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1. At the end of the Spanish-American War, the United States acquired the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam. By colonizing these areas, the United States was trying to
A. Protect the indigenous cultures in these colonies.
B. Encourage conservation and protect the environment.
C. Promote religious toleration and free speech.
D. Send a signal to other nations that the U. S. was a world power.
2. Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy can best be described as an effort to do which of the following?
A. keep the US out of foreign affairs
B. use the US military to protect the country’s interests in other areas of the world
C. close China off to investors outside of the US
D. ignore European intervention in North and South America
3. In 1898, U.S. support for Cuban independence led to war with Spain and contributed to the United States becoming an imperial power. What was a decisive factor in the decision to go to war?
A. the opportunity to annex Hawaii
B. the desire to acquire a naval base
C. the protection of U.S. commerce and trade
D. the need for a shorter route from the Atlantic to the Pacific
4. One factor that motivated U.S. imperialism during the late 19th and early 20th centuries was the
A. Development of closer political ties with European nations.
B. Closing of China to all foreign trade.
C. Support of international peacekeeping operations.
D. Acquisition of new markets and sources of raw material.
5. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, U. S. foreign policy was directly linked to domestic concerns. The construction of the Panama Canal was a product of this relationship. What was the motive for building the Panama Canal?
A. Limiting the power of labor unions in the United States
B. Breaking up monopolies in American industries
C. Acquiring new markets and sources of raw materials for American factories
D. Extending land grants for railroad construction in Panama
6. In 1899 Secretary of State John Hay wrote the “open door policy” to implement in china. This policy provided
A. That all countries were allowed to trade with China
B. That only the United States could trade with China
C. Set up a secret alliance with Japan and China
D. Implemented high tariffs on trade
7. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, U.S. foreign policy was closely tied to domestic economic concerns. The annexation of Hawaii, the Open Door Policy with China, and the construction of the Panama Canal in Latin America were all motivated by an interest in
A. breaking up monopolies and trusts.
B. extending land grants for railroad construction.
C. acquiring new markets and sources of raw materials.
D. limiting the power of labor unions to strike.
8. What justification did President McKinley use to keep the Philippine Islands?
A. The United States did not have islands in the Pacific Ocean
B. That the U.S. had an obligation to teach the Filipinos about the virtues of American government and social values and to Christianize them
C. The United States needed people that spoke a different language
D. The United States wanted diversity and gaining the Philippines would help this
9. When a territory was conquered and controlled by an imperial power, life was often very difficult for people living in that territory. Why would reading a collection of letters written by people living under the control of an imperialist power be a more credible description of their life than a description in a recent history book?
A. The letters would contain bias.
B. The letters would be easier to understand.
C. The letter writers are the most educated about imperialism.
D. The letter writers are describing their own actual experiences.
10. The famous American writer Mark Twain expressed his opinion about U.S. actions in the Philippines after the Spanish-American War with the following words: “I have seen that we do not intend to free, but to subjugate (place under control) the people of the Philippines. We have gone to conquer, not to redeem (save). … I am opposed to having the [American] eagle put its talons on any other land.” This statement would be helpful in supporting the thesis that Mark Twain believed that
A. U.S. imperialism was wrong.
B. U.S. imperialism would bring stable government to the Philippines.
C. U.S. imperialism was necessary for the United States to become a world power.
D. U.S. imperialism civilized the people of the Philippines.

A. it was exciting and relatively easy work
B. there was growing demand for beef in the east and people were willing to pay a good amount of money for beef.
C. Texas longhorns were demanded for their hides which were used to make fashionable leather hats not only in the the east but in Europe
D. the exercise of the cattle on a long drive made the beef tastier when they were slaughtered.
An Advantage of buying land from a railroad as opposed to homesteading would be:
A. the railroad provided better loan terms
B. railroads were fairer because there was a lot of corruption in the Homestead Program
C. being near a railroad could provide a better way to sell farm products
D. a homestead was often more land that one person or family could handle, whereas one could buy just what they needed from railroads.
A European peasant would find homesteading inviting because:
A. you could become a land owner with little effort or money
B. land could bring instant wealth
C. with hard work it was possible to own land
D. there was political unrest in Europe.
The central theme of the Gettysburg Address was:
A. the war was near an end
B. The constitution needs to be changed:
C. that the government must start a draft
D. the troops that died gave their lives so that all may have freedom
An effect of Chief Red Cloud’s speech in New York in 1870 could be:
A. a change in policy by the US government
B. the closing of mining in the Black Hills
C. Some were able to understand the effects of the US policy towards the Plains Indians
D. Additional treaties were proposed by the US government to increase reservation lands.
An important safety improvement for railroads was the development of
A. sun time
B. standard time
C. standard gauge
D. local time
Many people worried about entrepreneurs such as J. Peirpoint Morgan and Andrew Carnegie because:
A. they openly bribed members of Congress to get their way
B. They controlled a majority of the Senate
C. Their workers had to vote the way they were told to vote
D. Their companies and others like them answered to a relatively small number of investors instead of governments
The Standard Oil Company:
A. was able to control the price and distribution of almost all the oil in the US
B. gained control of the oil industry and forced the industry to be more efficient
C. was unable to lower oil prices because the railroads continued to charge high prices to move oil from one place to another
D. without intending to gain enough market share to control the price of oil throughout the US.
Montgomery Ward:
A. gained control of the retail market in the US and was able to set the prices for many goods throughout the US
B. often received secret rebates from the railroads which helped keep cost low
C. built a business home delivery of a variety of goods to people throughout the country
D. entered a business that had few risks and many rewards.
The mail order catalog:
A. Had little effect on the average person
B. made it easier for the wealthy to get luxuries usually only available in Europe
C. meant that the average person was able to be more of a consumer of goods
D. did little to improve the lives of average people
I’m sorry there are so many questions, but my teacher gave us a 200 questions study guide, however some of the stuff we have never looked at and we only have a class set of books so we can’t bring books home. I would really appreciate the help. As of right now..I have 150 questions left..and I have class at 715am…..