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Chapters 23-27 APUSH

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 2hrs 50mins

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1.
[In colonies], the mother-country had won a foothold in a foreign land, seeking a new outlet for what it had to sell, a new sphere for its shipping, more employment for its people, and more comfort and wealth for itself …   … Having [no] foreign establishments, either colonial or military, the ships of war of the United States, in war, will be like land birds, unable to fly far from their own shores. To provide resting-places for them, where they can coal and repair, would be one of the first duties of a government proposing to itself the development of the power of the nation at sea….   … The question is eminently one in which the influence of the government should make itself felt, to build up for the nation a navy which, if not capable of reaching distant countries, shall at least be able to keep clear the chief approaches to its own. The eyes of the country have for a quarter of a century been turned from the sea. … It may safely be said that it is essential to the welfare of the whole country that the conditions of trade and commerce should remain, as far as possible, unaffected by an external war. In order to do this, the enemy must be kept not only out of our ports, but far away from our coasts. - Alfred T. Mahan, The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1890
Which of the following best describes 19th century Europe which helped spur arguments in America such as that of Mahan?
a)
The major powers were dramaticaly expanding their empires around the world. 
b)
The limited land space of the European countries was causing overcrowding in America. 
c)
The major European countries were rapidly developing new technologies, due to easier access to natural resources of other countries. 
d)
The European countries were increasingly forming European alliances. 
2.
[In colonies], the mother-country had won a foothold in a foreign land, seeking a new outlet for what it had to sell, a new sphere for its shipping, more employment for its people, and more comfort and wealth for itself …   … Having [no] foreign establishments, either colonial or military, the ships of war of the United States, in war, will be like land birds, unable to fly far from their own shores. To provide resting-places for them, where they can coal and repair, would be one of the first duties of a government proposing to itself the development of the power of the nation at sea….   … The question is eminently one in which the influence of the government should make itself felt, to build up for the nation a navy which, if not capable of reaching distant countries, shall at least be able to keep clear the chief approaches to its own. The eyes of the country have for a quarter of a century been turned from the sea. … It may safely be said that it is essential to the welfare of the whole country that the conditions of trade and commerce should remain, as far as possible, unaffected by an external war. In order to do this, the enemy must be kept not only out of our ports, but far away from our coasts. - Alfred T. Mahan, The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1890
Some historians believe that Mahan's thesis was a turning point in American foreign policy during this time period. Which historical evidence best supports this belief?
a)
U.S. involvement in China
b)
Securing U.S. Naval access in the Middle East
c)
U.S. involvement in the Phillippines
d)
U.S. support of Cuba against the Spanish
3.
[In colonies], the mother-country had won a foothold in a foreign land, seeking a new outlet for what it had to sell, a new sphere for its shipping, more employment for its people, and more comfort and wealth for itself …   … Having [no] foreign establishments, either colonial or military, the ships of war of the United States, in war, will be like land birds, unable to fly far from their own shores. To provide resting-places for them, where they can coal and repair, would be one of the first duties of a government proposing to itself the development of the power of the nation at sea….   … The question is eminently one in which the influence of the government should make itself felt, to build up for the nation a navy which, if not capable of reaching distant countries, shall at least be able to keep clear the chief approaches to its own. The eyes of the country have for a quarter of a century been turned from the sea. … It may safely be said that it is essential to the welfare of the whole country that the conditions of trade and commerce should remain, as far as possible, unaffected by an external war. In order to do this, the enemy must be kept not only out of our ports, but far away from our coasts. - Alfred T. Mahan, The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1890
Mahan's argument best parallels which argument used to defend the great wealth during this time period?
a)
Gospel of Wealth
b)
Nativism
c)
Survival of the Fittest
d)
Eugenics
4.
Have we no mission to perform, no duty to discharge to our fellow-man? Has God endowed us with gifts beyond our deserts and marked us as the people of His [favor]? ... Would not the people of the Philippines prefer the just, humane, civilizing government of this Republic to the savage, bloody rule of pillage and extortion from which we have rescued them? … Do we owe no duty to the world? Shall we turn these people back to the reeking hands from which we have taken them? Shall we abandon them, with Germany, England, Japan, hungering for them? Shall we save them from these nations, to give them a self-rule of tragedy?   American energy is greater than Spanish sloth.  … We cannot retreat from any soil where Providence has unfurled our banner; it is our [destiny] to save that soil for liberty and civilization. - Albert J. Beveridge, "The March of the Flag", 1898.
Which philosophy best parallels the argument by Beveridge to support intervention in the Philippines? 
a)
"White Man's Burden"
b)
Social Gospel
c)
"Influence of Sea Power"
d)
Survival of the Fittest 
5.
I walked the floor of the White House night after night until midnight; and I am not ashamed to tell you, gentlemen, that I went down on my knees and prayed Almighty God for light and guidance more than one night.  And one night late it came to me this way...(1) that we could not give them back to Spain -- that would be cowardly and dishonorable; (2) that we could not turn them over to France or Germany -- our commercial rivals in the Orient -- that would be bad business and discreditable; (3) that we could not leave them to themselves -- they were unfit for self government -- and they would soon have anarchy and misrule worse than Spain's was; and (4) that there was nothing left for us to do but take them all, and to educate the Filipinos, and uplift and civilize them, and by God's grace do the very best we could by them..." - President William McKinley, speech to a Methodist Church group, November 1899
Which event is most directly connected to McKinley's speech?
a)
A conflict occurred in the Philippines lasting longer than the Spanish American War.
b)
African American soldiers changed sides and fought on behalf of the Filipinos.
c)
The Spanish American War was declared which freed the Filipinos from Spanish rule.
d)
A conflict in China known as The Boxer Rebellion was suppressed by European countries. 
6.
Article I: The Government of Cuba shall never enter into any treaty or other compact with any foreign powers which will impair or tend to impair the independence of Cuba, nor in any manner authorize or permit any foreign power or powers to obtain by colonization or for military or naval purposes, or otherwise, lodgment in or control over any portion of said island. ...   Article III: The Government of Cuba consents that the United States may exercise the right to intervene for the preservation of Cuban independence, the maintenance of a government adequate for the protection of life, property, and individual liberty, and for discharging the obligations with respect to Cuba imposed by the Treaty of Paris on the United States, now to be assumed and undertaken by the Government of Cuba...   Article VII: To enable the United States to maintain the independence of Cuba, and to protect the people thereof, as well as for its own defense, the Government of Cuba will sell or lease to the Unites States lands necessary for coaling or naval stations, at certain specified points, to be agreed upon with the President of the United States. -SOURCE: The Platt Amendment, 1903.
Which foreign policy is best described within the excerpt above?
a)
A conflict occurred in the Philippines lasting longer than the Spanish American War.
b)
Big Stick Policy
c)
Missionary Diplomacy 
d)
Dollar Diplomacy
7.
Article I: The Government of Cuba shall never enter into any treaty or other compact with any foreign powers which will impair or tend to impair the independence of Cuba, nor in any manner authorize or permit any foreign power or powers to obtain by colonization or for military or naval purposes, or otherwise, lodgment in or control over any portion of said island. ...   Article III: The Government of Cuba consents that the United States may exercise the right to intervene for the preservation of Cuban independence, the maintenance of a government adequate for the protection of life, property, and individual liberty, and for discharging the obligations with respect to Cuba imposed by the Treaty of Paris on the United States, now to be assumed and undertaken by the Government of Cuba...   Article VII: To enable the United States to maintain the independence of Cuba, and to protect the people thereof, as well as for its own defense, the Government of Cuba will sell or lease to the Unites States lands necessary for coaling or naval stations, at certain specified points, to be agreed upon with the President of the United States. -SOURCE: The Platt Amendment, 1903.
The Platt Amendment was most directly made in reaction to which of the following?
a)
A conflict occurred in the Philippines lasting longer than the Spanish American War.
b)
Jose Marti declared a Cuban Revolution for independence. 
c)
The stipulations of the Treaty of Paris 
d)
Cuba became a United States territory after the Spanish American War. 
8.
Which group would most likely challenge the point of view of the 1910 Political Cartoon? 
a)
A conflict occurred in the Philippines lasting longer than the Spanish American War.
b)
The Anti-Imperialist League
c)
Imperialists
d)
Bankers and Captains of Industry 
9.
"It is not true that the Unites States feels any land hunger... as regards to the other nations of the Western Hemisphere save such as are for their welfare. All that this country desires is to see the neighboring countries stable, orderly, and prosperous. Any country whose people conduct themselves well can count upon our hearty friendship. If a nation shows that it knows how to act with reasonable efficiency and decency in social and political matters, if it keeps order and pays its obligations, it need fear no interference from the United States. Chronic wrongdoing, or any impotence which results in a general loosening of the ties of civilized society [however], may in America, as elsewhere, ultimately require intervention by some civilized nation, and in the Western Hemisphere the adherence of the United States to the Monroe Doctrine may force the United States, however reluctantly, in flagrant cases of such wrongdoing or impotence, to the exercise of an international police power... It is a mere truism to say that every nation, whether in American or anywhere else, which desires to maintain its freedom, its independence, must ultimately realize that the right of such independence cannot be separated from the responsibility of making good use of it."  The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, 1904
Which most accurately describes how the  Roosevelt Corollary was a turning point in American Foreign Policy?
a)
A conflict occurred in the Philippines lasting longer than the Spanish American War.
b)
America began to support Latin American countries through loans from bankers and wealthy businessmen.  
c)
America moved from progressive ideals to traditional foreign policy.  
d)
America moved from isolationism to a regulator of independence.  
10.
"...We earnestly condemn the policies of the present National Administration in the Philippines...We denounce the slaughter of the Filipinos as a needless horror. We protest against the extension of American Sovereignty by Spanish methods."We demand the immediate cessation of the war against liberty, begun by Spain and continues by us. We urge that congress be promptly convened to announce to the Filipinos our purpose to concede to them the independence for which they have so long fought and which is right of theirs.   "The United States have always protested against the doctrine of international law which permits the subjugation of the weak by the strong. A self-governing state cannot accept sovereignty over an unwilling people. The United States cannot act upon the ancient heresy that might makes right...When the white man governs himself, that is self-government, but when he governs himself and also governs another man, that is more than self-government -- that is despotism." -  Anti-Imperialist League, 1899
Who would most likely agree with the passage above?
a)
The African Americans fighting with Emilio Aguinaldo
b)
The African Americans fighting with the Rough Riders in Cuba
c)
The suppressors of the Boxer Rebellion in China
d)
The nativists leading the fight against labor unions
11.
Seward's Folly refers to the
a)
United States' annexation of Hawaii
b)
Whiskey Ring Scandal
c)
United States' purchase of Alaska
d)
events that led to the Spanish-American War
12.
Which of the following ideas would NOT be part of the Roosevelt Corollary?
a)
The United States would continue limiting European influences in the Western Hemisphere.
b)
The Monroe Doctrine would be expanded to include Asia as well as the Americas
c)
Latin America would be seen as an agent for U.S. commercial interests
d)
The United States had the right to intervene in Latin American conflicts
13.
The Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty allowed for the
a)
U.S. military base in Guantanamo Bay
b)
opening of trade in Japan
c)
construction of the Panama Canal
d)
Open Door Policy in China
14.
Dollar diplomacy is most associated with the presidency of
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
William McKinley
c)
William Taft
d)
Woodrow Wilson
15.
Moral diplomacy was best illustrated by
a)
Woodrow Wilson's use of the military in Nicaragua and Haiti
b)
William Taft's urging of U.S. banks to refinance Haiti's national debt
c)
Woodrow Wilson's response to the Tampico Incident
d)
the United States' refusal to recognize the government of Victoriano Huerta
16.
The focus of the 1907 Gentlemen's Agreement was to
a)
make it easier for Chinese immigrants to find work in western cities
b)
ban Japanese immigrants from entering the United States
c)
reduce the number of immigrants coming from Japan
d)
create an Open Door Policy of trade in China
17.
Why was the Open Door Policy important to the United States?
a)
It gave the United States colonial territory in Asia
b)
It ensured that the United States would have access to Chinese markets
c)
It locked European nations out of Chinese markets.
d)
It allowed China to invest in the United States
18.
The quote, "You furnish the pictures, and I'll furnish the war," illustrates what type of late-nineteenth-century journalism?
a)
muckraking journalism
b)
yellow journalism
c)
movie news reels
d)
citizen journalims
19.
Which groups supported the Populists?
a)
Black migrants
b)
Immigrants
c)
The wealthy
d)
Farmers and common people
20.
Which act promised settlers 160 acres if they moved West?
a)
Homestead Act
b)
Morrill Land Grant Act
c)
Oklahoma Land Rush
d)
Emancipation Proclamation
21.
How did John Rockefeller make his fortune?
a)
Monopolizing steel
b)
Monopolizing oil
c)
Banking
d)
Crime
22.
How did workers respond to abuses at factories?
a)
Ask the government to support them
b)
Attempt to assassinate Robber Barons
c)
Join unions and go on strikes
d)
Work hard to force the bosses to recognize them
23.
What did William Jennings Bryan advocate for in his Cross of Gold Speech?
a)
Total redistribution of wealth in factories
b)
Socialism
c)
Abolishing the Gold Standard
d)
Abolishing bimetallism
24.
What was a major impact of the Spanish-American War?
a)
US considered a world power
b)
US fought colonialism
c)
Spain defeated the US
d)
Yellow Journalism dominated the gov't
25.
Why was Alaska called "Seward's folly"?
a)
Americans didn't own a territory so far north
b)
It was a frozen wasteland with no resources
c)
U.S. had already annexed Samoa, and didn't need another territory
d)
Thought two-cents an acre was too expensive
26.
Which territory was annexed by the US because of the economic value of its sugarcane plantations?
a)
Alaska
b)
Midway
c)
Hawaii
d)
Samoa
27.
The explosion of the USS Maine
a)
proved that McKinley was a weak president
b)
rallied Americans against Spain
c)
caused American prejudice about Spanish immigrants
d)
formed a bond between America and Cuba
28.
The Anti-Imperialist League was a group that
a)
fought in both World Wars
b)
opposed the creation of an American colonial empire
c)
died in battle while fighting for America
d)
signed a petition in favor of a law that would ban all treaties
29.
Panama is damp, tropical jungle, intensely hot, swarming with mosquitos.  These mosquitos carried what diseases?
a)
small pox and scarlet fever
b)
influenza and malaria
c)
rickets and diphtheria
d)
yellow fever and malaria
30.
Anti-imperialists thought imperialism was ___. 
a)
bad for the economy
b)
racist
c)
a good idea
d)
democratic
31.
The phrase “speak softly and carry a big stick” refers to ___.
a)
Roosevelt’s desire to withdraw from international affairs
b)
McKinley’s desire to stay out of Cuba
c)
Roosevelt’s foreign policy of words backed up by military power
d)
McKinley’s policy of expansionism
32.
In __, sugar planters staged a rebellion.  It was annexed into the US in 1898. 
a)
Japan 
b)
Hawaii 
c)
Panama
d)
China  
33.
The US supported the rebellion in ___ against the Columbians.
a)
 Japan 
b)
 Hawaii 
c)
China
d)
Panama
34.
True or False 
Newspapers that practice yellow journalism only publish stories supported by facts.
a)
True 
b)
False, Yellow journalism is sensationalized. 
35.
The de Lome letter ___. 
a)
encouraged Spain to attack America
b)
stopped the expansion of the United States.
c)
called President McKinley weak.
d)
demanded the surrender of the Philippines.
36.
True or False
The desire for new markets, nationalism, and Anglo-Saxonism are all reasons for supporting Imperialism. 
a)
True 
b)
False
37.
Who led the Pullman Strike?
a)
Chief Joseph 
b)
Eugene Debs
c)
George Custer
d)
Helen Hunt Jackson
38.
This period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for it's rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States.
a)
World War I
b)
Progressive Era
c)
Gilded age
d)
Roaring Twenties
39.
in 1882, the Government passed this legislation that restricted immigration for 10 years from a certain group into the United States.
a)
Nativist Act
b)
Mexican Reparition Act
c)
Dawes Act
d)
Chinese Exclusion Act
40.
During the Gilded age, workers came together to work for better pay, working conditions, and less hours. Leaders such as Samuel Gompers help led many of this workers in....
a)
Philanthropy
b)
Labor Unions
c)
Political Bosses
d)
Credit Unions
41.
"New Immigrants" that came to the United States in the early 1900s were from which part of Europe?
a)
South Europe
b)
NE Europe
c)
SW Europe
d)
SE Europe
42.
The Pendleton Act of United States in 1883 decided that government jobs should be awarded on the basis of merit (test) instead of political affiliation.
a)
direct voting
b)
civil service reform
c)
political machines
d)
civil labor unions
43.
Due to the corruption of the railroads companies, the U.S. government created this act to regulate railroad companies to be reasonable in prices.
a)
Interstate Commerece Act
b)
Dawes Act
c)
Transcontiental Act
d)
Laissez Faire Act 
44.
Because of the rapid growth of Industrilization in the North people moved out of rural towns to?
a)
Rural farms
b)
Urbanzied cities
c)
Subrebs cities
d)
El rancho
45.
Many Immigrants faced issues once they arrived such as language barriers, but these group of people mostly restricted new immigrants from emtering the country.
a)
Democrats
b)
Republicans
c)
Donald Trump
d)
Nativists
46.
What was a city government marked by corruption, bribery, and Kickbacks (common during the Gilded Age) called?
a)
credit mobilier
b)
political machine
c)
corrected democracy
d)
electoral politics
47.
William Graham Sumner was a popular researcher and writer during the Gilded Age.  He believed that government programs to help the poor were useless because, "...a drunkard in the gutter is just where he ought to be..."  That is, Sumner believed that we all had a certain station or place that was ordained and could not be changed.  This Gilded Age philosophy was called which of the following?
a)
Evolution
b)
Monetary Policy
c)
Social Darwinism
d)
Welfare Capitalism
48.
One reason nativists worried about influx of immigrants in 1880s...
a)
Feared immigrants gain control of city and state governments
b)
Believed immigrants receive preferential treatment from federal government and receive land
c)
Thought country's ports could not handle increasing numbers of immigrants and exports
d)
Considered immigrants from southern and eastern Europe a threat to traditional American cultural values
49.
How Haymarket Square affected Knights of Labor?
a)
Massive gathering of workers forced federal government to place limits on union's activities
b)
Workers lost confidence in union's leadership after union president given details of rally to police
c)
Union members grew disillusioned as newspapers blamed workers for violence
d)
Union's emphasis on recruiting immigrants angered American-born workers
50.
Populists supported "free silver" because they believed:
a)
It would result in deflation
b)
It would increase bank regulations
c)
It would result in inflation
d)
None of the following - they supported continuation of the Gold Standard
51.
Which of following was most closely associated with the Populist Party?
a)
Jane Addams
b)
William Jennings Bryan
c)
Eugene Debs
d)
Samuel Gompers
52.
What did the NAACP focus on?
a)
child labor
b)
equal rights
c)
conservation
d)
protection of animals
53.
Social Darwinism
a)
The idea that people and businesses compete for survival 
b)
Journalist who uncovered and proved the truth about the evil of big buisness and politics in America.
c)
NAACP
d)
The Jungle
54.
Which of the following incident  originally allowed Roosevelt to become President?
a)
He was elected.
b)
McKinley was assassinated. 
c)
McKinley resigned.
d)
McKinley was impeached.
55.
Who wrote "A Century Of Dishonor"?
a)
William Jennings Bryan
b)
Helen Hunt Jackson 
c)
William McKinley
d)
George Custer
56.
Under this policy in 1887, the Government gave Native Americans land in order to farm land, just like European farmers. 
a)
Dawes Act
b)
Ghost Dance
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Laws Act
57.
The innovation of this transportation help open up the national market? 
a)
boats
b)
railroads
c)
autombils 
d)
horse drawn carriages 
58.
During the 19th and early 20th century, These men helped immigrants with jobs and housing in order to control votes during election? 
a)
political parties
b)
El Chapo
c)
political bosses
d)
republican party
59.
Because of the rapid growth of Industrilization in the North people moved out of rural towns to?
a)
Rural farms
b)
Urbanzied cities
c)
Subrebs cities
d)
El rancho
60.
In what area did the government give land to settlers to farm and expand west in the Homestead Act?
a)
Texas
b)
East Coast
c)
Great Plains
d)
Rocky Mountains
61.
Because of the expansion to the west,  what effects did the creation of railroads cause for the Great Plains? 
a)
movement of Native Americans and animals, and erosion of soil
b)
death of Native Americans
c)
movement of only buffalo
d)
railroad robberies 
62.
The Farmer's Alliance and the Grange, both founded during the Gilded Age, stood for additional government regulation of trade and creating the conditions for more political power and economic well being for farmers (as compared to industrialists).  What 1890s group was founded, supporting these ideas, and attacking the Gold Standard?
a)
Progressives
b)
Free Soil Party
c)
IWW
d)
Populists
63.
How Haymarket Square affected Knights of Labor?
a)
Massive gathering of workers forced federal government to place limits on union's activities
b)
Workers lost confidence in union's leadership after union president given details of rally to police
c)
Union members grew disillusioned as newspapers blamed workers for violence
d)
Union's emphasis on recruiting immigrants angered American-born workers
64.
Who were Exodusters?
a)
American Indians demanding return of tribal lands
b)
Eastern Europeans immigrating to US after WWI
c)
African Americans leaving South after Civil War
d)
Colonial Americans forming local militias during Revolution
65.
Populists supported "free silver" because they believed:
a)
It would result in deflation
b)
It would increase bank regulations
c)
It would result in inflation
d)
None of the following - they supported continuation of the Gold Standard
66.
Populists supported "free silver" because they believed:
a)
It would result in deflation
b)
It would increase bank regulations
c)
It would result in inflation
d)
None of the following - they supported continuation of the Gold Standard
67.
Major group that worked on the Transcontinental Railroad 
a)
Chinese
b)
Russians
c)
Native Americans
d)
Europeans
68.
What is a Laissez-Faire economy?
a)
An economy that is completely controlled by the U.S. government
b)
An economy that is partially controlled by the U.S. government
c)
An economy where there is very little involvement by the U.S. government
d)
An economy that is controlled by another country
69.
Industry caused urbanization because...
a)
people moved out of cities in order to find jobs
b)
people moved to cities because that's where jobs were
c)
cities were very appealing to people who grew up in rural areas
d)
the railroad allowed people to move East easier
70.
Samuel Gompers, a British-born cigar maker organized a new union known as the ____________________ of Labor.  His union was open to skilled workers only.
a)
Haymarket Square
b)
American Federation
c)
Triangle Shirtwaist
d)
Collective Bargaining
71.
Why were immigrants in the late 19th century welcomed by industrialists (factory owners)? 
a)
The immigrants found it difficult to learn English and assimilate
b)
The immigrants voted for candidates from the local political machine
c)
The immigrants lived in ghettos with other people from the same background.
d)
The immigrants were willing to work for lower wages than most other workers.
72.
What conflict was the last major battle of the Indian Wars? 
a)
a. the Battle of Antietam 
b)
b. the Fetterman Massacre 
c)
c. the Massacre at Sand Creek 
d)
d. the Battle of Wounded Knee 
73.
Who led the Seventh Calvary at the Battle of Little Big Horn? 
a)
George Custer 
b)
William Fetterman 
c)
Jack Wilson 
d)
Nelson Miles
74.
The goal of programs such as the Carlisle Indian School was American Indian
a)
Treaty Enforcement
b)
Cultural Assimilation
c)
Self-Determination
d)
Tribal Recognition
75.
Which of these best describes life in a turn of the century tenement?
a)
Very crowded
b)
Spreading sickness and disease
c)
No windows, heat, or plumbing
d)
All of the above
76.
The steel industry owed much to the inventive genius of
a)
Jay Gould
b)
Henry Bessemer
c)
J.P. Morgan
d)
Thomas Edison
77.
During the age of industrialization, the South
a)
was not targeted by northern industrialists who sought to introduce factories into the region
b)
received preferential treatment from the railroads
c)
turned away from agriculture
d)
remained overwhelmingly rural and agricultural
78.
The first major farmers' organization was the
a)
National Grange
b)
Populists
c)
Greenback Labor Party
d)
Farmers' alliance