U.S. History Quiz

The U.S. became a world power as a result of:

• The Spanish – American War/Imperialism

• Civil War/Reconstruction

• The Revolutionary War/Manifest Destiny

• World War I/Progressivism

In the case Schenck v. United States (1919), the United States Supreme Court settled the issue of limits on individual freedoms during wartime by establishing the

• clear and present danger principle

• states' rights principle

• separate but equal doctrine

• popular sovereignty principle

Which heading best completes the partial outline below?

• Rise of American Imperialism

• Causes of World War I

• Enforcement of the Monroe Doctrine

• Trade Expansion in East Asia

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the intervention of the United States in Latin America was motivated mainly by a desire to

• reduce the influence of communism

• control Latin American independence movements

• promote European colonization of the area

• protect growing United States investments in Latin America

In 1899, the United States proclaimed the Open Door policy in an attempt to

• ensure trading opportunities in China

• keep the Philippines from attacking China

• increase trade between Russia and the United States

• prevent European countries from colonizing Africa

This cartoon reflects the foreign policy belief that the United States should

• oppose independence movements in Latin America

• remain neutral in the affairs of Latin America

• become the protector of the Western Hemisphere

• annex the countries of the Western Hemisphere

A historian would most likely use this document to investigate events leading up to the

• annexation of Alaska

• war with Spain

• Open Door policy

• invasion of Mexico

How did United States foreign policy change in the years immediately following this event?

• The United States entered a period of overseas expansion

• The United States pursued a policy of containment

• The United States became more isolated

• The United States rejected the goal of Manifest Destiny

The actions referenced in the document above resulted in what turning point in U.S. history?

• American annexation of Hawaii

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Spanish American War

• World War I

These 1898 headlines are best understood as an example of

• Political advertising

• Yellow Journalism

• Public opinion polling

• Isolationist policies