Multiple Choice Chapter 19 Self-Quiz 1

. 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.

They had grown very powerful.

They had become increasingly corrupt.

They had consolidated into a powerful confederation.

. For which African nation did the United States successfully negotiate an open door policy in the 1880s?

Egypt

South Africa

Congo

Ethiopia

. In which of the following regions did Protestant and Catholic missionaries NOT proliferate in the late 19th century?

Africa

South America

Asia

The Middle East

. The depression of 1893 to 1897 in the United States had all of the following features, EXCEPT:

inflation.

massive unemployment.

farm foreclosures.

labor strife.

. Americans such as Alfred Thayer Mahan considered their nation in a crisis of

overcivilization.

poverty.

conscience.

confidence.

. Why did Great Britain dispute the border between Venezuela and British Guiana in 1895?

It had significant sugar plantations in the area.

British officials feared the guerillas were hiding in the disputed territory.

The disputed territory was the gateway for much of the trade to the continent.

Great Britain resented Venezuela's new independence and tried to start a war.

. Why did President William McKinley order the USS Maine to the port of Havana in 1897?

to pick up the Rough Riders

to torpedo the Spanish fleet

to protect U.S. citizens and property

to provoke the Spanish to a first strike

. Why was the Spanish navy such easy prey for the United States in the Spanish-American war?

The Spanish struggled with logistical problems.

The Spanish navy was antiquated compared to the U.S. Navy.

Spaniards were notoriously poor sailors.

The Spanish navy relied on Cuban sailors, who rose in rebellion.

. 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.

The Spanish fleet sunk several supply ships.

It was nearly impossible to unload supplies in Cuba.

Cuban rebels attacked Red Cross doctors and nurses.

. Who was the military governor the United States put in place in Cuba before it could acquire its independence?

Admiral Thomas Dewey

Colonel Theodore Roosevelt

General John Pershing

General Leonard Wood

. What did William McKinley label his plan for the colonization of the Philippines in December 1898?

forceful suppression

benevolent assimilation

sensitive supervision

careful control

. The most notorious incident in the U.S. suppression of the Filipino independence movement took place in April 1900 on the island of

Samar.

Mindanao

Luzon.

Borneo.

. 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.

White soldiers accused the black soldiers of being Cuban spies.

Black soldiers suspected white soldiers of racism.

Black soldiers prevented white soldiers from shooting at a child.

. 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.

It triggered democratic movements in region.

It stirred Latin American animosity toward the United States.

It did not change U.S.-Latin American relations.

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