1-Which of the following statements best describes the incident that prompted the United States to enter into WWI?
a) After President Wilson’s reelection in 1916, Germany goes back on its promise not to engage in submarine warfare against non-combatants and several merchant vessels are sunk.
b) A German submarine sank the British liner Lusitania causing the death of 1198 passengers, including 124 Americans.
c) A Serbian nationalist assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian empire in Sarajevo, Bosnia.
d) The resignation of Secretary of State, William Jennings Bryan, a pacifist, prompts Wilson to ask Congress for a declaration of war.
e) Germany called upon Mexico to join in a coming war with the U. S. with a promise to recover territory lost in the Mexican War.
2-Before recognizing Cuba’s Independence in the aftermath of the Spanish-American war, President McKinley forced the new government to approve the Platt Amendment which:
a) authorized the United States to intervene militarily whenever it saw fit.
b) gave the U.S. sweeping powers to “uplift, civilize, and train” Cuban citizens as McKinley thought them unfit for self-government.
c) stated that the United States had no intention of annexing or dominating the Island.
d) provided for free trade between Cuba and America
e) provided aid to Cuban patriots in their struggle for “liberty and freedom.”
3-In the debate between political liberty versus industrial slavery for workers, one “expert” proposed the concept of “scientific management” in which workers were given the freedom to govern themselves. True/False
4-Which of the following is an example of the Progressive movement’s attempt to improve democratic government by
weakening the power of city bosses?
a) Hull House.
b) “Scientific Management”
c) Upton Sinclair’s “The Jungle.” (1906)
d) Prohibition.
e) Woman Suffrage.
5-President Wilson’s Fourteen Points included some of the following:
a) Freedom of the seas, demands that Germany make reparations for its part in WWI, and Self-determination for all nations.
b) Self-determination for all nations, open diplomacy, and open borders for Mexico and parts of Canada to the United States.
c) Free trade, free Wifi in all public and private institutions, open diplomacy, and passage of the 19th amendment
d) Self-determination for all nations, open diplomacy, and the creation of a “general association of nations” to preserve the peace.
e) The League of Nations, Open diplomacy, and Self-determination for all nations except France and Britain.
6-How did Wilson’s progressive legislation address the Populist agenda regarding low-interest loans to farmers?
a) Underwood Tariff.
b) Keating-Owen Act.
c) Clayton Act.
d) Warehouse Act.
e) Adamson Act.
7-In 1899, Secretary of State John Hay announced the Open Door Policy. This policy:
a) promoted America’s interest in wealth from natural resources or large-scale American settlement and not trade.
b) underscored America’s interest in trade alongside maintaining strict immigration policy.
c) welcomed immigrants from Asia and replaced longstanding, restrictive U.S. immigration policies.
d) gave the U.S. open access to inspect military bases within its sphere of influence.
8-Which of the following is NOT an example of the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine?
a) United States marines land in Nicaragua to protect a government friendly to American economic interests.
b) Dispatching troops to Cuba to oversee a disputed election.
c) Ordering American forces to seize the customs houses of the Dominican Republic to insure payment of debts to European and American investors.
d) Emphasizing economic investment and loans from American banks to spread American influence.
9-How did the United States change its relationship with the world in the late 19th century? Discuss reasons why American expansionism was important to most Americans. What is meant by an assertive nationalism and how was this idea advanced? Finally, how did the ideas of Senator Henry Teller and Senator Orville H. Platt contradict each other (explain)? And how did the policy put forth by Secretary of State John Hay ignore the issue of human rights?
10-What was the issue that workers grappled with in Lawrence, Massachusetts om 1912, and how were they negatively impacted? What tactic did these workers employ in their effort to organize a strike? What influential group came to the aid of these workers and what radical ideas did this group advance? Finally, discuss how the incident was resolved in Massachusetts and what prompted public support for their cause?
11-Discuss Alice Paul and the National Women’s Party i.e who were the women who formed this group? How did their tactics differ from the older suffrage advocates to achieve the franchise for women? Finally, how did Alice Paul view the future for women politically?
12-Briefly discuss the meaning of “Americanization” on the eve of WWI. How did science and race play a role in determining this notion? Explain how one ethnic group was particularly targeted in terms of its culture and why? Finally, discuss the ideas of one group that defended Americanization compared to another group that pushed back on this idea.
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