Shifting American Foreign Policy

What was the initial perception of Alaska when William Seward proposed its purchase?

• A land with vast natural resources

• A vast frozen wasteland not worth 7.2 million American dollars

• A territory that would bring industrial might to America

• An area that would prevent war with other countries

What term was used to mock the purchase of Alaska?

• Seward's Success

• Seward's Folly

• Seward's Icebox

• Russian America

What was the outcome of the uprising against the Hawaiian Queen in 1893?

• The Queen was reinstated

• The Queen abdicated and the stars and stripes were raised in Honolulu

• The McKinley Tariff was repealed

• Hawaii was immediately annexed by the United States

What event made the military significance of Hawaiian naval bases more apparent to the United States?

• The annexation of the Philippines

• The Civil War

• The sugar trade boom

• The outbreak of the Spanish-American War

What event is associated with the phrase "Remember the Maine!"?

• The annexation of Hawaii

• The explosion and sinking of the U.S.S. Maine

• The enforcement of the Monroe Doctrine

• The start of the Spanish-American War

What was the political state of Spain in 1898, which provided an opportunity for the United States?

• Spain was expanding its empire

• Spain was in a strong alliance with the United States

• Spain was weak and Americans knew it

• Spain was the leading naval power

Since what year had Cuba been in open revolt against Spanish rule?

• Since 1895

• Since 1898

• Since 1845

• Since 1959

Who did Spain send to Cuba to sedate the rebels?

• General Valeriano Weyler

• General Monroe

• General Roosevelt

• General Havana

What was the immediate assumption about the sinking of the battleship MAINE?

• It was an accident.

• It was due to a mechanical failure.

• It was the result of Spanish treachery.

• It was sunk by American forces as a pretext for war.

Which two journalists were known for using sensational headlines to sell papers during the events leading up to the Spanish-American War?

• Frederick Remington and William McKinley

• Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst

• William Randolph Hearst and Frederick Remington

• Joseph Pulitzer and William McKinley