Chapter 21 Practice Quiz – Flashcards
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For many political and religious leaders, expansionism ________.
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would mean the triumph of American civilization around the globe
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How did the end of the Spanish-American War impact the influence of the United States on the world stage?
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It gave the United States lands beyond its borders for the first time, making it an imperial power like Europe.
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Why did some people in the 1890s, and even in recent times, consider late nineteenth-century American foreign policy to be an aberration?
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As a democratic republic founded on the idea of freedom, the United States had no right to deny independence to other countries by annexation.
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How did the United States and Great Britain avoid war over Venezuela?
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Larger problems in Africa and Europe caused Britain to agree to negotiate with Venezuela.
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Why did American interest in Hawaii increase in the 1890s?
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The economic and military value of the islands increased.
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How were Admiral Mahan's naval theories connected to industrialism?
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He believed that industrialism created surplus products, creating a need for merchant ships to reach foreign markets and a navy to protect the merchants.
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Why did President McKinley ask for a declaration of war against Spain?
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The conflicting national interests of Spain and the United States left few alternatives.
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In what way was the experience of the Spanish-American War ironic for African American soldiers?
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The United States was fighting to give Cubans freedom, yet they denied certain freedoms to African Americans.
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Why was Booker T. Washington opposed to the idea of annexing the Philippines?
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Washington thought the United States should focus on domestic matters instead, such as the treatment of African Americans and American Indians.
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Does U.S. foreign policy today more closely reflect the isolationist or the expansionist model?
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Because the United States participates in affairs throughout the world for its own benefit, it reflects the expansionist model.
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William Seward's foreign policy included ________.
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United States domination of the Americas
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What can be assumed about attitudes toward foreign policy given the status of the Republican Party in the early twentieth century?
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The pro-expansionist Republicans were the most popular party, so it can be assumed that isolationists were in the minority.
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In response to the successful American revolt in Hawaii in 1893, Grover Cleveland ________.
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tried, but failed, to restore the queen to power
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According to the theories of Alfred Thayer Mahan, ________.
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a strong navy was an integral part of America's wealth and power
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By late 1897, Spain was ________.
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trying to avoid a confrontation with the United States
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During the Spanish-American War, African Americans in the military ________.
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found segregation and discrimination similar to civilian life
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The actions of Commodore Dewey in the Philippines ________.
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provided the United States with an unexpected prize of war
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The leader of the Filipino resistance to U.S. occupation of the Philippines was ________.
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Emilio Aguinaldo
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By 1900, China ________.
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had become vulnerable to European imperialism
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How were religion and foreign policy related in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in the United States?
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Many religious leaders believed that Americans should bring Christianity to the rest of the world, so they advocated imperialist foreign policies.
