Multiple Choice Chapter 19 Self-Quiz 2

. Which of the following factors pushed the United States into the global struggle for empire?

the economic crisis of the 1890s

the disintegration of the gold standard

the hurricane disaster in Galveston

the Populist election victories in 1896

. The machinations of American planters brought what territory into the country?

Puerto Rico

Cuba

Hawaii

The Philippines

. Which of the following permitted the United States to become a key player in global imperial competition?

Jim Crow laws in the American South

its new modern navy

its large standing army

the Monroe Doctrine

. The Cuban rebellion against their Spanish colonial rulers was triggered by

a fraudulent election.

the assassination of the Spanish crown prince in Havana.

economic collapse and unemployment.

a devastating earthquake.

. How did President William McKinley justify American intervention in the Cuban war against Spain in 1898?

He argued that this would produce enormous profits for American businesses.

He explained the Spaniards were inferior and needed to be pushed out of the hemisphere.

He insisted that the crisis threatened US property and tranquility.

He made clear that Americans, too, needed a colony for themselves.

. The Rough Riders in the Spanish-American War were

a motley mix of various volunteers.

an elite cavalry unit from West Point.

an all-black unit from Texas.

an exclusive clique of Ivy League volunteers.

. Which of the following territories did Spain cede to the United States in the Treaty of Paris?

the Panama Canal

Venezuela

Gibraltar

Guam

. How did Puerto Ricans respond to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the Insular Cases in 1900?

They applauded the decision.

They were never told about the proceedings.

They strongly protested the decision.

They were deeply divided over the meaning of the cases.

. Why did anti-imperialists reject the colonization of the Philippines?

It was impractical.

It was un-American.

It was not profitable enough.

They preferred the colonization of China.

. The Senate ratified the peace treaty and the annexation of the Philippines by what vote?

100-0

51-15

57-27

51-49

. Which of the following nations proved to be the United States' biggest rival in the Pacific after the annexation of the Philippines?

Korea

China

Australia

Japan

. Why did William McKinley send 5,000 troops to China to suppress the Boxer Rebellion?

He feared their religious militancy.

He felt the obligation to protect the nation's fledgling democracy.

He feared that the rebels might join forces with communists.

He feared that other powers would respond by ending the open door policy.

. How did the American press feel about the U.S. intervention in Cuba?

They rejected it as imperial greed.

They provided support for Cuba's liberation.

They pushed for intervention.

They rejected it on the grounds that Cubans were racially inferior.

. Why did the United States choose the Panama site for its isthmian canal project in 1902?

Panama had recently become an independent nation.

Panama was the only flat territory in Central America.

The French had already begun construction there.

Columbia offered the U.S. $10 million if it built the canal there.

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