Ch 19

Front 1

The main Asian imperialist power around the turn of the twentieth century was:

Back 1

Japan.

Front 2

American investment, through dollar diplomacy, increased dramatically:

Back 2

during the presidency of William Howard Taft.

Front 3

Which statement would most likely have been said by a believer in Social Darwinism who was addressing the issue of imperialism?

Back 3

"We must promote the superiority of our culture in an effort to ensure world stability."

Front 4

Which of the following statements about Rudyard Kipling's 1899 poem "The White Man's Burden" is false?

Back 4

It persuaded virtually all critics of imperialism to drop their opposition.

Front 5

After Dewey's victory, Emilio Aguinaldo:

Back 5

declared the Philippines an independent country.

Front 6

Three months after rejecting Takao Ozawa's whiteness claim, the Supreme Court:

Back 6

rejected Indian immigrant Bhagat Singh Thind's argument that anthropologists classified Asian Indians as Caucasian.

Front 7

The overall effect of the Platt Amendment was to:

Back 7

restrict Cuba's autonomy at home and abroad.

Front 8

Alfred T. Mahan emphasized:

Back 8

the importance of naval power in order to become a world power.

Front 9

The Roosevelt Corollary was seen by Theodore Roosevelt as:

Back 9

a logical extension of the Monroe Doctrine.

Front 10

"Picture brides" were:

Back 10

single Japanese women who came to the U.S. to meet their "husbands."

Front 11

Western imperialists often rationalized actions by:

Back 11

expressing the opinion that people of Anglo-Saxon descent were from a superior culture.

Front 12

An appalling aspect of the Filipino War was:

Back 12

America's usage of torture while questioning Filipino rebels.

Front 13

The United States and European nations contested spheres of influence in:

Back 13

China.

Front 14

In foreign policy, U.S. officials showed little interest in:

Back 14

Africa.

Front 15

Before the Spanish-American War, the yellow press:

Back 15

used sensationalism to stir up war fever.

Front 16

The Open Door policy:

Back 16

allowed America to create an informal economic empire.