Question 1

What evidence suggests that the United States between 1898 and 1902 was not yet ready to be a leading world power?

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There are several pieces of evidence tha...

Question 2

In the early stage of the Spanish-American War,Commodore George Dewey destroyed the Spanish fleet in

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A)   Puerto Rico.
B)   Havana Harbor.
C)   Manila Harbor.
D)   Port-au-Prince.
E)   the Gulf of Mexico.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

In the late nineteenth century,the United States' interest in Samoa saw competition from

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A)   Russia.
B)   Germany.
C)   Japan.
D)   Australia.
E)   Spain.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 4

American imperialists were racists; American anti-imperialists were not.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890 called for the federal government to

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A)   purchase and coin silver.
B)   expand the nation's currency supply.
C)   change the ratio of silver to gold to 20:1.
D)   abandon the gold standard.
E)   purchase silver but not coin it.F) C) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 6

During the late nineteenth century,the supply of money did not keep pace with economic progress.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Panic of 1893

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A)   grew out of a political scandal in the Cleveland administration.
B)   triggered the nation's most severe depression up to that point.
C)   began with a drought in the Midwest.
D)   was blamed largely on Populist politics.
E)   grew out of the Cleveland administration's attempts at monetary reform.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

In his second term,President Grover Cleveland

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A)   grew more active in social reform.
B)   followed policies similar to those of his first term.
C)   faced a Republican-controlled Congress.
D)   changed his position on tariffs.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 9

In the late nineteenth century,as veterans of the Civil War retired,

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A)   the federal government created a pension system for all retired Americans.
B)   they were paid pensions by individual states, but not by the federal government.
C)   the federal government gave pensions to both Union and Confederate veterans.
D)   a majority of the black and white male population in the North received federal pensions.
E)   they were forced to do without military pensions of any kind.F) B) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 10

Arguments used by Social Darwinists in the United States to justify expansionism

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A)   included the belief that weak nations should be left room to develop.
B)   contended that all nations were engaged in a constant struggle to survive.
C)   were created and first promoted by Charles Darwin himself.
D)   differed sharply from arguments used for domestic economic affairs.
E)   suggested that harmony among "races" depended on open markets and free trade.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 11

The "Cross of Gold" speech was given in 1896 by

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A)   William McKinley.
B)   Grover Cleveland.
C)   Mark Hanna.
D)   William Jennings Bryan.
E)   James Weaver.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 12

In the campaign of 1896,William McKinley

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A)   alienated Protestants by reaching out to Catholics.
B)   campaigned largely from his house.
C)   was significantly outspent by his opponent.
D)   appealed to the interests of urban industrial workers.
E)   embarked on an unprecedented public-speaking tour.F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 13

The Chinese Boxer Rebellion of 1900 was directed at

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A)   the Chinese government.
B)   all foreigners in China.
C)   Americans in China.
D)   Japanese in China.
E)   the growing Chinese communist movement.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

Early in the Spanish-American War,Commodore George Dewey managed to completely destroy the Spanish fleet in the Pacific at Manila Bay.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Treaty of Paris of 1898 required Spain to cede Cuba,Puerto Rico,and Guam to American control,without any compensation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

As the Republican Party approached the 1896 election,they were

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A)   deeply divided over their candidate.
B)   confident of victory.
C)   in agreement that unemployment would be the major issue.
D)   deeply divided over their candidate, but confident of victory.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 17

Opponents of the American acquisition of the Philippines organized themselves into the ________.

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Anti-Imper...

Question 18

One of the military reforms of Elihu Root,in 1903,established a general staff called the ________ to act as military advisers to the secretary of war.

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Joint Chie...

Question 19

"Liberal Republicans" were known derisively by their critics as "________."

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Question 20

Why did the United States go to war against Spain in 1898?

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The United States went to war against Sp...

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American imperialists were racists; American anti-imperialists were not.

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Arguments used by Social Darwinists in the United States to justify expansionism

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In his second term,President Grover Cleveland

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Early in the Spanish-American War,Commodore George Dewey managed to completely destroy the Spanish fleet in the Pacific at Manila Bay.

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What evidence suggests that the United States between 1898 and 1902 was not yet ready to be a leading world power?

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During the late nineteenth century,the supply of money did not keep pace with economic progress.

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Opponents of the American acquisition of the Philippines organized themselves into the ________.

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In the campaign of 1896,William McKinley

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"Liberal Republicans" were known derisively by their critics as "________."

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In the early stage of the Spanish-American War,Commodore George Dewey destroyed the Spanish fleet in

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The Treaty of Paris of 1898 required Spain to cede Cuba,Puerto Rico,and Guam to American control,without any compensation.

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In the late nineteenth century,the United States' interest in Samoa saw competition from

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The Panic of 1893

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