NS2-M1C5 - America's Rise to World Power Quiz 28

Albert Michelson was a Naval Academy Instructor who won the Nobel Prize in 1907 for discovering what?

• the speed of light

• conduction of gases by electricity

• equation of the state for gases and liquids

• the structure of the atom

Change the following so that it is a true statement. By the end of the 1880’s the Japanese were producing cruisers which compared favorably with any other navy.

• “any other navy” to China

• “Japanese” to Americans

• “Japanese” to Chinese

• “cruisers” to battleships

Who gave the command, “You may fire when you are ready.”

• Cervera

• Montojo

• Dewey

• Gridley

Select the two events that led to the Spanish-American War of 1898. (Choose the two that apply; then push the ENTER button.)

• USS Maine sinking due to an explosion.

• Spanish ambassadors describing President McKinley as weak.

• Admiral Cervera blocking the American coast.

• The annexation of Cuba by the U.S.

What did Cervera do when Spanish authorities ordered him to escape?

• He surrendered his fleet.

• His ships fled the harbor.

• He sent ships to attack the Americans on 10 minute intervals.

• He negotiated a truce.

The original or model on which something is based or formed

• A. Descendant

• B. Prototype

• C. Figure

Authored by Secretary of State Hay, included assurances from each power that China would be open to the trade of all friendly nations

• A. Open door policy

• B. International trade strategy

• C. Trades embargo

A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land

• A. Isthmus

• B. Strait

• C. Peninsula

• D. Island

What territories did the United States acquire from Spain as a result of the war?

• A. The Philippines, Cuba and the Dominican Republic

• B. The Philippines, Guam and Cuba

• C. Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam

• D. Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Cuba

How was the U.S. Atlantic Fleet divided in response to Spanish admiral Cervera's sailing toward the Caribbean?

• A small force was left on the East Coast to protect it and the bulk of the Fleet went to Key West to prepare for operations against Cuba.

• The Fleet was not divided but went in masse to the waters off of Cuba.

• Half of the Fleet was sent to the Philippines while the other half sailed for Cuba.

• It was split into three sections. One to defend the East Coast, one to attack Cuba and one to attack Spain.