2025 First Semester Exam

What was the main reason Europeans looked overseas for new markets in the late 1800s?

• Competition from Asian markets

• Tariffs had reduced trade among industrialized nations

• Lack of natural resources in Europe

• Population growth in European cities

What is a protectorate?

• A military alliance between nations

• A trade agreement between countries

• A region where local rulers must accept advice from an imperial power

• A system of colonial government

Why did President Fillmore send naval ships to Japan?

• To establish military bases

• To study Japanese culture

• To defend American settlers

• To force Japan to trade with the United States

What crop made Hawaii economically valuable to American interests?

• Coffee

• Pineapples

• Cotton

• Sugar cane

Who led the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy?

• American planters with U.S. Marine support

• Native Hawaiian rebels

• Japanese immigrants

• British colonists

What was "Yellow Journalism"?

• Asian-focused news reporting

• Factual international coverage

• Sensationalized and exaggerated news stories

• Scientific journalism

Why was the battleship Maine sent to Havana?

• To start a war with Spain

• To protect American trade routes

• To evacuate Americans if necessary

• To support Spanish forces

What was the purpose of the Open Door Policy?

• Immigration reform

• Ensure trading rights with China

How did Theodore Roosevelt become president?

• Won a contested election

• Through regular succession

• McKinley was assassinated

• Congressional appointment

What was the Roosevelt Corollary?

• A peace treaty

• A trade agreement

• A military strategy

• An extension of the Monroe Doctrine