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This was America’s foreign policy regarding China, trying to secure access by everyone there for trade. A.  Imperialist policy        B.  Closed Door Policy    C.  Open Door Policy     D.  McKinley Doctrine

What was the Schlieffen Plan? a.    The German military plan to conquer France in one full swoop. b.    The German plan to avoid war with America by not sinking American ships. c.    The German plan to invade Russia to knock them out of the war in 36 days. d.    The Berlin housing estate where General Paul von Hindenburg convinced Germany to surrender.

This top-secret cable to the Mexican government sought to ring that country into the Great War against the US. a.    Long Telegram b.    Short Telegram c.    Zimmerman Telegram d.    Zacchini Telegram

It was American participation in putting down this insurgent movement in China, that gave the United States leverage in implementing the Open Door Policy. A.  Opium Rebellion        B.  Chinese Insurrection    C.  Boxer Rebellion     D.  Sino-Japanese War

This Progressive president gained an inaccurate reputation as a trustbuster.  In reality he only targeted the “bad” trusts.     A.  Theodore Roosevelt    B.  Franklin Roosevelt    C. Woodrow Wilson    D.  William Howard Taft

The US government’s action in the Dominican Republic, in taking over its customs house in order to sort out that country’s debt problem, is an example of what? A.  The Monroe Doctrine B.  The Roosevelt Corollary C. Dollar Diplomacy D.  Compassionate Conservatism.

Which of the following began as a muckraking magazine that still exists today?     A.  Popular Mechanics    B.  Time Magazine    C.  Playgirl Magazine    D.  Cosmopolitan

This was the philosophy of government in the late 19th century, that prevented it from regulating business or ensuring safe working conditions for workers. A.  Capitalism    B.  Socialism        C.  Anarchism    D.  Laissez-faire

Which is a pull factor in American immigration? A.  Political repression    B.  Religious persecution    C.  Good American economy    D.  Economic depression

Which of the following led most Americans to view labor with no sympathy? A.  Haymarket    B.  Homestead Steel Strike    C.  Pullman Strike        D.  Industrial Workers of the World            E.  All of the above