Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The Hawaiian queen who was
forced out of power by a revolution started by American business interests
a. | Queen
Victoria | c. | Queen Mary
Alaka | b. | Queen Waikiki | d. | Queen Liliuokalani |
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2.
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The practice of strong
countries taking economic, political, and military power over weaker countries
a. | reverse
racism | c. | racism | b. | imperialism | d. | communism |
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3.
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American admiral who urged the
United States to build up its navy and take colonies overseas
a. | Alfred T. Mahan
| c. | Wm.
McKinley | b. | Theodore Roosevelt | d. | Sinclair Lewis |
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American businessman who became
president of the new government of Hawaii after the queen was pushed out
a. | Andrew
Carnegie | c. | Sanford B. Dole
| b. | Wm
Mckinley | d. | Nelson
Rockefella |
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5.
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Political activist who worked
for Cuban independence
a. | Fidel
Castro | c. | Juan
Baptista | b. | José Martí | d. | Pancho Villa |
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6.
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General sent from Spain to Cuba
to restore order in 1896
a. | Generalisimo
Franco | c. | Valeriano Weyler
| b. | Charles
DeGaulle | d. | Jose
Martin |
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7.
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Reporting in newspapers and
magazines that exaggerates the news in order to make it more exciting
a. | CNN | c. | muckraking | b. | yellow journalism | d. | New York Times |
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U.S. warship that exploded in a
Cuban harbor in 1898 killing many American sailors. The sinking outraged the American public. The
newspapers blamed it on the Spanish causing the American public to favor war with
Spain.
a. | U.S.S. Maine
| c. | U.S.S. Theodore
Roosevelt | b. | U.S.S. Olympia | d. | U.S.S. Cimarron |
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U.S. naval commander who led
the American attack on the Philippines and sunk the Spanish fleet in one day.
a. | John Paul
Jones | c. | Alfred
Mahan | b. | George Dewey | d. | Admiral
Wyler |
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10.
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Fighting unit led byTheodore
Roosevelt in Cuba Charged up San Juan hill to defeat the Spanish
a. | Home
Boys | c. | Light
Brigade | b. | T.R.’s Horseman | d. | Rough Riders |
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11.
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Location of an important
American land victory in Cuba
a. | Havana
Heights | c. | Havana
Hill | b. | San Juan Hill | d. | Guantanimo
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Provisions in the Cuban
constitution that gave the United States broad rights in that country until the Cubans could form a
stable government.
a. | Havana
Treaty | c. | Platt Amendment
| b. | Monroe
Doctrine | d. | Roosevelt
Correlary |
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A country that is partly
controlled by another, stronger country because they are unable to protect themselves from other
countries.
a. | dictatorship | c. | protectorate | b. | sphere of influence | d. | colony |
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Filipino rebel
leader
a. | Jose
Marti | c. | Jose
Marcus | b. | Emilio Aguinaldo | d. | Emilo Marcus |
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U.S. secretary of state during
the Spanish American War
a. | Colin
Powell | c. | John Hay
| b. | John
Jay | d. | Allan Dullas |
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Message sent by John Hay to
other countries to protect U.S. trading rights in China and deny other countries “spheres of
inluence” in China thereby protecting Chinese independence.
a. | Monroe
Doctrine | c. | Chinese Colonial
Notes | b. | Roosevelt Colloray to Monroe Doctrine | d. | Open Door notes (policy) |
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Chinese rebellion against
Western influence, 1900
a. | Boxer Rebellion
| c. | KamaKazi
revolt | b. | Chinese Revolt | d. | Emperess Revolt |
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A channel across Central
America, between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, opened in 1914
a. | Suez
Canal | c. | Rio Grande
Crossing | b. | Columbian Channel | d. | Panama Canal |
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Roosevelt’s 1904
extension of the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the United States has the right to protect its
interests in South and Central America by using military force
a. | Roosevelt
Extension | c. | Roosevelt
Doctrine | b. | Roosevelt Memo | d. | Roosevelt Corollary |
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The policy of intervening in
other countries to protect U.S. business interests
a. | dollar diplomacy
| c. | Chamber of Commerce
Doctrine | b. | business doctrine | d. | Imperial Authority Memo |
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Mexican
revolutionary
a. | Francisco “Pancho”
Schneemann | c. | Fidel
“Pancho” Castro | b. | Francisco “Pancho” Villa | d. | Jose Marin |
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22.
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U.S. general who led troops to
capture Villa and later led American troops in World War I
a. | General Douglas
McCarther | c. | John J. Pershing
| b. | George
Patton | d. | George
Sherman |
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Matching
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a. | capitalist
| k. | territory
| b. | intervention
| l. | brutality | c. | abolish | m. | oppressive | d. | occupation | n. | diplomat
| e. | moral
| o. | mediate | f. | isthmus | p. | racist | g. | recognize | q. | technology
| h. | negotiate
| r. | annex | i. | Filipino | s. | engineering | j. | turmoil | t. | in exile
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23.
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Add to a country as a
territory or protectorate
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24.
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Applying science and
mathematics to practical problems
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25.
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A person who invests money in
business and believes in private property
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26.
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Cruel,
harsh
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27.
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Put an end to
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28.
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Practical devices and machines
invented by science
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29.
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The act of taking over and
holding a place
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30.
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Based on the prejudice that
one race is better than another. All races have individuals who practice
racism.
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31.
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Cruelty
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32.
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To accept officially that a
government has the right to be in power
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33.
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A person sent to another
country as a representative
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34.
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A narrow strip of
land
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35.
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Based on a judgment of right
and wrong
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36.
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A native or inhabitant of the
Philippines
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37.
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Area under the control of a
country as a colonial possession
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38.
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To interfere in the affairs of
another country
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39.
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Confusion and
upset
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40.
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To try to reach an agreement
by talking
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41.
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Not allowed to live in
one’s own country
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42.
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To help two sides negotiate,
as a peacemaker
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