Question 1

The Platt Amendment left the Philippines only nominally independent,politically.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Bigotry was the dominant force behind the Populist movement.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

By the end of Benjamin Harrison's administration,public sentiment in America was rising to curb the power of ________.

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Question 4

Throughout the late nineteenth century,the federal government

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A)   developed a prominent role in international relations.
B)   shrank in size in terms of employees and budget expenditures.
C)   had no meaningful responsibilities.
D)   funded large public-works projects to alleviate unemployment.
E)   was relatively inactive.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

The Foraker Act of 1900

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A)   made all Puerto Ricans citizens of the United States.
B)   established an American colonial government over Puerto Rico.
C)   put Puerto Rico under American military rule.
D)   called for Puerto Rico to be considered for statehood.
E)   abolished slavery in Puerto Rico.F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 6

The "Open Door notes"

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A)   sought to give the United States a monopoly on trade with China.
B)   gave the United States a reason to be militarily involved in China.
C)   were directed to imperial powers in Europe and Asia.
D)   were written by Theodore Roosevelt.
E)   argued that Japan should open its borders to free trade.F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 7

What drew the anger of disgruntled farmers in the late nineteenth century,and why?

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The anger of disgruntled farmers in the ...

Question 8

A letter critical of ________,written by Spain's minister Dupuy de Lôme,sparked a controversy in the United States in 1898.

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Question 9

In the 1888 election,the position of primary importance to the Republican Party was

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A)   restrictions on immigration.
B)   reductions in taxation.
C)   a prohibition on alcohol.
D)   support for public education.
E)   support for high tariffs.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 10

Congress established the ________ to regulate railroad rates.

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Interstate...

Question 11

The fact that black Cuban soldiers fought alongside whites as equals gave black American soldiers a stronger sense of the injustices they faced.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A Chinese revolt against foreigners,the ________,led the United States to join an international expeditionary force to put it down.

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Question 13

No occupational group watched the performance of the federal government in the 1880s with more dismay than American ________.

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Question 14

Prior to its annexation by the United States in 1898,Hawaii

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A)   did not have a sugar industry.
B)   was largely governed by a representative assembly.
C)   had a native population of under ten thousand inhabitants.
D)   had little contact with the United States.
E)   had witnessed a revolution staged by American planters.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

William Jennings Bryan was nominated for president in the 1896 election by the

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A)   Farmers' Alliance.
B)   Democrats.
C)   Populists.
D)   Republicans.
E)   Grangers.F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 16

The two-party system of the late nineteenth century was remarkably stable.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The economic collapse triggered by the Panic of 1893 was the worst to that point in American history.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The leader of Hawaii who was forced to yield authority to the American government upon annexation was

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A)   King Kamehameha I.
B)  G. P. Judd.
C)   William Hooper.
D)   Queen Liliuokalani.
E)   King Kamehameha III.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 19

Who had the stronger arguments,critics or supporters of imperialism,and why?

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The strength of the arguments for or aga...

Question 20

The United States was forced to rely on the regular army and a military draft in fighting the Spanish-American War.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 19: From Crisis to Empire

The Platt Amendment left the Philippines only nominally independent,politically.

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The Foraker Act of 1900

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Congress established the ________ to regulate railroad rates.

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By the end of Benjamin Harrison's administration,public sentiment in America was rising to curb the power of ________.

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Throughout the late nineteenth century,the federal government

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What drew the anger of disgruntled farmers in the late nineteenth century,and why?

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In the 1888 election,the position of primary importance to the Republican Party was

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Bigotry was the dominant force behind the Populist movement.

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William Jennings Bryan was nominated for president in the 1896 election by the

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A letter critical of ________,written by Spain's minister Dupuy de Lôme,sparked a controversy in the United States in 1898.

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A Chinese revolt against foreigners,the ________,led the United States to join an international expeditionary force to put it down.

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No occupational group watched the performance of the federal government in the 1880s with more dismay than American ________.

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The "Open Door notes"

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The two-party system of the late nineteenth century was remarkably stable.

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