A.   nonexistent

B.   limited to Irish Roman Catholics

C.   intense

D.   limited largely to missionary organizations, Social Darwinists, and a limited number of business interests

A.   The post of Secretary of State was regarded as a stepping-stone to the presidency

B.   The State Department was located in a former orphan asylum

C.   The State Department had just 31 clerks

A.   acquired Alaska from Russia

B.   gave indolence to its former colony, the Philippines

C.   purchased bases in Haiti, Cuba, Iceland, Greenland, and Honduras

D.   sharply increased the size of its army

A.   Alfred Thayer Mahan

B.   William H. Seward

C.   Theodore Roosevelt

D.   Henry Cabot Lodge

A.   a source of cheap labor to be immigrated into the United States

B.   new markets to buy up surplus American production

C.   new investors for the stock market

D.   higher government expenditures on the military

A.   the acquisition of Cuba, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines

B.   construction of a canal through Central America, a powerful navy, and coaling stations in the Pacific

C.   the creation of a series of treaties with the nations of Europe designed to prevent any future wars between the world's leading powers

D.   an expanded army capable of waging wars overseas

A.   the United States should solve problems at home rather than worry about foreign policy

B.   the military needed to become more influential in shaping foreign policy

C.   the construction of a modern navy should be done by private enterprise rather than as a function of government policy

D.   naval power was the key to national greatness

A.   made Cuba an American colony

B.   stated that if the United States went to war with Spain it would not claim Cuba as a possession if the U.S. won the war

C.   required the United States to pay $20 million to end the Spanish-American War

D.   authorized the United States to intervene in Cuba's internal and external affairs

A.   suppress a revolt against American rule in the Philippines

B.   put down a revolt by Cuban rebels

C.   fend off German encroachments in the South Pacific

D.   convince Russia to sell Alaska to the United States

A.   those Americans who were opposed to overseas expansion

B.   the spirit of warlike patriotism advocated by many Americans in the late 19th Century

C.   a nationalist movement for Chinese independence that emerged at the end of the 19th Century

D.   a new musical style that became popular in the years after the Spanish-American War

A.   It sought to prevent the further partitioning of China by the European powers

B.   It was issued when John Hay was the Secretary of State

C.   It was warmly accepted by the Chinese

D.   It was intended to guarantee America's right to trade in China

A.   Hayes

B.   Crighton

C.   Teller

D.   Platt

A.   liberate Cuba from Spain

B.   annex the Philippines

C.   protect U.S. business interest in Cuba

D.   establish an American empire

A.   fear that Germany was about to annex the Hawaiian Islands

B.   a popular revolt among the Hawaiian people

C.   a resolution passed by Britain's parliament claiming ownership of the islands

D.   a change in American tariff policies the would have cost Hawaiian sugar producers $12 million

A.   Spain's total refusal to negotiate the Cuban issue

B.   sympathy for Cubans rebelling against Spanish rule

C.   the need to protect American economic interest on the island

D.   the explosion that ripped apart the American battleship Maine

A.   leading members of Congress

B.   yellow journalists such as William Randolph Hearst

C.   leding jingoes such as Teddy Roosevelt

D.   President William McKinley

A.   became increasingly belligerent

B.   stressed overseas expansionism in Africa

C.   remained isolationist

D.   emphasized negotiations and alliances with foreign nations

A.   preoccupation with Indian warfare and expansion of the railroads

B.   preoccupation with Reconstruction and tariff issues

C.   fear if war with European powers

D.   opposition from a strongly anti-imperialist press

A.   a gang that carried out bank robberies in the decades after the Civil War

B.   a nickname given to those journalists who traveled to Cuba prior to the outbreak of war with the United States

C.   the name given to filipino rebels who fought against American control of the Philippine Islands in the years after the Spanish-American War

D.   a military unit put together by Teddy Roosevelt and led by him in the Spanish-American War

A.   Because it could serve as a haven for African-Americans

B.   Because the Dominican Republic had an important natural harbor

C.   Because annexation had strong support in Congress

D.   Because the Dominican Republic was rich in minerals