Question 1

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Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
Lottie Moon

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Question 2

Discuss the foreign policy goals and objectives of William H Seward as a member of the Senate (1849-1861) and as secretary of state (1861-1869), and explain the extent to which his goals were realized by the late 1880s

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Question 3

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the Venezuelan crisis of 1895

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Question 4

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Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the Root-Takahira Agreement

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Question 5

During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, relations between the United States and Great Britain

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A)   remained cool, aloof, and neutral
B)   were so poor that war at times seemed imminent
C)   deteriorated into a deep hostility
D)   became increasingly friendlyE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 6

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Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
imperialist arguments

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Question 7

Which of the following statements is most consistent with Frederick Jackson Turner's frontier thesis?

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A)   The prevalence of violence in American society may be explained by the fact that Americans have continually had to tame and civilize a vast wilderness
B)   The American character has been shaped by the ever-expanding continental frontier
C)   Now that North America has been civilized, the American people will look inward with the goal of creating a truly egalitarian democracy
D)   With the passing of the frontier, Americans must fulfill their destiny by acquiring an overseas empireE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

How did President Theodore Roosevelt respond to Colombia's hard bargaining over the proposal to cut a canal through its province of Panama?

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A)   He ordered the navy to sink two Colombian ships to show that he would not tolerate delay
B)   He agreed to increase the amount paid to Colombia by a substantial amount
C)   He convened a conference of Latin American nations to put diplomatic pressure on Colombia
D)   He sent American warships to the isthmus of Panama to ensure the success of a revolution for Panamanian independenceE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Which of the following was a provision of the Treaty of Paris ending the Spanish-American-Cuban-Filipino War?

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A)   The United States would pay Spain $20 million for territories acquired
B)   Cuba would belong to the United States
C)   The Philippine Islands would be independent
D)   Wake Island would become a United States protectorateE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
anti-imperialist arguments

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Question 11

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Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
McKinley's war message

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Question 12

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Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
Turner's frontier thesis

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Question 13

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the Platt Amendment

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Question 14

Which of the following precipitated a crisis with Japan in 1906 and led to a gentleman's agreement with Tokyo restricting Japanese immigration to the United States?

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A)   The refusal of the United States to grant citizenship to Asians
B)   The decision by the San Francisco School Board to segregate Japanese, Koreans, and Chinese in special schools
C)   Taft's decision to implement dollar diplomacy in China
D)   A California law denying Japanese residents the right to own landE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the Panama Canal

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Question 16

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Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the 1885 massacre at Rock Springs, Wyoming

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Question 17

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Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the Treaty of Paris

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Question 18

The annexation of the Hawaiian Islands was preceded by

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A)   a request for such action by Queen Liliuokalani
B)   the discovery by the State Department that Japan was planning to annex the islands
C)   a revolution in which all foreign business interests were forced out of the islands
D)   the seizure of Hawaii's government, which was plotted by leading whites, including American sugar growers, and carried out with the assistance of American troopsE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 19

The 1904 Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

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A)   was denounced by the leading European nations
B)   was used to justify frequent interventions in Latin America by the United States
C)   remained a bombastic pronouncement that was not applied in practice
D)   strictly limited the role of the United States in the Western HemisphereE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Which of the following is true of both the Venezuelan crisis and the Cuban crisis?

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A)   In both instances, the United States insisted that it would set the rules of conduct in the Western Hemisphere
B)   Both situations indicated a willingness on the part of European powers to back down in the face of American might
C)   Both situations contributed to a general deterioration of American relations with the European powers
D)   In both instances, the United States waged war without a congressional decision to do soE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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The 1904 Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

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Which of the following is true of both the Venezuelan crisis and the Cuban crisis?

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Which of the following was a provision of the Treaty of Paris ending the Spanish-American-Cuban-Filipino War?

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How did President Theodore Roosevelt respond to Colombia's hard bargaining over the proposal to cut a canal through its province of Panama?

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Which of the following statements is most consistent with Frederick Jackson Turner's frontier thesis?

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