AP US History: America in the World 2

Question 1

What was the primary goal of the Monroe Doctrine of 1823?

Accepted Answer

To warn European powers against further colonization in the Americas

Answer

To declare war on Spain

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To annex Canada

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To establish free trade with Britain

Question 2

The concept of Manifest Destiny most directly justified which 19th-century development?

Accepted Answer

Westward territorial expansion across North America

Answer

Abolition of slavery

Answer

Industrial labor reforms

Answer

Naval expansion in the Pacific

Question 3

Which war resulted in the U.S. acquiring the Mexican Cession, including California?

Accepted Answer

Mexican-American War

Answer

Spanish-American War

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War of 1812

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Civil War

Question 4

The Open Door Policy primarily concerned American interests in which country?

Accepted Answer

China

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Japan

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Mexico

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Cuba

Question 5

What was a key justification for U.S. acquisition of overseas territories in the 1890s?

Accepted Answer

Desire for naval bases, markets, and global power

Answer

Need for additional farmland

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Religious persecution at home

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Lack of natural resources

Question 6

The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine asserted that the U.S. could do what?

Accepted Answer

Intervene in Latin American nations to maintain stability

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Annex all of Central America

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Ban European immigration

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Withdraw from world affairs

Question 7

What was the immediate cause cited for U.S. entry into the Spanish-American War in 1898?

Accepted Answer

The explosion of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor

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The bombing of Pearl Harbor

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The sinking of the Lusitania

Answer

The Zimmermann Telegram