The Boxer Rebellion was attempt by Chinese revolutionaries to

remove all foreign influences in China

Which of the following was NOT a major cause of American involvement in WWI?

The assassination Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Which was NOT a reason why the US government annexed the Hawaiian islands in 1898?

The desire to import cheap labor for American factories

Which of the following was NOT an argument against American imperialism?

The desire to increase the American population through immigration

The Zimmerman Note (Telegram) was an attempt by Germany to

recruit the Mexican government for war against the US

Which first transformed the United States into an imperialist power?

Its victory in the Spanish American War

American opposition to Wilson's Fourteen Point focused primarily on

America's participation in the League of Nations

Which of the following is NOT one of the major causes of the Spanish American War?

The blockade of the Panama Canal by the Spanish navy

The US entry in World War I brought all of the following EXCEPT

An increase in experienced commanders

Which of the following was NOT a major challenge faced by the US at the beginning of WWI?

The need to secure loans from European banks

The Allied leaders at the Versailles Conference

wanted to punish and blame Germany for the War

A contentious objector refers to a person who

refuses to fight in a war because of religious/moral beliefs

All of the following were parts of the Treaty of Paris (1898) EXCEPT

The annexation of the Hawaiian Islands by the United States

A protectorate is the name given to a territory

whose political and economic affairs are partially controlled by another

Which of the following was NOT a long term cause of the First World War?

The practice of American isolationism

Which was NOT a factor leading to the practice of American imperialism?

the desire for new sources of cheap labor

The Treaty of Versailles failed to pass the US Senate because

President Wilson failed to include Congress in the Versailles negotiations

Which was NOT a major foreign policy goal of the US during the Age of Imperialism?

The expansion of democracy and human rights in Asia

The Selective Service Act was passed to

draft civilians for military service in World War I

Dollar diplomacy was the name given to

Taft's policy to expand American economic interests in Latin America

Which of the following was NOT a major weakness of the Versailles Treaty?

Too many concessions were given to the Soviet government

The US used which tactic to overcome the threat of German U-boats (submarines)?

Armed convoys of merchant ships

Most Americans had a natural sympathy for the allies for all EXCEPT

the US had few immigrants from Germany and Austria-Hungary

The Open Door Policy was designed by the US government to

further its trade interests in China

Which of the following was NOT one of Wilson's Fourteen Points peace plan?

The right for countries to establish secret alliances

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1
Fighters from which country rebelled against American rule from 1899-1902?
Cuban
Puerto Rico
China
The Philippines
2
The Boxer Rebellion was attempt by Chinese revolutionaries to
establish a monarchy in China
establish foreign trade in China
establish a democratic government in China
remove all foreign influences in China
3
Which of the following was NOT a major cause of American involvement in WWI?
Growing anti-German sentiment within the United States
The disruption of American trade by German submarines
The attempt by Germany to recruit the Mexican government for war
The assassination Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand
4
Which was NOT a reason why the US government annexed the Hawaiian islands in 1898?
The desire to establish a naval base in the islands
The desire to import sugar more affordably
The desire to import cheap labor for American factories
Competition for the islands from other countries
5
Which of the following was NOT an argument against American imperialism?
The desire not to interact with "inferior" races
The high cost of maintaining and protecting overseas territories
The desire to increase the American population through immigration
The hypocrisy and immorality of imperialist practices
6
The Zimmerman Note (Telegram) was an attempt by Germany to
implement unrestricted submarine warfare
recruit the Mexican government for war against the US
declare war on the United States
warn American passengers not to enter British waters by ship
7
Which first transformed the United States into an imperialist power?
Its victory in the Spanish American War
Its entry into World War I
The opening of the Panama Canal
The Open Door Notes
8
American opposition to Wilson's Fourteen Point focused primarily on
the war reparations Germany had to pay
the war guilt clause
America's participation in the League of Nations
the demilitarization of the German armed forces
9
Which of the following is NOT one of the major causes of the Spanish American War?
The mysterious explosion of the USS Maine
Anti-Spanish sentiment from yellow journalism
The blockade of the Panama Canal by the Spanish navy
Anti-Spanish sentiment from the DeLome Letter
10
The US entry in World War I brought all of the following EXCEPT
A new source of supplies
A boost in Allied moral
An increase in experienced commanders
An influx of fresh soldiers
11
Which of the following was NOT a major challenge faced by the US at the beginning of WWI?
The need to quickly raise a large army
The need to expand military production in American factories
The need to secure loans from European banks
The need to safely transport supplies to France
12
The Allied leaders at the Versailles Conference
wanted to ensure freedom for the people of the Ottoman Empire
wanted to punish and blame Germany for the War
wanted to politically and economically rebuild Germany
wanted to grant freedom to colonial peoples around the world
13
Which of the following was NOT one of the "Big Four" Allied leaders at the Versailles Conference?
Vittorio Orlando of Italy
Georges Clemenceau of France
David Lloyd George of Britain
Alexander Kerensky of Russia
14
A contentious objector refers to a person who
demonstrates for peace during a war
refuses to support their country's government during a war
refuses to fight in a war because of religious/moral beliefs
is taken prisoner by the enemy during a war
15
All of the following were parts of the Treaty of Paris (1898) EXCEPT
The annexation of Guam and Puerto Rico by the Unites States
The independence of sovereignty of Cuba
The annexation of the Hawaiian Islands by the United States
The annexation of the Philippines by the United States
16
A protectorate is the name given to a territory
that uses its military to guard another country
that has joined an alliance with another country
that enters into a trade agreement with another country
whose political and economic affairs are partially controlled by another
17
Which of the following was NOT a long term cause of the First World War?
The practice of American isolationism
Competition from imperialism
Extreme nationalism within European countries
The policy of militarism by European countries
18
Who commanded the American Expeditionary Force during World War I?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Alvin York
Eddie Rickenbacker
John J. Pershing
19
All of the following were initiated in World War I EXCEPT
Machine guns
Tanks
Poison gas
Armored battleships
20
The policy of dominating another country politically, economically, an militarily is
Militarism
Imperialism
Socialism
Nationalism
21
Which was NOT a factor leading to the practice of American imperialism?
political and economic competition with other countries
the need for new sources of raw materials
the desire for new sources of cheap labor
the desire to spread Christianity and a "superior" culture
22
Which island nation became a commonwealth in 1948 an remains a commonwealth
The Philippines
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Guam
23
The US joined which country's rebellion after the USS Maine exploded off its shore?
Cuba
Guam
Puerto Rico
The Philippines
24
The Treaty of Versailles failed to pass the US Senate because
President Wilson failed to inform the American people about the Treaty
President Wilson failed to include Congress in the Versailles negotiations
President Wilson's 14 Points were too harsh on Germany
President Wilson failed to present the Treaty provisions to Congress
25
America's policy at the outbreak of the First World War was intially
neutrality
support for the allies
support for the central powers
unrestricted submarine warfare
26
Which was NOT a major foreign policy goal of the US during the Age of Imperialism?
The expansion of trade in Asia and Latin America
The construction of a powerful navy
The expansion of democracy and human rights in Asia
The increased security of trade routes
27
The policy of building a country's armed forces to intimidate other countries is
militarism
imperialism
nationalism
socialism
28
The Selective Service Act was passed to
build more ships to transport the US Army to Europe
create jobs for women producing war materials in factories
build factories to produce war materials
draft civilians for military service in World War I
29
Dollar diplomacy was the name given to
Wilson's policy to promote human rights in Latin America
McKinley's policy to expand economic interests in China
Theodore Roosevelt's policy to build the Panama Canal
Taft's policy to expand American economic interests in Latin America
30
The First World War had all of the following effects in the US EXCEPT
Migrations of African Americans to Northern cities
Increases in jobs for women
An increase in immigration
Support for women's suffrage
31
Which of the following was NOT one of the Central Powers during World War I?
The Ottoman Empire
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Russia
32
Which of the following was NOT a major weakness of the Versailles Treaty?
Too many concessions were given to the Soviet government
The seizure of former German colonies by the Allies
The humiliation of Germany through the war guilt clause
The ware reparations paid to the Allies by Germany
33
President Theodore Roosevelt pressured Colombia to grant independence to which nation?
The Philippines
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Panama
34
Wealthy American sugar plantation owners orchestrated the overthrow of which nation's government in 1893?
Hawaii
Cuba
Panama
The Philippines
35
The US used which tactic to overcome the threat of German U-boats (submarines)?
Airplanes and zepelins
Heavily armed battleships
Flying the flags of neutral countries on their warships
Armed convoys of merchant ships
36
The Platt Amendment gave the US the right to politically intervene in which country?
Cuba
China
Colombia
Panama
37
Most Americans had a natural sympathy for the allies for all EXCEPT
the US had few immigrants from Germany and Austria-Hungary
they were America's largest trading partners
they were all democratic governments
Germany earned a reputation for brutality during the war
38
The Open Door Policy was designed by the US government to
expand its trade interest in Latin America
further its trade interests in China
promote trade by building the Panama Canal
find a military solution to the Boxer Rebellion
39
Which of the following was NOT one of the mandated Versailles Treaty countries?
Lebanon
Palestine
Syria
Iran
40
Which of the following was NOT one of Wilson's Fourteen Points peace plan?
The right for people to choose their own form of government
The establishment of borders along ethnic lines
The right for countries to establish secret alliances
Freedom of seas and an end to restrictions on trade

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