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| 637099944 | The American people and their government were deeply involved in the key international developments of the 1860's and 1870's. | False | |
| 637099945 | The South American boundary dispute over Guyana in 1895-1896 nearly resulted in a U.S. war with Venezuela. | False | |
| 637099946 | President Cleveland refused to annex Hawaii because he believed that the white American planters there had unjustly deposed Hawaii's Queen Liliuokalani. | True | |
| 637099947 | Americans first became involved in Cuba because they sympathized with the Cubans' revolt against imperialist Spain. | True | |
| 637099948 | Admiral Dewey's squadron attacked Spanish forces in the Philippines because of secret orders given by Assistant Navy Secretary Theodore Roosevelt. | True | |
| 637099949 | American forces received assistance in capturing Manila by native Filipino insurgents who were rebelling against Spain | True | |
| 637099950 | The American Military conquest of Cuba was efficient but very costly in battlefield casualties. | False | |
| 637099951 | President McKinley declared that religion played a crucial role in his decision to keep the Philippines as an American colony. | True | |
| 637099952 | The peace treaty with Spain that made the Philippines an American colony was almost universally popular with the U.S. Senate and the American People | False | |
| 637099953 | The Supreme Court decided in the insular cases that American constitutional law and the Bill of Rights applied to the people under American rule in Puerto Rico and the Philippines | False | |
| 637099954 | The Filipino insurrection again U.S. rule was larger and more costly in lives than the Spanish-American War. | True | |
| 637099955 | John Hay's Open Door notes effectively rescued China from foreign intervention and partition. | True | |
| 637099956 | Theodore Roosevelt believed that America and its president should exercise restraint in international involvements. | False | |
| 637099957 | Roosevelt encouraged and assisted the Panamanian revolution against Columbia in 1903. | True | |
| 637099958 | The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine stated that only the United States had the right to intervene in Latin American nations' affairs. | True | |
| 637099959 | The Japanese crisis of 1906 forced President Roosevelt to intervene in the policies of the San Francisco School Board | True | |
| 637099960 | Alfred Thayer Mahan promoted American overseas expansion by | arguing that domination of the seas through naval power was the key to world domination. | |
| 637099961 | Which of the following was NOT among the factors propelling America toward overseas expansion of the 1890's? | The need to find new African and Asian sources of raw materials for American industry. | |
| 637099962 | President Grover Cleveland refused to annex Hawaii because | white planters had illegally overthrown Queen Liliuokalani against the wishes of most native Hawaiians. | |
| 637099963 | Americans first became concerned with the situation in Cuba because | Americans sympathized with Cuban rebels in their fight for freedom from Spanish rule. | |
| 637099964 | Even before the sinking of the Maine, the American public's indignation at Spain had been whipped into a frenzy by | William Randolph Hearst's sensational newspaper accounts of Spanish atrocities in Cuba. | |
| 637099965 | Even after the Maine exploded, the United States did not immediately declare war on Cuba because | President McKinley was reluctant to get into a war. | |
| 637099966 | Emilio Aguinaldo was | the leader of Filipino insurgents against Spanish rule. | |
| 637099967 | Which of the following was NOT among the colonial territories that the U.S. acquired in the Spanish-American War? | The Virgin Islands | |
| 637099968 | President McKinley based his decision to make the Philippines an American colony on | a combination of religious piety and material economic interests. | |
| 637099969 | Pro-imperialist Americans argued that the Philippines should be seized because of | patriotism, religion, and economic opportunities. | |
| 637099970 | The most immediate consequence of American acquisition of the Philippines was | an agreement between Americans and Filipinos to move toward Philippine independence. | |
| 637099971 | In the Open Door notes, Secretary of State John Hay called on all the imperial powers to | respect Chinese rights and permit economic competition in their spheres of influence. | |
| 637099972 | As president, Theodore Roosevelt gained political strength especially through | his personal popularity with the public and his belief in direct action | |
| 637099973 | Roosevelt overcame Colombia's refusal to approve a canal treaty by | encouraging Panamanian rebels to revolt and declare independence from Colombia. | |
| 637099974 | Theodore Roosevelt's slogan that stated his essential foreign policy principle was | "Speak softly and carry a big stick." | |
| 637099975 | Samoan Islands | Remote Pacific site of a naval clash between the U.S. and Germany in 1889 | |
| 637099976 | Chile | South American nation that nearly came to blows with the U.S. in 1892 over an incident involving the deaths of American sailors. | |
| 637099977 | Monroe Doctrine | The principle of American foreign policy invoked by Secretary of State Olney to justify American intervention in the Venezuelan boundary dispute. | |
| 637099978 | Yellow Journalism | Term for the sensationalist and jingoistic pro-war journalism practiced by W. R. Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer. | |
| 637099979 | U.S.S. Maine | American Battleship sent on a "friendly" visit to Cuba that ended in disaster and war | |
| 637099980 | Manila Harbor | Site of the dramatic American naval victory that led to U.S. acquisition of rich, Spanish-owned Pacific islands. | |
| 637099981 | Rough Riders | Colorful volunteer regiment of the Spanish-American War led by a militarily inexperienced but politically influential colonel. | |
| 637099982 | Puerto Rico | The Caribbean island conquered from Spain in 1898 that became an important American colony. | |
| 637099983 | Insular cases | Supreme Court cases of 1901 that determined that the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights did not apply in colonial territories under the American flag. | |
| 637099984 | Open-Door Policy | John Hay's clever diplomatic efforts to preserve Chinese territorial integrity and maintain American access to China | |
| 637099985 | Boxer Rebellion | Anti-foreign Chinese revolt of 1900 that brought military intervention by Western troops, including Americans | |
| 637099986 | Hay-Pauncefote Treaty | Diplomatic agreement of 1901 that permitted the U.S. to build and fortify a Central American canal alone, without British involvement. | |
| 637099987 | Columbia | Nation whose senate in 1902 refused to ratify a treaty permitting the U.S. to build a canal across its territory. | |
| 637099988 | Roosevelt Corollary | Questionable extension of a traditional American policy; declared an American right to intervene in Latin American nations under certain circumstances. | |
| 637099989 | Gentlemen's Agreement | Diplomatic understanding of 1907-1908 that ended a Japanese American crisis over treatment of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. | |
| 637099990 | Theodore Roosevelt | Imperialist advocate, aggressive assistant navy secretary, Rough Rider | |
| 637099991 | William James | Harvard philosopher and one of the leading anti-imperialist opposing U.S. acquisition of the Philippines | |
| 637099992 | "Butcher" Weyler | Spanish general whose brutal tactics against Cuban rebels outraged American public opinion | |
| 637099993 | Queen Liliuokalani | Native Hawaiian ruler overthrown in a revolution led by white planters and aided by U.S. troops | |
| 637099994 | Philippe Bunau-Varilla | Scheming French engineer who helped stage a revolution in Panama and then became the new country's "instant" foreign minister. | |
| 637099995 | Alfred Thayer Mahan | American naval officer who wrote influential books emphasizing sea power and advocating a big navy. | |
| 637099996 | George E. Dewey | Naval commander whose spectacular May Day victory in 1898 opened the doors to American imperialism in Asia | |
| 637099997 | William R. Hearst | Vigorous promoter of sensationalist anti-Spanish propaganda and eager advocate of imperialistic war. | |
| 637099998 | Thomas Platt | New York politician who successfully schemed to get TR out of New York and into the vice presidency in Washington. | |
| 637099999 | Josiah Strong | American clergyman who preached Anglo-Saxon superiority and called for stronger U.S. missionary effort overseas. | |
| 637100000 | Emilio Aguinaldo | Filipino leader of a guerilla war against American rule from 1899 to 1901 | |
| 637100001 | William McKinley | President who initially opposed war with Spain but eventually supported U.S. acquisition of the Philippines. | |
| 637100002 | William Jennings Bryan | Leading Democratic politician whose intervention narrowly tipped the Senate vote in favor of acquiring the Philippines in 1899 | |
| 637100003 | Grover Cleveland | American president who refused to annex Hawaii on the grounds that the native ruler had been unjustly deposed. | |
| 637100004 | John Hay | American secretary of state who attempted to preserve Chinese independence and protect American interests in China | |
| 637100005 | The Boxer Rebellion that attempted to drive all foreigners out of China | Brought American armed forces onto the Asian mainland for the first time. | |
| 637100006 | The Maine explosion | Create emotional and irresistible public demand for war with Spain | |
| 637100007 | The Venezuelan boundary dispute | Strengthened the Monroe Doctrine and made Britain more willing to accommodate U.S. interests. | |
| 637100008 | Theodore Roosevelt's secret orders to Commodore Dewey | Led to the surprising U.S. victory over Spain at Manila Bay | |
| 637100009 | The white planter revolt against Queen Liliuokalani | Set off the first debate about the wisdom and rightness of American overseas imperialism. | |
| 637100010 | Economic expansion, the yellow press, and competition with other powers | Turned America away from isolationism and toward international involvements in the 1890's | |
| 637100011 | The Cuban revolt against Spain | Aroused strong sympathy from most Americans | |
| 637100012 | McKinley's decision to keep the Philippines | Enhanced American national pride and made the U.S. an international power in East Asia | |
| 637100013 | The Spanish-American War | Set off a bitter debate about imperialism in the Senate and the country. | |
| 637100014 | Colombia's refusal to permit the U.S. to build a canal across its province of Panama | Led President Theodore Roosevelt to encourage a revolt for Panamanian independence. |
