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Multiple Choice Chapter 19 Self-Quiz 1
Schaller, 3e_MC 19.1
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By the 1870s, what had happened to the old European empires established in the 16th and 17th centuries in the "new" world?
They had largely disappeared.
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They had grown very powerful.
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They had become increasingly corrupt.
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They had consolidated into a powerful confederation.
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For which African nation did the United States successfully negotiate an open door policy in the 1880s?
Egypt
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South Africa
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Congo
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Ethiopia
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In which of the following regions did Protestant and Catholic missionaries NOT proliferate in the late 19th century?
Africa
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South America
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Asia
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The Middle East
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The depression of 1893 to 1897 in the United States had all of the following features, EXCEPT:
inflation.
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massive unemployment.
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farm foreclosures.
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labor strife.
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Americans such as Alfred Thayer Mahan considered their nation in a crisis of
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poverty.
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conscience.
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confidence.
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Why did Great Britain dispute the border between Venezuela and British Guiana in 1895?
It had significant sugar plantations in the area.
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British officials feared the guerillas were hiding in the disputed territory.
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The disputed territory was the gateway for much of the trade to the continent.
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Great Britain resented Venezuela's new independence and tried to start a war.
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Why did President William McKinley order the USS Maine to the port of Havana in 1897?
to pick up the Rough Riders
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to torpedo the Spanish fleet
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to protect U.S. citizens and property
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to provoke the Spanish to a first strike
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Why was the Spanish navy such easy prey for the United States in the Spanish-American war?
The Spanish struggled with logistical problems.
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The Spanish navy was antiquated compared to the U.S. Navy.
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Spaniards were notoriously poor sailors.
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The Spanish navy relied on Cuban sailors, who rose in rebellion.
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What prevented Clara Barton and the Red Cross from aiding American soldiers in Cuba during the Spanish-American War?
Americans were not making enough donations.
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The Spanish fleet sunk several supply ships.
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It was nearly impossible to unload supplies in Cuba.
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Cuban rebels attacked Red Cross doctors and nurses.
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Who was the military governor the United States put in place in Cuba before it could acquire its independence?
Admiral Thomas Dewey
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Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
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General John Pershing
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General Leonard Wood
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What did William McKinley label his plan for the colonization of the Philippines in December 1898?
forceful suppression
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benevolent assimilation
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sensitive supervision
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careful control
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The most notorious incident in the U.S. suppression of the Filipino independence movement took place in April 1900 on the island of
Samar.
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Mindanao
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Luzon.
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Borneo.
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What triggered the fight between black and white soldiers in the Tampa, Florida, in June 1898?
Some of the soldiers were afraid and did not want to embark for Cuba.
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White soldiers accused the black soldiers of being Cuban spies.
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Black soldiers suspected white soldiers of racism.
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Black soldiers prevented white soldiers from shooting at a child.
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How did the construction of the Panama Canal under U.S. direction affect U.S. relations with Latin America?
It dramatically improved their trade relations.
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It triggered democratic movements in region.
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It stirred Latin American animosity toward the United States.
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It did not change U.S.-Latin American relations.
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