Describe Secretary of State John Hay’s rationale for his Open Door notes. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Hay feared that the imperial powers would dismember China and use their spheres of influence to freeze the United States out of the China market. The Open Door notes attempted to guarantee the United States […]
Do you think the United States had become an “Imperial America” (the text chapter’s title) by 1900? If so, what events persuade you that America had become imperialistic? If not, explain why imperialism is an unsuitable label for American fore policy in the late nineteenth century. ANSWER Imperial: Since 1865, the United States had […]
By 1810, one-fifth of the American population was made up of __________. a. Indians b. immigrants c. blacks d. women e. Catholics ANSWER C
In the pre-Civil War South, the ________ was much higher than in the North. A) level of taxation B) literacy rate C) level of government spending D) concentration of wealth ANSWER D
The South’s education system in the first half of the nineteenth century A) was heavily subsidized by state taxes. B) was advanced compared to that of the North. C) was not well supported by public funds. D) solved the problem of illiteracy. ANSWER C
The men largely responsible for Spain’s conquest of the New World were known as __________. a. conquistadores b. coureurs de bois c. “Sea Dogs” d. condottiere e. comerciante ANSWER A
Perhaps the primary reason Premier Gorbachev’s perestroika did not work is because A) it destroyed the traditional Soviet bureaucracy. B) it was unable to produce political liberalization. C) it lacked support in the Soviet republics. D) it failed to bring prosperity. ANSWER D
The text authors claim there was a “maturing of the American provinces after 1700.” Show economic, demographic, political, and social evidence that this was true. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Economic: thriving West Indies trade, expanding agricultural economy Demographic: rapidly growing population, pluralistic population, growing towns, healthier conditions Political: rise of assemblies, […]
The first French explorers were __________. a. interested in finding the mythical “northwest passage” to China b. determined to find gold and silver c. eager to Christianize the Native Americans d. ruthless and exploitive of the native peoples e. considered stupid by the Native Americans ANSWER A
Compared to whites on southern plantations, slaves had a A) lower susceptibility to disease. B) longer life expectancy. C) higher infant mortality rate. D) All of the above. ANSWER C
