APUSH 20-23

nineteenth-century Americans tended to believe that in world affairs the United States?

had a special mission

during the first hundred years after independence, American foreign policy was concerned primarily with?

continental expansion

as a factor in its foreign policy during the late nineteenth century, the United States?

indicated its interest in building an American-controlled canal in Nicaragua

an important factor in promoting the shift in American foreign policy after the Civil War was?

the search for markets for American products

an increase in American international commerce during the late nineteenth century necessitated?

a strong navy

the historian who developed the theses that "the dominant fact in American life has been expansion" was?

Frederick J. Turner

in the Venezuela boundary dispute, the United States?

invoked the Monroe Doctrine

during the 1890s, a group of men led by Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge?

promoted a highly nationalistic foreign policy for the United States

a major advocate for achieving national power through naval supremacy was?

Alfred T. Mahan

an important event influencing the United States’ decision to declare war on Spain in 1898 was the?

sinking of the battleship Maine

between the Civil War and the Spanish-American War, an important aspect of the missionary impulse in American foreign policy was?

a belief in the superiority of the Anglo-Saxon race

Theodore Roosevelt’s attitude concerning war with Spain in 1898 was to?

promote war with Spain

a favorite target of Christian missionaries in the late nineteenth century was?

China

American acquisition of the colonies after the Spanish-American War?

led to considerable controversy over the policy

the major argument used by those opposed to the annexation of the Philippines was that?

it contradicted the republican traditions of the United States

in the election of 1900?

the public supported McKinley’s decision to annex the Philippines

in 1906, Theodore Roosevelt won the Novel Peace Prize for?

ending the Russo-Japanese war

in establishing US policy toward the Caribbean, Theodore Roosevelt?

projected the United States as the policemen for the region

in acquiring the right to build a canal across Panama, the United States?

helped facilitate a Panamanian revolution against Colombia

Theodore Roosevelt’s approach to foreign policy can best be described as?

aggressive

in developing his foreign policy toward the Caribbean, Theodore Roosevelt announced a corollary to the Mondroe Doctrine. A corollary is an?

addition

relations between the United States and China were complicated during the Theodore Roosevelt administration because?

the United States excluded Chinese immigrants

one purpose of the Open Door Policy was to?

ensure American trade opportunities in China

the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine was announced to?

justify American intervention in the Dominican Republic

in the "insular cases," the Supreme Court determined that?

congress could treat some people under American control differently than it treated others

acquisition of the Philippine Islands by the United States?

led to querilla warfare against American control

one of the factors that promoted America’s search for new markets between 1865 and 1900 was?

industrial and agricultural overproduction

an early twentieth-century professional woman committed to solving the social problems of American society was?

Frances Kellor

in general, social justice progressives?

stressed the environmental causes of vice

in their effort to organize American workers during the Progressive Era, the International Workers of the World?

proposed union tactics that many Americans considered radical

during the Progressive Era, those who wanted to reform the American city?

tried to limit the power of city bosses

the American Federation of Labor, not the Industrial Workers of the World, became the dominant American labor movement because the?

AFL appealed more to traditional American values

the chief aim of municipal reform during the Progressive Era was to?

make the city more organized and efficient for the business and professional classes

as a leader dring the Progressive Era, Theodore Roosevelt?

was the first president to listen to the pleas of progressives and invite them to the White House

for blacks, the Progressive Era?

coincided with the years of greatest segregation in the South

a municial reformer would be most concerned with problems associated with?

the city

the anarchist who assassinated President McKinley in 1901 would have advocated?

elimination of federal and state government in the United States

many of the progressives in the United States were influenced by ethnocentrism, which was a part of their generation’s worldview. Ethnocentrism implies?

that one’s own culture is superior to other cultures

during his first administration, President Wilson?

opposed a women’s suffrage amendment to the Constitution

creation of the Federal Reserve System during the Wilson administration?

represented the first reorganization in the banking system since the Civil War

an issue of particular importance to Theodore Roosevelt was?

conservation

the novelist whose work helped encourage passage of the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act was?

Upton Sinclair

in the anthracite strike of 1902, Theodore Roosevelt?

saw his role as that of a mediator

in Wisconsin, the progressive reform movement?

provided a model for other states to follow

at the state and local levels, progressive reformers usually called for?

greater direct participation of the voters in the political process

a key figure in applying the principles of scientific management to industrial work was?

Frederick Taylor

as a result of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire of 1911?

New York state abolished labor by children under 14

between 1897 and 1914, trade unions in the United States?

increased in membership

a leader in the crusade agaisnt child labor was?

Florence Kelley

progressive era reformers, in their efforts to aid the working class?

frequently had little understanding of working-class life

in their crusade to improve the conditions of the poor in America, the social justice progressives?

generally supported prohibition of alcohol consumption

in the case of Muller v Oregon, the Supreme Court determined that laws limiting the number of hours women could work were constitutional because?

women were weaker than men

the muckrakers were important in the progressive movement because they?

publicized what they believed were the problems in American society

the event that caused the outbreak of war in Europe in 1914 was?

the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

in 1914, the general American reaction to the outbreak of war in Europe was?

relief that the United States was uninvolved

important in creating an atmosphere favorable for the United States’ entry into World War I was?

the Zimmermann note

the advisor who recommended prohibiting Americans from traveling on belligerent ships was?

William Jennings Bryan

in terms of its effect on domestic affairs in the United States, World War I resulted in?

restrictions on freedom of speech

important in the United States’ decision to ender World War I was?

the use of unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany

in its effort to mobilize the American economy for the war effort during World War I, the Wilson administration?

used the power of the government to control scarce materials

most historians consider Wilson’s decision to exclude Henry Cabot Lodge from the negotiations at the Paris Peace Congerence to have been?

a political mistake

many historians consider it ironic that in the election of 1916 the Democrats used a slogan implying that Wilson had kept the United States out of war because?

soon after the election he asked for a declaration of war against Germany

prior to 1915 the United States government restricted American investors from making loans to belligerent countries. belligerent means that a country?

is at war with another country

an important legacy of World War I for American society was that it?

stimulated pride and patriotism

the Treaty of Versailles, which ended World War I?

failed to obtain approval from the United States Senate

in comparison with the European leaders at the Paris Peace Conference, President Wilson can be characterized as more?

idealistic

President Wilson decided to lead the American delegation to the negotiations in Paris in 1918 because he?

believed that only he could bring peace to the world

Wilson based his plan for peace among the warring nations on?

the Fourteen Points

according to information collected by the US government, American soldiers who served in WWI?

were generally poorly educated and unsophisticated

by 1918, those who opposed the women’s suffrage movement?

argued that it would defeminize women

one important impact of WWI on American society was?

an increase in federal authority over the economy

in financing American involvement in WWI, the Wilson administration?

increased taxes and borrowing

American soldiers who participated in WWI?

except for blacks, served in separate units under American commanders

by the time that the US decided to enter WWI?

fighting in western Europe had become a bloody stalemate

during WWI, the black soldier?

was seldom treated equally or fairly by the white American soldiers

when the US entered WWI, black leader WEB Du Bois?

urged blacks to support the war

the shift in American public opinion in favor of an allied victory in WWI occurred when?

Germany sank the Lusitania

President Wilson wanted to keep the United States out of WWI because he?

believed he might control the peace negotiations

during WWI, Germany attempted to resist the British blockade of the sea routes to Germany by?

use of submarines

at the beginning of WWI, President Wilson?

declared a policy of neutrality

for blacks like the Parker family, WWI provided?

new opportunities in the North

in the 1920s, the enthusiasm for social progress of the war years?

evaporated

the tensions and hostilities evident in the US during the 1920s can be partially explained by?

the fear among native-born Americans that foreigners were destroying the American way of life

public reaction to the series of strikes that occurred in the US during 1919 tended to?

blame the communists for the unrest

during the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan?

stressed religious as well as racial nativism

during the "red scare" of 1919, the Attorney General of the US?

violated the rights of many Americans suspected of being communists

the outcome of the Sacco-Vanzetti case indicated?

an unreasoned fear of foreigners and radicals

the first organization to perfect that assembly line and mass-production technology was the?

Ford Motor Company

during the 1920s, American cities?

experienced considerable suburban expansion

an important leader in the black-pride movement during the 1920s was?

Marcus Garvey

during the 1920s, most of the novelists who achieved lasting importance?

criticized values prevailing in America during the decade

the Harlem Renaissance is a term that refers to?

black American intellectuals and artists who stressed black pride

intolerance during the 1920s in the US was reflected in the?

passage of restrictive immigration laws

during the 1920s, the US government?

was often influenced by the wealthy

during the 1920s, progressivism in the US?

persisted despite an unfavorable environment

during he 1920s, American foreign polcy?

reluctantly accepted international power

as president, Warren Harding can best be described as?

reflecting the conservatism of the 1920s

the American author who, during the 1920s, wrote The Great Gatsby, a novel critical of the Amercan success myth, was?

F. Scott Fitzgerald

the Scopes trial indicated that the most important challenge within early twentieth-century American religion was?

the struggle between the fundamentalists and evolutionists

the 1920s represented a period in American history when?

a new culture of consumption and pleasure clashed with traditional values

an important aspect of the communications revolution that occurred during the 1920s was the?

expanded use of the telephone

in economic terms, the period of the 1920s in the US could be characterized as?

a second industrial revolution

an iportant factor in changing American lifestyles during the 1920s was?

widespread use of the automobile

during the 1920s, businesses in the US?

saw the emergence of a new kind of manager

during the 1920s in the US?

the aemrican diet improved

an important change in the lifestyle of the American people during the 1920s was brought about by?

improved bathroom facilities

the "red scare" during the 1920s refers to?

American fears of communist influence in the US