ​African American
B) ​Jewish
C) ​Pan-African
D) ​Muslim
E) ​None of these are correct.

Question 44

The Zimmerman telegram asked ___________________  to ally with Germany in case of war with the United States.​

A) ​Cuba
B) ​Mexico
C) ​Austria-Hungary
D) ​Canada
E) ​None of these are correct.

Question 45

The armistice signed by the Germans during World War I went into effect on November 11, ​

A) ​1916.
B) ​1917.
C) ​1918.
D) ​1919.
E) ​1920.

Question 46

After World War I broke out in Europe, Wilson pledge​d

A) ​that the United States would remain neutral "in thought, as well as action."
B) ​that the United States would remain neutral militarily, but offer financial help to the allies.
C) ​that the United States would intervene militarily if any imminent threats appeared.
D) ​that the United States would offer immediate military and financial help.
E) ​None of these are correct.

Question 47

The Bolshevik Revolution took place in ​

A) ​Germany.
B) ​Russia.
C) ​Italy.
D) ​France.
E) ​Belgium.

Question 48

The Treaty of Versailles contained provisions that were punitive toward

A) ​Austria
B) ​Italy
C) ​the United States
D) ​Germany
E) ​Serbia

Question 49

The Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated on June 28, ​

A) ​1910.
B) ​1911.
C) ​1912.
D) ​1913.
E) ​1914.

Question 50

The League of Nations was founded in ​

A) ​1918.
B) ​1919.
C) ​1920.
D) ​1921.
E) ​1922.

Question 51

The U-boat was introduced into World War I by​

A) ​the United States.
B) ​France.
C) ​Germany.
D) ​Russia.
E) ​Great Britain.

Question 52

Which of the following is true about U.S. participation in World War I?  ​

A) ​The United States declared war on Germany in April 1917.
B) ​The Allies were close to defeat when the United States entered the war.
C) After the United States entered the war, the Selective Service Act was passed.
D) ​The war coincided with the worst flu pandemic ever.
E) ​All of these are correct.

Question 53

After World War I, ______ acquired mandates for some of Germany's islands as well as the Chinese region of Shandong.​

A) ​the United States
B) Russia​
C) ​Japan
D) ​Great Britain
E) ​France

Question 54

Which of the following was not an effect of World War I on the United States?​

A) ​Business and finance boomed.
B) Workers won economic gains.​
C) ​Reformers advanced prohibition and women's suffrage.
D) ​There was an easing of racial tensions.
E) ​None of these are correct.

Question 55

During Red Summer, there was increased violence against ​

A) ​Communists.
B) anarchists.
C) ​anti-war protesters.
D) ​African Americans.
E) ​None of these are correct.

Question 56

The Schlieffen Plan was intended to bring about the quick defeat of ​

A) ​Germany.
B) ​Russia.
C) ​France.
D) ​Great Britain.
E) ​Japan.

Question 57

Article X of the Covenant of the League of Nations called for​

A) ​collective security.
B) ​racial equality for all member nations.
C) ​disarmament.
D) ​self-determination.
E) ​None of these are correct.

Question 58

Kaiser Wilhelm II agreed to the Sussex pledge after ​

A) ​a German U-boat mistook a French steamer for a minesweeper.
B) ​the attack on the Lusitania .
C) ​the interception of the Zimmerman telegram.
D) ​the United States increased their trade with the Central Powers.
E) ​the United States cut diplomatic relations with Germany.

Question 59

During the Great Migration, ___________________  African Americans moved from the South to urban areas. ​

A) ​2 million
B) ​4 million
C) ​6 million
D) ​8 million
E) ​10 million

Question 60

The Committee on Public Information ​

A) ​helped to catch German spies within the American population.
B) ​was a secret society made up of anarchists.
C) ​spread propaganda within the United States to rally support for the war effort.
D) ​was an anti-war organization.
E) ​None of these are correct.

Question 61

Talk About:  imperialism​

Question 62

Talk About:  arbitration​

Question 63

Talk About:  reconcentration policy

Question 64

Talk About:  multilateral conventions​

Question 65

Talk About:  Teller Amendment​

Question 66

Talk About:  Treaty of Paris​

Question 67

Talk About:  Anti-Imperialist League​

Question 68

Talk About:  yellow journalism​

Question 69

Talk About:   Maine

Question 70

Talk About:   The Influence of Sea Power upon History​

Question 71

Talk About:  Josiah Strong​

Question 72

Talk About:  F.A. McKenzie​

Question 73

Talk About: The  American Invaders​

Question 74

Talk About:  incorporated territory​

Question 75

Talk About:  unincorporated territory​

Question 76

Talk About:  Alfred Thayer Mahan​

Question 77

Talk About:  Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis​

Question 78

Talk About:  reciprocity treaties​

Question 79

Talk About:  White man's burden​

Question 80

Talk About:  commonwealth?