Question

As of 1917, what status do Puerto Ricans have?

a
They are U.S. citizens but do not have full representation in the U.S. Congress

b
They are citizens of Spain

c
They are independent of the U.S.

d
They are U.S. citizens and have full representation in the U.S. Congress

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Answer 2

1917 Jones Act, an act of Congress that granted U.S. citizenship to all Puerto Ricans born on the island. (Important sidenote: Unknown to many, this is not a Constitutional act, but it would take a Supreme Court act to revoke the right.) The Jones Act, signed by President Woodrow Wilson on March 2, 1917, not only established U.S. citizenship for Puerto Ricans on the island, it also created a new form of government

Answer 3

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Answer 6

The U.S. fought the war with Spain to free Cuba and help Cubans. In what TWO ways did this goal succeed?

a
The Spanish government gave up rights to Cuba in the Treaty of Paris, which ended the war

b
Cuba became completely economically independent

c
The U.S. helped many Cuban families and improved things such as health and education

d
The Cubans became completely free and independent

Answer 7

The U.S. fought the war with Spain to free Cuba and help Cubans. In what TWO ways did this goal fail?

a
The U.S. forced Cubans to adopt the Platt Amendment, which kept some of Cuba's powers for the United States

b
The U.S. forced Cuba to become a communist dictatorship

c
Private U.S. investors took control of many of Cuba's leading economic industries

d
The U.S. forced Cuba to become a U.S. state

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Question 5 (1 point)
What TWO pieces of evidence is there that China had become weak by the early 20th century?

a
China had been weakened by war (they had been defeated by the Japanese)

b
The major powers of Europe, and the Japanese, had carved out "spheres of influence" in China

c
China had requested to become a U.S. colony

d
China had no exports

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Question 6 (1 point)
U.S. expansion in the Pacific soon resulted in interest in china, but economic spheres had already been claimed by the major powers. How did the U.S. get in on the action?

a
The U.S. persuaded the major powers to accept the "Open Door notes," allowing the U.S. to trade with any part of China

b
The U.S. persuaded the Chinese to only deal with the United States

c
The U.S. started a rebellion in China to weaken foreign influence

d
The U.S. threatened the major powers with war if they did not let the U.S. compete in China

Answer 10

Depending on whether you are an imperialist or an anti-imperialist, you would view the Boxer Rebellion in what way? (Choose the TWO correct responses)

a
The anti-imperialist would see it as an example of primitive people resisting modernization and civilization

b
The imperialist would see it as an example of primitive people resisting modernization and civilization

c
The imperialist would see it as an understandable reaction to foreign intervention and loss of native culture

d
The anti-imperialist would see it as an understandable reaction to foreign intervention and loss of native culture

Answer 11

What event in 1904 was yet another indicator of the growing power of Japan?

a
They destroyed the Spanish fleet in the Philippines

b
They defeated Russia

c
They took over all of China

d
They destroyed the American fleet in the Philippines

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Question 9 (1 point)
Why did President Theodore Roosevelt win the Nobel Peace Prize?

a
Under his administration, the Panama Canal was begun

b
He successfully mediated the end of the war between Japan and China

c
He successfully mediated the end of the war between Japan and Russia

d
He persuaded the major powers to accept the Open Door notes

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Question 10 (1 point)
Why did the U.S. support a Panamanian rebellion against Columbia?

a
The U.S. wanted payback for the U.S.S. Maine explosion in 1898

b
Columbia had rejected the deal for the U.S. to build the canal

c
The U.S. always supports freedom no matter what the situation

d
The French paid the Americans to intervene

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Question 11 (1 point)
Depending on whether you are an imperialist or an anti-imperialist, you would view the U.S. intervention in Panama in what way? (Choose the TWO correct responses)

a
The imperialist would see it as greedy opportunism and an undemocratic attack on another nation's sovereignty

b
The anti-imperialist would see it as a legitimate necessity to protect American economic and security interests

c
The imperialist would see it as a legitimate necessity to protect American economic and security interests

d
The anti-imperialist would see it as greedy opportunism and an undemocratic attack on another nation's sovereignty

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Question 12 (1 point)
All of the following are true about the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine EXCEPT:

a
It was designed to limit European influence in Latin America

b
It was seen by anti-imperialists as yet another example of American imperialism

c
It was designed to protect American business interests in Latin America

d
It was designed to reproduce the Open Door policy in Latin America

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Question 13 (1 point)
During the presidential administrations of T. Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson (1901-1921), the United States used the Monroe Doctrine to intervene militarily in numerous countries throughout Latin America, some of them several times. In Mexico, this policy was most evident in which TWO of the following?

a
The U.S. used the military to coerce Mexico into importing American products

b
U.S. troops occupied Veracruz

c
The U.S. Treasury took over the Mexican banking system

d
U.S. forces invaded Mexico in search of the rebel Pancho Villa

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