LEAP 2025 USH Practice Test 5

Using Sources 1 and 2, which statement best explains an effect of the Spanish-American War on the Philippines?

• The Philippines became a constitutional monarchy.

• The Philippines annexed islands in Southeast Asia to acquire military power.

• The Philippines became an independent republic

• The Philippines revolted against the United States to achieve self-determination.

Using Source 2, which reason best explains why the United States issued the Open Door Policy?

• To conquer and establish a colony in China

• To ensure American access to commercial markets in China

• To establish a military treaty with Germany and Russia

• To protect the Philippines and Hawaii from Japanese attack

Using Source 3, which statement best explains how U.S. decisions in the Potsdam Declaration affected postwar Japan?

• The United States required Japan to abolish its monarchy.

• The United States forced Japan to rebuild war-torn East Asia.

• The United States offered Japan a prominent role in the international community

• The United States dismantled the military and authoritarian government of Japan.

Based on Sources 1 and 4, which phrase best describes the main goal of U.S. foreign policy in Vietnam during the Cold War?

• To restore French rule in Vietnam

• To establish a colony in South Vietnam

• To unite Vietnam under one government

• To prevent the spread of communism to South Vietnam