U.S. History Quiz

Who authored the Frontier Thesis, which stated that the United States’ western frontier was "closed"?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Frederick Jackson Turner

• William Randolph Hearst

• William McKinley

Which development motivated President Theodore Roosevelt to send the Great White Fleet on a fourteen month worldwide tour?

• Increased political tensions in territories acquired by the United States during the Spanish-American War

• Reluctance on the part of the European powers to accept the United States Open Door policy

• Pirates seizing United States ships off the coast of Africa and holding them for ransom

• Japan’s emergence as a world power after its defeat of Russia in a 1905 war

The Roosevelt Corollary is directly related to which of the following?

• “Quarantine the aggressors” policy

• The Teller and Platt amendments

• “Big Stick” policy

• The Monroe Doctrine

What is the correct chronology of the foreign policy initiatives of Presidents McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson?

• Big Stick Diplomacy, Dollar Diplomacy, Open Door Policy, Moral Diplomacy

• Dollar Diplomacy, Big Stick Diplomacy, Moral Diplomacy, Open Door Policy

• Open Door Policy, Big Stick Diplomacy, Dollar Diplomacy, Moral Diplomacy

• Moral Diplomacy, Open Door Policy, Big Stick Diplomacy, Dollar Diplomacy

Over which of the following events did yellow press sensationalism most influence U.S. governmental actions?

• The attack on Pearl Harbor

• The events of 9/11

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The sinking of the USS Maine

Alfred Thayer Mahan expressed what opinion in his book The Influence of Sea Power Upon History?

• A nation benefited from having a strong navy and the overseas bases needed to maintain it

• Construction of the Panama Canal would increase naval traffic and benefit all Central American countries

• The U.S. government could increase foreign trade by providing businesses more incentives to build ships

• The U.S. government placed too much emphasis on modernizing the navy instead of the army

Featuring sensational stories about Spanish atrocities committed during the Cuban rebellion, William Randolph Hearst’s New York Journal and similar newspapers were competing to:

• Promote immigration

• Discourage nationalism

• Increase the number of newspapers sold

• Oppose imperialism

Which foreign policy emphasizes the use of economic power to influence other countries?

• Open Door Policy

• Big Stick Policy

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Moral Diplomacy

Which policy is associated with the idea of using military force to achieve foreign policy goals?

• Open Door Policy

• Big Stick Policy

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Moral Diplomacy

Which region was a focus of American imperial strategy according to the letter from a U.S. soldier in 1915?

• Europe

• Asia

• Caribbean and Latin America

• Africa