Pomona College

HIST 20

1.(06.02 MC) Question refers to the excerpt below. "The long trial has proved that the object for which Spain has waged the war cannot be attained. The fire of insurrection may flame or may smolder with varying seasons, but it has not been, and it is plain that it cannot be, extinguished by present methods. The only hope of relief and repose from a condition which can no longer be endured is the enforced pacification of Cuba. In the name of humanity, in the name of civilization, in behalf of endangered American interests which give us the right and the duty to speak and to act, the war in Cuba must stop. In view of these facts and of these considerations, I ask the Congress to authorize and empower the President to take measures to secure a full and final termination of hostilities between the government of Spain and the people of Cuba, and to secure in the island the establishment of a stable government, capable of maintaining order and observing its international obligations, insuring peace and tranquillity and the security of its citizens as well as our own, and to use the military and naval forces of the United States as may be necessary for these purposes."–President William McKinley, 1898 The United States retreated from the position in world affairs established by McKinley by implementing (5 points) the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine 2.(05.05 MC) Question refers to the excerpt below. "And every Indian born within the territorial limits of the United States to whom allotments shall have been made under the provisions of this act, or under any law or treaty, and every Indian born within the territorial limits of the United States who has voluntarily taken up, within said limits, his residence separate and apart from any tribe of Indians therein, and has adopted the habits of civilized life, is hereby declared to be a citizen of the United States, and is entitled to all the rights, privileges, and immunities of such citizens, whether said Indian has been or not, by birth or otherwise, a member of any tribe of Indians within the territorial limits of the United States without in any manner affecting the right of any such Indian to tribal or other property."–From the Dawes Act, 1887 How did the policy described in this excerpt reflect the goals of the U.S. government in the late 1800s? (5 points) Its purpose was to open more lands in the West to white settlement, but migration caused increased conflict with American Indians. 3.(05.03 MC) How did federal policies such as the Chinese Exclusion Act and rulings such as Plessy v. Ferguson reflect trends in U.S. politics during the Gilded Age? (5 points) The U.S. government exhibited nativist and segregationist feelings of the time.