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History World War 1 Exam Questions And
Answers Updated 2024/2025
Who did Wilson send on a "punitive expedition" with more than 10,000 men to capture? -
answer✔General John J. Pershing
Spheres of influence - answer✔region dominated and controlled by an outside power
Boxer Rebellion - answer✔violence started by members of a secret society in China, prompted
governments of Europe and America to send troops to squash rebellion
Open Door Policy - answer✔American statement that government didn't want colonies in China
but favored free trade there; bring American businesses new markets
Russo Japanese War - answer✔war between Japan and Russia over the presence of Russian
troops in Manchuria
"Gentlemen's Agreement" - answer✔pact between US and Japan to end segregation of Asian
children in San Fransisco public schools; in return Japan agreed to limit emigration of it citizens
to the US
Great White Fleet - answer✔16 American battleships, painted white, sent by Roosevelt around
the world to display American naval power
Foraker Act - answer✔law establishing a civil government in Puerto Rico
Platt Amendment - answer✔set of conditions under which Cuba was granted independence
including restrictions on rights of Cubans and granting US "right to intervene"
"Big SticK" Diplomacy - answer✔keep a strong military; civilize or uplift weaker nations
Panama Canal - answer✔allow quick access between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans for the US
to have a strong Bi-costal navy; Roosevelt wanted a rebellion in Panama so they can gain
independence from Columbia, then leased land from Panama to build the canal
Roosevelt Corollary - answer✔Roosevelt's additions to the Monroe Doctrine asserting
American's right to intervene in Latin American affairs
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"Moral Diplomacy" - answer✔Wilson's idea of only giving support to another country who has
the same morals/values as your country
Wilson's time in office, who did he support to replace Huerta - answer✔Venustiano Carranza
Jose Marti - answer✔Cuban patriot; symbol of Cuba's struggle for independence from Spain,
helped establish Cuban Revolutionary party
Rebel Fighters - answer✔guerilla tactics
William Randolph Hearst - answer✔newspaper publisher increased publics dislike for Spain
Jingoism - answer✔agressive nationalism "Maine" exploded in Havana harbor 266 died
Yellow Press - answer✔newspapers used sensational headlines and exaggerated stories to
promote readership
Teller Amendment - answer✔stipulated the US has no intention of annexing Cuba
Emilio Aguinaldo - answer✔organized insurrection against US rule; fought for independence
again Spain, captured by US
Rough Riders - answer✔Roosevelt's cavalry unit, men consisting of rugged westerners and
upper class easterners
George Dewey - answer✔American naval officier, fleet defeated Spanish; promoted to the rank
of admiral of navy (highest held rank ever held by naval officer); won battle of Manila Bay
Treaty of Paris - answer✔agreement signed by US and Spanish officially ending Spanish
American War; Spain gave up control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Guam; sold Philippine to US for
$20 million
Guerrilla Warfare - answer✔nontraditional warfare; American captured Aguinaldo
Insurrection - answer✔rebellion against US rule by Emilio Aguinaldo
Jones Act - answer✔Philippines gain independence
William Howard Taft - answer✔27th President, governor of Philippines, large ambition for
helping islands recover from rebellion, extended limited self rule with Philippine Assembly
convening in Manila; construction of roads, bridges and schools; established public health care
systems
Triple Alliance - answer✔Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary
Triple Entente - answer✔France, Britain, Russia
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History World War 1 Exam Questions And
Answers Updated 2024/2025
Who did Wilson send on a "punitive expedition" with more than 10,000 men to capture? -
answer✔General John J. Pershing
Spheres of influence - answer✔region dominated and controlled by an outside power
Boxer Rebellion - answer✔violence started by members of a secret society in China, prompted
governments of Europe and America to send troops to squash rebellion
Open Door Policy - answer✔American statement that government didn't want colonies in China
but favored free trade there; bring American businesses new markets
Russo Japanese War - answer✔war between Japan and Russia over the presence of Russian
troops in Manchuria
"Gentlemen's Agreement" - answer✔pact between US and Japan to end segregation of Asian
children in San Fransisco public schools; in return Japan agreed to limit emigration of it citizens
to the US
Great White Fleet - answer✔16 American battleships, painted white, sent by Roosevelt around
the world to display American naval power
Foraker Act - answer✔law establishing a civil government in Puerto Rico
Platt Amendment - answer✔set of conditions under which Cuba was granted independence
including restrictions on rights of Cubans and granting US "right to intervene"
"Big SticK" Diplomacy - answer✔keep a strong military; civilize or uplift weaker nations
Panama Canal - answer✔allow quick access between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans for the US
to have a strong Bi-costal navy; Roosevelt wanted a rebellion in Panama so they can gain
independence from Columbia, then leased land from Panama to build the canal
Roosevelt Corollary - answer✔Roosevelt's additions to the Monroe Doctrine asserting
American's right to intervene in Latin American affairs
1|Page
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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
"Moral Diplomacy" - answer✔Wilson's idea of only giving support to another country who has
the same morals/values as your country
Wilson's time in office, who did he support to replace Huerta - answer✔Venustiano Carranza
Jose Marti - answer✔Cuban patriot; symbol of Cuba's struggle for independence from Spain,
helped establish Cuban Revolutionary party
Rebel Fighters - answer✔guerilla tactics
William Randolph Hearst - answer✔newspaper publisher increased publics dislike for Spain
Jingoism - answer✔agressive nationalism "Maine" exploded in Havana harbor 266 died
Yellow Press - answer✔newspapers used sensational headlines and exaggerated stories to
promote readership
Teller Amendment - answer✔stipulated the US has no intention of annexing Cuba
Emilio Aguinaldo - answer✔organized insurrection against US rule; fought for independence
again Spain, captured by US
Rough Riders - answer✔Roosevelt's cavalry unit, men consisting of rugged westerners and
upper class easterners
George Dewey - answer✔American naval officier, fleet defeated Spanish; promoted to the rank
of admiral of navy (highest held rank ever held by naval officer); won battle of Manila Bay
Treaty of Paris - answer✔agreement signed by US and Spanish officially ending Spanish
American War; Spain gave up control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Guam; sold Philippine to US for
$20 million
Guerrilla Warfare - answer✔nontraditional warfare; American captured Aguinaldo
Insurrection - answer✔rebellion against US rule by Emilio Aguinaldo
Jones Act - answer✔Philippines gain independence
William Howard Taft - answer✔27th President, governor of Philippines, large ambition for
helping islands recover from rebellion, extended limited self rule with Philippine Assembly
convening in Manila; construction of roads, bridges and schools; established public health care
systems
Triple Alliance - answer✔Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary
Triple Entente - answer✔France, Britain, Russia
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