Chapter 22 and 23
Review
Question 1
• Which of the following groups was among the
most active in promoting American interests
abroad?
A. Conservationists
B. Railroad tycoons
C. Socialists
D. Protestant ministers
Question 2
• William McKinley ordered a battleship into
Havana Harbor to protect U.S. citizens and
their property. The ship mysteriously
exploded, setting off waves of suspicion. What
was the name of the battleship?
A. Mayflower
B. Maine
C. Oregon
D. Alabama
Question 3
• The main reason for the easy U.S. victory in
the war with Spain was
A. U.S. naval superiority
B. U.S. ground forces
C. Bad weather
D. Unskilled Cuban rebels
Question 4
• In the Treaty of Paris, the United States
acquired all of the following territory except
A. The Philippines
B. Guam
C. Alaska
D. Puerto Rico
Question 5
• At President William McKinley’s urging, the U.S. Congress
attached to an army appropriation bill the Platt
Amendment outlining three conditions for Cuban
independence. Which of the following statements was NOT
included as a condition?
A. Cuba would not be allowed to make treaties with foreign
powers
B. Cuba’s sugar industry would no longer depend on the U.S.
market
C. The United States would have broad powers to intervene
in Cuban political and economic affairs.
D. Cuba would have to sell or lease land to the U.S. for naval
stations.
Question 6
• The United States was concerned that the actions
of the other world powers in China would block
its own efforts to open China’s markets to
American goods. This concern was based on the
actions of Britain, Germany, Japan, Russia, and
France—each coveting its own area of China,
where it could do all of the following except
A. Establish Protestant churches
B. Monopolize trade
C. Exploit cheap labor
D. Establish military bases
Question 7
• Who sent “open door” notes to the major world
powers asking them to open its spheres of
influence to the merchants of other nations, to
grant reasonable harbor fees and railroad rates,
and to respect China’s sovereignty by enforcing
Chinese tariff duties in the territory it controlled?
A. Leonard Wood
B. James Bryce
C. Philander C. Knox
D. John Hay
Question 8
• Which two countries did Theodore Roosevelt
perceive as the chief threats to the Open Door
policy in China?
A. Australia and Argentina
B. Germany and Switzerland
C. England and France
D. Russia and Japan
Question 9
• Who was the first American to earn the Nobel
Prize for Peace?
A. Linus Pauling
B. Henry Kissinger
C. Theodore Roosevelt
D. Woodrow Wilson
Question 10
• Theodore Roosevelt entered into secret negotiations to
arrange for peace in East Asia. The compromise resulted in
all of the following except
A. Japan was awarded the chief prize of Korea and also was
allowed to control the southern part of Sakhalin Island,
Port Arthur, and the South Manchurian Railroad
B. Russia was required to pay Japan a huge indemnity and
turned control of Siberia over to Japan
C. China’s territorial integrity was protected by inducing the
armies of both Russia and Japan to abandon Manchuria
D. Japan was favored by perpetuating its control over most
of the territories it had won during the brief RussoJapanese War
Question 11
• The Mexican Revolution broke out in 1920
when dictator Porfirio Diaz, who had ruled for
thirty-four years, was overthrown by
democratic forces led by
A. Francisco Madero
B. Jose Santos Zelaya
C. Victoriano Huerta
D. Francisco “Pancho” Villa
Question 12
• The author of The Influence of Sea Power upon
History was
A. Theodore Roosevelt
B. William McKinley
C. Frederick Jackson Turner
D. Alfred Thayer Mahan
Question 13
• Which president brought the most impressive
foreign policy credentials to the White House?
A. Theodore Roosevelt
B. William McKinley
C. William Howard Taft
D. Woodrow Wilson
Question 14
• When the U.S. annexed Puerto Rico, the intent
was to
A. Allow Puerto Ricans to govern themselves
B. Encourage Puerto Rico to seek statehood
C. Rule the island and its inhabitants
D. Establish cooperative governance between
the U.S. and Puerto Rico
Question 15
• U.S. foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere
after 1900 was
A. Defensive—geared toward limiting European
influence
B. Isolationist
C. Offensive—geared toward expanding
American influence
D. Never criticized by the U.S. citizens
Question 16
• “Yellow journalism” or the “yellow press”
A. Featured shocking and sensational stories
designed to appeal to a mass audience
B. Was rejected by leading newspapermen such
as Joseph Pulitzer
C. Focused American attention away from the
Cuban rebellion at the end of the 19th
Century
D. Refers to the use of comic strips
Question 17
• Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy was
A. “look before you leap”
B. “speak softly and carry a big stick”
C. “death before dishonor”
D. “Win at all costs”
Question 18
• The principles embodied in the Roosevelt
corollary were applied to all of the following
except
A. Hawaii
B. Cuba
C. Venezuela
D. Dominican Republic
Question 19
• The Teller Amendment declared
A. War on Spain
B. That the U.S. would not use war to acquire
Cuban territory
C. That Cuba could not make treaties with
foreign powers
D. The independence of the Philippines
Question 20
• What event in 1914 precipitated Europe’s
descent into war?
A. The sinking of the Lusitania
B. The British attack o the Chesapeake
C. The assassination of a Serbian nationalist
D. The assassination of the heir to the AustroHungarian throne
Question 21
• The Triple Alliance consisted of alliances
between
A. Britain, France, and Russia
B. France, Italy, and Switzerland
C. Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
D. Switzerland, Britain, and Germany
Question 22
• Which countries aligned themselves as part of
the Triple Entente?
A. Britain, France, and Russia
B. France, Italy, and Switzerland
C. Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
D. Switzerland, Britain, and Germany
Question 23
• Many Americans, especially those with
economic and political power, identified more
closely with the culture of Britain than they
did with the culture of Germany for all the
following reasons except
A. They shared a common language
B. They shared a common ancestry
C. They shared a common border
D. They shared a commitment to liberty
Question 24
• The Zimmerman telegram urged Mexico to
A. Negotiate peace with the U.S
B. Attack the U.S. in the event of war between
the U.S and Germany
C. Withdraw from the American Southwest
D. Enter the war on the side of the allies
Question 25
• President Wilson appeared before the Senate on
January 22, 1917, to outline his plans for possible
peace. In his speech, he reaffirmed his commitment to
a League of Nations. Which of the following was not
one of his crucial principles in lasting peace?
A. Freedom of the seas
B. Disarmament
C. Protection of capitalism
D. The right of all people to self-determination,
democratic self-government, and security against
aggression
Question 26
• A second Russian Revolution in November
1917 overthrew the liberal, democratic
government and brought to power a
revolutionary, socialist government under the
Bolshevik leader
A. Mikhail Gorbachev
B. Nicholas II
C. Vladimir Lenin
D. Joseph Stalin
Question 27
• Revenues from taxes provide the government
with only about 1/3 of the $33 billion that it
ultimately spent on the war. The rest came from
the government sale of 30-year bonds, known as
A. Doughboy bonds
B. U.S. saving bonds
C. Liberty bonds
D. Allied bonds
Question 28
• The manufacture and distribution of alcoholic
beverages was banned by the
A. 15th Amendment
B. 16th Amendment
C. 17th Amendment
D. 18th Amendment
Question 29
• Congress made it illegal to write or utter any
statement that could be construed as
profaning the flag, the Constitution, or the
military with the
A. Alien and Sedition Act
B. Espionage, Sabotage, and Sedition Acts
C. Jones Act
D. Wagner Act
Question 30
• The initial U.S. policy regarding the European
war was to
A. Offer immediate support to the Allied Powers
B. Offer immediate support to the Central
Powers
C. Offer to mediate between the two camps
D. Pursue a policy of neutrality
Question 31
• The Committee on Public Information’s main
function was
A. To encourage young men to register
B. To raise money for the war
C. Ensure support for the peace treaty
D. Raise the level of patriotism and support for
the war
Question 32
• The War Industries Board
A. Represented Woodrow Wilson’s initial
attempts to pursue a decentralized approach
to war mobilization
B. Possessed complete authority over military
and civilian wartime production
C. Was criticized by Progressives as inefficient
D. Nationalized all industries in the U.S.
Question 33
• Most African American soldiers were
A. Not permitted to register for the draft
B. Killed in the war
C. Assigned to all black units and were sent to
the front
D. Assigned to all black units and not allowed to
fight
Question 34
• The International Workers of the World and
the Socialist Party
A. Always supported the war
B. Supported the war after U.S. entry
C. Helped to staff the Committee on Public
Information
D. Supported Germany in the war
Question 35
• The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany by
A. Removing Kaiser Wilhelm II from power
B. Placing Germany under the military control
of France and England
C. Assessing $33 billion in war reparations
D. Executing all the nation’s leading officials