ANCIENT EMPIRE AND WARS MCQS

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

QUESTION 1

1. American “jingoism” was a response to the

[removed]		perceived inferiority of nonwhite peoples.
[removed]		demand for Christian missionaries in China.
[removed]		late nineteenth-century masculinity crisis.
[removed]		lengthy campaign for women’s suffrage.

4 points

QUESTION 2

1. Despite their differences, Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson both believed that

[removed]		participation in a war was key to the development of true masculinity.
[removed]		nations should work collectively to preserve international peace and stability.
[removed]		the United States had the right to intervene in the affairs of other nations.
[removed]		it was imperative for the United States to gain access to the China market.

4 points

QUESTION 3

1. During World War I, the song “Over There” and the films produced by the Committee on Public Information both conveyed the message that

[removed]		there would be no tolerance of sedition during wartime.
[removed]		German Americans were dangerous and had to be watched.
[removed]		the U.S. military was essential to the Allies’ victory.
[removed]		the Central Powers would be defeated easily.

4 points

QUESTION 4

1. During his last eighteen months in office, Woodrow Wilson

[removed]		worked tirelessly to rally public support for the Versailles treaty.
[removed]		convinced Congress to support his vision of the League of Nations.
[removed]		was convinced that Congress should retain the right to declare war.
[removed]		largely withdrew from active participation in political debates.

4 points

QUESTION 5

1. How many American men were drafted to fight in the Great War before its end?

[removed]		500,000
[removed]		1 million
[removed]		2 million
[removed]		3 million

4 points

QUESTION 6

1. In order to conserve fuel for the war effort, the Wilson administration established

[removed]		the eight-hour workday.
[removed]		meatless Tuesdays.
[removed]		school gardens.
[removed]		daylight savings time.

4 points

QUESTION 7

1. In which of the following ways did home-front mobilization transform women’s lives during World War I?

[removed]		Women entered the paid workforce in unprecedented numbers.
[removed]		Working women began to earn salaries equal to those of men.
[removed]		Women were freed of the responsibility for housework and childcare.
[removed]		Women were encouraged to join the armed forces alongside men.

4 points

QUESTION 8

1. President McKinley’s imperialist agenda was signaled by his declaration of war on Spain and

[removed]		support for the Teller Amendment.
[removed]		support of Philippine independence.
[removed]		rejection of Mahan’s theories.
[removed]		annexation of the Hawaiian islands.

4 points

QUESTION 9

1. President Wilson’s inability to remain neutral in the conflict between the Allies and the Central Powers was the result of

[removed]		America’s fear of Britain’s superior military strength.
[removed]		anti-German sentiment among ordinary Americans.
[removed]		America’s economic dependence on the Allies.
[removed]		pressure from the American banking sector.

4 points

QUESTION 10

1. President William McKinley came to favor U.S. intervention in the Spanish-Cuban war when he

[removed]		was convinced Spain would lose to Cuba.
[removed]		was called “weak” by the Spanish ambassador.
[removed]		read that the Spanish had blown up the Maine.
[removed]		learned of Spanish brutality toward Cubans.

4 points

QUESTION 11

1. The American conviction that native Cubans and Filipinos were not ready for self-governance after their liberation from Spain reflected the belief that

[removed]		their lands would otherwise be vulnerable to conquest by other European nations.
[removed]		the involvement of the United States would guarantee the establishment of democracy.
[removed]		nonwhite peoples were inferior and needed to be educated and protected by whites.
[removed]		an independent Cuba and Philippines were a threat to American security.

4 points

QUESTION 12

1. The Naval Act of 1890 can be interpreted as a fulfillment of the vision of

[removed]		Josiah Strong.
[removed]		John Fiske.
[removed]		Rudyard Kipling.
[removed]		Alfred Thayer Mahan.

4 points

QUESTION 13

1. The Roosevelt Corollary guided President Taft’s policies in

[removed]		China.
[removed]		Russia.
[removed]		Nicaragua.
[removed]		Japan.

4 points

QUESTION 14

1. The United States was motivated to begin pursuing an imperialist agenda at the end of the nineteenth century because the country

[removed]		needed more land for its growing population.
[removed]		needed a new source of raw materials to supply its industries.
[removed]		was producing more manufactured goods than its population could use.
[removed]		wanted to undermine revolutionary movements in countries like Cuba.

4 points

QUESTION 15

1. The belief embraced by American men at the turn of the twentieth century that “civilizing” nonwhite peoples was an expression of manly honor was inspired by

[removed]		Josiah Strong.
[removed]		John D. Rockefeller.
[removed]		John Sharp Williams.
[removed]		Rudyard Kipling.

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