History Midterm (by Shai)

1.

1 point

The French were opposed to many of Wilson's Fourteen Points because

the Fourteen Points disagreed fundamentally with what the French felt should be contained in the Treaty of Versailles

they felt that the French and Italians should formulate the major provisions of the treaty

French diplomats had little respect for Wilson and his American counterparts

they were fundamentally opposed to the creation of a world body such as the League of Nations

they were angry that Wilson had insisted that the Germans take part in the creation of the treaty

2.

1 point

The difficulty in managing an empire was clearly demonstrated after the Spanish-American War by

the cost of administering colonies in the Caribbean and the Pacific

the strong domestic opposition the U.S. colonial policy

the protracted fighting to put down the Philippine Insurrection

the opposition of the European powers to growing U.S. influence

the need to intervene militarily in Central America frequently

3.

1 point

The United States was able to annex Hawaii because

American marines had forcibly removed the Queen from power

Queen Liliuokalani desired increased American investment in Hawaii

Hawaii felt threatened by other Pacific powers

public opinion in Hawaii strongly favored annexation

pro-American planters engineered a revolt in Hawaii

4.

1 point

Jane Addams was significant for

founding Hull House, a settlement house in Chicago

establishing the National Organization of Women

helping organize the Populist party in Kansas

voting against a congressional declaration of war in 1917

writing the book Silent Spring which raised concerns about the pollution of American waters

5.

1 point

The purpose of the Open Door Policy was to

give the United States a sphere of influence in Asia

restrict the effect of dollar diplomacy

guarantee Cuban independence

open China to free trade

justify military occupation of the Philippines

6.

1 point

All of the following were part of President Woodrow Wilson's "New Freedom" legislation EXCEPT the

Clayton Anti-trust Act

Pure Food and Drug Act

Underwood Tariff

Federal Reserve Act

Federal Trade Commission Act

7.

1 point

As a direct result of the Spanish-American War, the United States gained control over
I) the Philippines
II) Cuba
III) Puerto Rico
IV) Hawaii

I and II only

II, and III only

I and III only

I and IV only

III, and IV only

8.

1 point

The Senate would probably have ratified the Versailles Treaty had President Wilson

agreed to leave the American public out of the debate over the League of Nations

ignored the Reservationists

been willing to compromise on the League of Nations issue

renegotiated the League Covenant with the Big Four

insisted on the adoption of the Fourteen Points

9.

1 point

Germany's notorious Zimmermann telegram

apologized for the sinking of the Lusitania

promised a temporary halt to submarine warfare

warned the United States not to send merchant ships to belligerent nations

rejected U.S. efforts for a truce in the fighting

proposed an alliance with Mexico if the United States declared war on Germany

10.

1 point

The intent of the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine was

to prevent European powers from becoming directly involved in affairs of the Western Hemisphere

to allow the United States to intervene in Latin American countries causing "trouble" for the United States

to allow the United States to "assist" countries in the area that demonstrated economic or political instability

to allow the United States to remove "unfriendly governments" in the Western Hemisphere

All of the above

11.

1 point

Theodore Roosevelt's most controversial action involving Latin America was

creating the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

his opposition to the Platt Amendment

mediating in the Venezuela/Great Britain boundary crisis

sending troops to Haiti

building the Panama Canal

12.

1 point

Which of the following presidents oversaw the creation of the Federal Reserve Board, which set the interest rates and monitored the behavior of the government and some state banks?

Grover Cleveland

Woodrow Wilson

Teddy Roosevelt

Warren G. Harding

William McKinley

13.

1 point

In the late nineteenth century, European nations established colonies or "spheres of influence" in Asia and Africa. One reason that the United States did not have a vast empire was that it had a weak, coastal navy. The author who promoted the construction of a powerful steel fleet in his book The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660-1783 was

William Randolph Hearst

Alfred Thayer Mahan

General John J. Pershing

Eugene V. Debs

George Creel

14.

1 point

The Seventeenth Amendment called for

a personal income tax

woman suffrage

moving up the date of presidential inaugurations

raising the minimum-age requirement for U.S. Senators to thirty-five

direct election of U.S. Senetors