CHAPTER 12 QUIZ (Administered on Monday, 10.24.11)
01. The United States acquired control of the Canal Zone by
A) paying Panama $25 million.
B) signing a treaty with Spain.
C) passing the Roosevelt Corollary.
D) organizing a revolt in Panama.
02. The Spanish-American War began when Admiral George Dewey attacked the Spanish fleet in
A) the Philippines.
B) the Gulf of Mexico.
C) the harbor at Santiago.
D) Puerto Rico
03. Taft’s approach to foreign affairs was undermined by
A) local revolutionary movements.
B) European intervention in Latin America.
C) a depressed economy.
D) Russian imperialism.
04. Construction of the Panama Canal ceased in which year?
A) 1914
B) 1904
C) 1912
D) 1907
05. European and American imperialism grew as a result of
A) a shortage of products and food.
B) the search for cheap labor.
C) the need for foreign markets.
D) the fear of entangling alliances.
06. Most American favored expansionism primarily because they wanted
A) respect from European nations.
B) to rule people of weaker nations.
C) favorable trade relations.
D) to have a strong navy.
07. A bankrupt Santo Domingo was rescued by
A) Russian and Chinese merchants.
B) European creditors.
C) American banks.
D) Japanese banks.
08. The United States annexed Hawaii because
A) Americans wanted cheaper Hawaiian sugar.
B) the United States needed naval bases in the Pacific.
C) Hawaiians requested United States protection.
D) the Boxers started a rebellion.
09. In China, the United States competed with other nations for
A) Chinese manufactured goods.
B) Asian trade routes.
C) equal access to Chinese consumers.
D) territory.
10. President Taft maintained stability in the Western Hemisphere through
A) military intervention.
B) economic investment.
C) isolationism.
D) humanitarian projects.
11. The anti-imperialist organizers were mostly
A) military officers.
B) upper-middle-class professionals.
C) industrialists.
D) Republicans.
12. Which political faction felt that imperialism would bring more people of different races that would create more problems in the U.S.?
A) Federalists
B) Northern Whigs
C) Democratic-Republicans
D) Southern Democrats
13. The United States sought to control Hawaii as a result of
A) buying Alaska from Russia.
B) religious zeal.
C) losing Native American lands.
D) trade with China and Japan.
14. Anti-imperialists argued that imperialism rejected the principle of
A) liberty for all.
B) universal suffrage.
C) manifest destiny.
D) religious freedom.
15. Anti-imperialists advocated giving people of American territories
A) economic aid.
B) the right to live in the United States.
C) jobs and lands.
D) rights guaranteed by the Constitution.
16. President Roosevelt threatened to use the U.S. Navy to
A) maintain stability in neighboring countries.
B) acquire new territories.
C) protect American interests in Europe.
D) build the Panama Canal.
17. Which nation first attempted to construct the Panama Canal?
A) Great Britain
B) France
C) Russia
D) Germany
18. Who had to ratify a treaty to make it law?
A) President
B) Senate
C) House of Representatives
D) Supreme Court
19. The response to the Boxer Rebellion were troops and
A) American withdrawal.
B) Second Open Door Notes.
C) financial aid.
D) missionaries.
20. Theodore Roosevelt believed in frontier ideals and
A) isolationism.
B) diplomatic compromise.
C) Anglo-Saxon superiority.
D) stability and the status quo.
21. The United States confirmed the authority of the Monroe Doctrine when
A) Germany agreed to remove its ships from the Caribbean.
B) Britain agreed to withdraw from Venezuela.
C) Japan and Russia signed a peace treaty.
D) China refused to form an alliance with France.
22. Who found a cure for yellow fever?
A) Ferdinand de Lesseps
B) Juliet Low
C) Josiah Strong
D) Walter Reed
23. Americans’ preoccupation with physical fitness reflected the desire to
A) seek out and conquer challenges.
B) extend life spans by several years.
C) make every citizen a soldier.
D) be admired throughout the world.
24. Who was President during the Venezuela Boundary Dispute?
A) Richard Olney
B) Benjamin Harrison
C) William McKinley
D) Grover Cleveland
25. The application of the Monroe Doctrine was first relevant within which nation?
A) Mexico
B) Guatemala
C) Honduras
D) Chile
26. A banana republic was a Central American country that was
A) controlled by an American fruit company.
B) a site for making navy vessels.
C) popular with tourists.
D) controlled by a European nation.
27. Americans sided with the Cuban rebels against Spain as a result of
A) the charge up San Juan Hill.
B) the Platt Amendment.
C) the Teller Amendment.
D) yellow journalism.
28. Before independence, Panama was a province of
A) Colombia.
B) Spain.
C) Venezuela.
D) Mexico.
29. Which of the following did not proclaim a sphere of influence in China?
A) Netherlands
B) Russia
C) France
D) Japan
30. Minor C. Keith was known for exporting large numbers of bananas and controlling the political and economic institutions within all of the following except
A) Honduras
B) Guatemala
C) Nicaragua
D) Costa Rica
31. Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize for
A) helping Cuba gain independence.
B) bringing peace to southern Europe.
C) removing rebels from Central America.
D) negotiating a treaty between Russia and Japan.
32. What was the nickname given to General Weyler?
A) Butcher
B) Guerilla
C) Crazy
D) Hacker
33. Under imperialism, the stronger nation attempts to do all of the following except
A) dominate a weaker country.
B) sell its products to a weaker country.
C) create an empire.
D) extend its liberties and ideology to new locations.
34. Theodore Roosevelt was a graduate of which college?
A) Princeton
B) Cornell
C) Harvard
D) Yale
35. Who proclaimed Hawaii a republic in 1893?
A) Elihu Root
B) Richard Olney
C) Sanford Dole
D) William Seward
36. Secretary of State William Seward added which land to the U.S.?
A) Mexican Cession
B) Alaska
C) Philippines
D) Wake
37. Theodore Roosevelt believed in frontier ideals and
A) isolationism.
B) diplomatic compromise.
C) Anglo-Saxon superiority.
D) stability and the status quo.
38. Who called the Spanish-American War a “splendid little war”?
A) John Hay
B) William McKinley
C) Theodore Roosevelt
D) Philander Knox
39. George Dewey won which battle to launch himself as the hero of the Spanish-American War?
A) Panay Bay
B) Manila Bay
C) Santiago Bay
D) Subic Bay
40. Imperialism appealed to the American ideal of
A) freedom of religion.
B) conquering a new frontier.
C) scientific exploration.
D) economic prosperity.
41. Opponents of American expansion feared
A) a weakened economy.
B) military involvement.
C) contamination from foreign ideas.
D) most-favored-nation status.
42. Theodore Roosevelt became President in which year?
A) 1898
B) 1899
C) 1900
D) 1901
43. As a result of the peace treaty with Spain, the United States gained
A) Honduras, Colombia, and Cuba.
B) the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
C) Mexico, Venezuela, and Chile.
D) Samoa, Pago Pago, and the Philippines.
44. When did Cuba first rebel against Spain?
A) 1868
B) 1875
C) 1881
D) 1898
45. Manifest destiny and the Monroe Doctrine were the basis for
A) European colonization.
B) American expansionism.
C) industrial growth.
D) financial depressions.
46. Who was Taft’s secretary of state?
A) Henry Stimson
B) Philander Knox
C) Richard Ballinger
D) Bushrod Washington
47. When was the frontier declared closed?
A) 1880
B) 1885
C) 1890
D) 1895
48. William Howard Taft was from the birthplace of Presidents? Which state?
A) Ohio
B) New York
C) Texas
D) California
49. Where is Portsmouth?
A) Vermont
B) Massachusetts
C) Maine
D) New Hampshire
50. Many anti-imperialists worried that expansion would lead to
A) problems with Native and African Americans.
B) cycles of inflation and depression.
C) fewer markets for goods.
D) excessive costs and job losses.
A) paying Panama $25 million.
B) signing a treaty with Spain.
C) passing the Roosevelt Corollary.
D) organizing a revolt in Panama.
02. The Spanish-American War began when Admiral George Dewey attacked the Spanish fleet in
A) the Philippines.
B) the Gulf of Mexico.
C) the harbor at Santiago.
D) Puerto Rico
03. Taft’s approach to foreign affairs was undermined by
A) local revolutionary movements.
B) European intervention in Latin America.
C) a depressed economy.
D) Russian imperialism.
04. Construction of the Panama Canal ceased in which year?
A) 1914
B) 1904
C) 1912
D) 1907
05. European and American imperialism grew as a result of
A) a shortage of products and food.
B) the search for cheap labor.
C) the need for foreign markets.
D) the fear of entangling alliances.
06. Most American favored expansionism primarily because they wanted
A) respect from European nations.
B) to rule people of weaker nations.
C) favorable trade relations.
D) to have a strong navy.
07. A bankrupt Santo Domingo was rescued by
A) Russian and Chinese merchants.
B) European creditors.
C) American banks.
D) Japanese banks.
08. The United States annexed Hawaii because
A) Americans wanted cheaper Hawaiian sugar.
B) the United States needed naval bases in the Pacific.
C) Hawaiians requested United States protection.
D) the Boxers started a rebellion.
09. In China, the United States competed with other nations for
A) Chinese manufactured goods.
B) Asian trade routes.
C) equal access to Chinese consumers.
D) territory.
10. President Taft maintained stability in the Western Hemisphere through
A) military intervention.
B) economic investment.
C) isolationism.
D) humanitarian projects.
11. The anti-imperialist organizers were mostly
A) military officers.
B) upper-middle-class professionals.
C) industrialists.
D) Republicans.
12. Which political faction felt that imperialism would bring more people of different races that would create more problems in the U.S.?
A) Federalists
B) Northern Whigs
C) Democratic-Republicans
D) Southern Democrats
13. The United States sought to control Hawaii as a result of
A) buying Alaska from Russia.
B) religious zeal.
C) losing Native American lands.
D) trade with China and Japan.
14. Anti-imperialists argued that imperialism rejected the principle of
A) liberty for all.
B) universal suffrage.
C) manifest destiny.
D) religious freedom.
15. Anti-imperialists advocated giving people of American territories
A) economic aid.
B) the right to live in the United States.
C) jobs and lands.
D) rights guaranteed by the Constitution.
16. President Roosevelt threatened to use the U.S. Navy to
A) maintain stability in neighboring countries.
B) acquire new territories.
C) protect American interests in Europe.
D) build the Panama Canal.
17. Which nation first attempted to construct the Panama Canal?
A) Great Britain
B) France
C) Russia
D) Germany
18. Who had to ratify a treaty to make it law?
A) President
B) Senate
C) House of Representatives
D) Supreme Court
19. The response to the Boxer Rebellion were troops and
A) American withdrawal.
B) Second Open Door Notes.
C) financial aid.
D) missionaries.
20. Theodore Roosevelt believed in frontier ideals and
A) isolationism.
B) diplomatic compromise.
C) Anglo-Saxon superiority.
D) stability and the status quo.
21. The United States confirmed the authority of the Monroe Doctrine when
A) Germany agreed to remove its ships from the Caribbean.
B) Britain agreed to withdraw from Venezuela.
C) Japan and Russia signed a peace treaty.
D) China refused to form an alliance with France.
22. Who found a cure for yellow fever?
A) Ferdinand de Lesseps
B) Juliet Low
C) Josiah Strong
D) Walter Reed
23. Americans’ preoccupation with physical fitness reflected the desire to
A) seek out and conquer challenges.
B) extend life spans by several years.
C) make every citizen a soldier.
D) be admired throughout the world.
24. Who was President during the Venezuela Boundary Dispute?
A) Richard Olney
B) Benjamin Harrison
C) William McKinley
D) Grover Cleveland
25. The application of the Monroe Doctrine was first relevant within which nation?
A) Mexico
B) Guatemala
C) Honduras
D) Chile
26. A banana republic was a Central American country that was
A) controlled by an American fruit company.
B) a site for making navy vessels.
C) popular with tourists.
D) controlled by a European nation.
27. Americans sided with the Cuban rebels against Spain as a result of
A) the charge up San Juan Hill.
B) the Platt Amendment.
C) the Teller Amendment.
D) yellow journalism.
28. Before independence, Panama was a province of
A) Colombia.
B) Spain.
C) Venezuela.
D) Mexico.
29. Which of the following did not proclaim a sphere of influence in China?
A) Netherlands
B) Russia
C) France
D) Japan
30. Minor C. Keith was known for exporting large numbers of bananas and controlling the political and economic institutions within all of the following except
A) Honduras
B) Guatemala
C) Nicaragua
D) Costa Rica
31. Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize for
A) helping Cuba gain independence.
B) bringing peace to southern Europe.
C) removing rebels from Central America.
D) negotiating a treaty between Russia and Japan.
32. What was the nickname given to General Weyler?
A) Butcher
B) Guerilla
C) Crazy
D) Hacker
33. Under imperialism, the stronger nation attempts to do all of the following except
A) dominate a weaker country.
B) sell its products to a weaker country.
C) create an empire.
D) extend its liberties and ideology to new locations.
34. Theodore Roosevelt was a graduate of which college?
A) Princeton
B) Cornell
C) Harvard
D) Yale
35. Who proclaimed Hawaii a republic in 1893?
A) Elihu Root
B) Richard Olney
C) Sanford Dole
D) William Seward
36. Secretary of State William Seward added which land to the U.S.?
A) Mexican Cession
B) Alaska
C) Philippines
D) Wake
37. Theodore Roosevelt believed in frontier ideals and
A) isolationism.
B) diplomatic compromise.
C) Anglo-Saxon superiority.
D) stability and the status quo.
38. Who called the Spanish-American War a “splendid little war”?
A) John Hay
B) William McKinley
C) Theodore Roosevelt
D) Philander Knox
39. George Dewey won which battle to launch himself as the hero of the Spanish-American War?
A) Panay Bay
B) Manila Bay
C) Santiago Bay
D) Subic Bay
40. Imperialism appealed to the American ideal of
A) freedom of religion.
B) conquering a new frontier.
C) scientific exploration.
D) economic prosperity.
41. Opponents of American expansion feared
A) a weakened economy.
B) military involvement.
C) contamination from foreign ideas.
D) most-favored-nation status.
42. Theodore Roosevelt became President in which year?
A) 1898
B) 1899
C) 1900
D) 1901
43. As a result of the peace treaty with Spain, the United States gained
A) Honduras, Colombia, and Cuba.
B) the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
C) Mexico, Venezuela, and Chile.
D) Samoa, Pago Pago, and the Philippines.
44. When did Cuba first rebel against Spain?
A) 1868
B) 1875
C) 1881
D) 1898
45. Manifest destiny and the Monroe Doctrine were the basis for
A) European colonization.
B) American expansionism.
C) industrial growth.
D) financial depressions.
46. Who was Taft’s secretary of state?
A) Henry Stimson
B) Philander Knox
C) Richard Ballinger
D) Bushrod Washington
47. When was the frontier declared closed?
A) 1880
B) 1885
C) 1890
D) 1895
48. William Howard Taft was from the birthplace of Presidents? Which state?
A) Ohio
B) New York
C) Texas
D) California
49. Where is Portsmouth?
A) Vermont
B) Massachusetts
C) Maine
D) New Hampshire
50. Many anti-imperialists worried that expansion would lead to
A) problems with Native and African Americans.
B) cycles of inflation and depression.
C) fewer markets for goods.
D) excessive costs and job losses.