QUESTION 1: American "jingoism" was a response to the
perceived inferiority of nonwhite peoples.
demand for Christian missionaries in China.
late nineteenth-century masculinity crisis.
lengthy campaign for women's suffrage.
QUESTION 2: Despite their differences, Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson both believed that
participation in a war was key to the development of true masculinity.
nations should work collectively to preserve international peace and stability.
the United States had the right to intervene in the affairs of other nations.
it was imperative for the United States to gain access to the China market.
QUESTION 3: During World War I, the song "Over There" and the films produced by the Committee on Public Information both conveyed the message that
there would be no tolerance of sedition during wartime.
German Americans were dangerous and had to be watched.
the U.S. military was essential to the Allies' victory.
the Central Powers would be defeated easily.
QUESTION 4: During his last eighteen months in office, Woodrow Wilson
worked tirelessly to rally public support for the Versailles treaty.
convinced Congress to support his vision of the League of Nations.
was convinced that Congress should retain the right to declare war.
largely withdrew from active participation in political debates.
QUESTION 5: How many American men were drafted to fight in the Great War before its end?
500,000
1 million
2 million
3 million
QUESTION 6: In order to conserve fuel for the war effort, the Wilson administration established
the eight-hour workday.
meatless Tuesdays.
school gardens.
daylight savings time.
QUESTION 7: In which of the following ways did home-front mobilization transform women's lives during World War I?
Women entered the paid workforce in unprecedented numbers.
Working women began to earn salaries equal to those of men.
Women were freed of the responsibility for housework and childcare.
Women were encouraged to join the armed forces alongside men.
QUESTION 8: President McKinley's imperialist agenda was signaled by his declaration of war on Spain and
support for the Teller Amendment.
support of Philippine independence.
rejection of Mahan's theories.
annexation of the Hawaiian islands.
QUESTION 9: President Wilson's inability to remain neutral in the conflict between the Allies and the Central Powers was the result of
America's fear of Britain's superior military strength.
anti-German sentiment among ordinary Americans.
America's economic dependence on the Allies.
pressure from the American banking sector.
QUESTION 10: President William McKinley came to favor U.S. intervention in the Spanish-Cuban war when he
was convinced Spain would lose to Cuba.
was called "weak" by the Spanish ambassador.
read that the Spanish had blown up the Maine.
learned of Spanish brutality toward Cubans.
QUESTION 11: The American conviction that native Cubans and Filipinos were not ready for self-governance after their liberation from Spain reflected the belief that
their lands would otherwise be vulnerable to conquest by other European nations.
the involvement of the United States would guarantee the establishment of democracy.
nonwhite peoples were inferior and needed to be educated and protected by whites.
an independent Cuba and Philippines were a threat to American security.
QUESTION 12: The Naval Act of 1890 can be interpreted as a fulfillment of the vision of
Josiah Strong.
John Fiske.
Rudyard Kipling.
Alfred Thayer Mahan.
QUESTION 13: The Roosevelt Corollary guided President Taft's policies in
China.
Russia.
Nicaragua.
Japan.
QUESTION 14: The United States was motivated to begin pursuing an imperialist agenda at the end of the nineteenth century because the country
needed more land for its growing population.
needed a new source of raw materials to supply its industries.
was producing more manufactured goods than its population could use.
wanted to undermine revolutionary movements in countries like Cuba.
QUESTION 15: The belief embraced by American men at the turn of the twentieth century that "civilizing" nonwhite peoples was an expression of manly honor was inspired by
Josiah Strong.
John D. Rockefeller.
John Sharp Williams.
Rudyard Kipling.
QUESTION 16: The decline in the amount of raw garbage in Chicago during World War I was evidence of the
lack of consumer goods available for purchase on the home front.
reallocation of food stuffs from domestic markets to the military.
decline in population due to the number of men who had been drafted.
success of Herbert Hoover's campaign for voluntary conservation.
QUESTION 17: The government's concern that the American public was not solidly in support of the war is evidenced by the
establishment of the American Protective League.
passage of the Espionage and Sedition acts.
introduction of the terms liberty cabbage and liberty sandwiches.
passage of the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution.
QUESTION 18: The ideal of "Cuba Libre" encompassed independence from Spain and
the emancipation of black slaves.
greater racial and economic equality.
free trade with the United States.
the end of colonialism in the Caribbean.
QUESTION 19: U.S. intervention in Nicaragua was motivated by a desire to
protect U.S. business interests there.
support its democratically elected government.
establish a military base in Central America.
replace Dollar Diplomacy with military action.
QUESTION 20: Which country controlled Panama during U.S. negotiations to construct the Panama Canal?
France
England
Nicaragua
Colombia
QUESTION 21: Which of the following inspired criticism of U.S. military involvement in the Philippines?
News of battlefield atrocities perpetrated by American soldiers
The fact that Filipino rebels had turned against American forces
Concern that the American military would be defeated by the Filipinos
Support for rebel leader Emilio Aguinaldo's call for "Independence or death!"
QUESTION 22: Who led the opposition to U.S. involvement in the League of Nations?
Henry Cabot Lodge
William Jennings Bryan
W.E.B. Du Bois
Charles Evans Hughes
QUESTION 23: Who prevented the annexation of Hawaii by the United States in 1893?
Queen Liliuokalani
Grover Cleveland
The U.S. marines
American Christian missionaries
QUESTION 24: Why was the United States able to defeat Spain so quickly?
U.S. troops were better trained and equipped.
U.S. soldiers were less vulnerable to disease.
The Spanish had been worn down by war with the Cubans.
Fewer Americans died in combat.
QUESTION 25: Wilson's reelection in 1916 can be attributed to
the American public's ambivalence about entering the war.
the American public's outrage over the Lusitania affair.
his unsuccessful efforts to negotiate an armistice.
his signing of the National Defense Act.