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After he became president in 1913, President Wilson announced that U.S. policy toward Latin America would include all of the following except

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military intervention when necessary

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In the 1880s, all of the following could be seen as signs of America's potential rise to a world power except

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a strong navy

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All of the following ideas helped to form the ideology of expansionism except

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the Gospel of Wealth

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The anti-imperialist cause was hurt by

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William Jennings Bryan's support for the Treaty of Paris.

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In his essay "The Significance of the Frontier in American History," Frederick Jackson Turner advocated

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turning American attention to external expansion.

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The Open Door policy in China called for which of the following?

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Equal commercial access by all nations to the existing spheres of influence in China

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The Spanish-American War

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gave the United States the opportunity to pursue overseas expansion.

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The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine justified which of the following?

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The right to intervene in the domestic affairs of Latin American countries

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The Open Door policy of the early twentieth century called for

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open access to China for American investment and commercial interests

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In response to American criticism of Spain's actions in Cuba, the Spanish government initially

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agreed to grant a measure of self-rule to the Cubans.

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Americans were concerned about trade with so-called backward countries because

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with European powers colonizing many preindustrial nations, U.S. trade interests were threatened.with European powers colonizing many preindustrial nations, U.S. trade interests were threatened.

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Which of the following aroused the greatest controversy in the United States at the end of the Spanish-American War?

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Acquisition of the Philippine Islands

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"Dollar diplomacy" refers to

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a pre-First World War practice of coupling foreign policy with the interests of United States corporations

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In the 1880s the United States was considered a

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nation of little international importance.

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American foreign policy in the Gilded Age

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lacked direction and was mostly stumbling from incident to incident.

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American justification for making the Philippines a U.S. territory included all of the following except

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the United States sought to annex all overseas portions of the defeated Spanish empire.

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The Gentlemen's Agreement between the United States and Japan

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limited the immigration of Japanese to the United States.

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The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine expanded America's role in

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Central America and the Caribbean

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Which of the following led immediately and directly to Theodore Roosevelt's issuance of the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine?

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American fear that financial instability in the Dominican Republic would lead to European intervention

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A prominent leader in promoting the settlement house movement was

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Jane Addams

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The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine justified which of the following?

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The right to intervene in the domestic affairs of Latin American countries

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One reason early twentieth century muckrakers were able to have a significant impact on society was because

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sales and circulation of newspapers and magazines increased

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Jacob Riis is best known for his work in the 1890s as a

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journalist and photographer who publicized the wretched conditions in which many immigrants lived

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Theodore Roosevelt was the first President to

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arbitrate a labor dispute

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During the presidency of William H. Taft, United States policy in Latin America was driven primarily by

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concern for United States economic and strategic interests in the region

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Which of the following is an example of Progressive Era legislation?

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The Pure Food and Drug Act

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Which of the following was LEAST involved in the struggle for women's rights?

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Dorothea Dix

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William Jennings Bryan's "Cross of Gold" oration was primarily an expression of his

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advocacy of free and unlimited coinage of silver

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Which of the following emerged during the Progressive Era as the most influential advocate of full political, economic, and social equality for Black Americans?

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W.E.B. Du Bois

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The leaders of the Progressive movement were primarily

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middle-class reformers concerned with urban and consumer issues

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Jacob Riis's How the Other Half Lives is a study of

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immigrant urban poverty and despair in the 1890's

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Margaret Sanger is best known for her

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advocacy of birth control

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In his Atlanta Compromise speech, Booker T. Washington called for which of the following?

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Support for African American self-help

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Progressive reformers rejected Social Darwinism because they believed that

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conflict and competition did not necessarily improve society

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