RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY: A SOCIOLOGICAL INTRODUCTION
Chapter 12 Quiz
(1)_____ : the political policy or doctrine of imperial expansion, pertaining to an empire. Although the U.S. has never been an empire, its geographical expansion resembled in important respects European imperial expansion and colonialism.
A state
B imperialism
C territory
D white nationalism
(2) Whereas a _____ is a U.S. administrative region in which residents possess federal citizenship but lack state citizenship, a _____ is a U.S. administrative region in which residents possess both state and federal citizenship.
A state; territory
B colony; territory
C territory; state
D territory; colony
(3) Which statement best expresses the historical link between U.S. statehood and white nationalism?
A Territories that achieved statehood had a nonwhite population sufficiently powerful to counter the political influence of resident whites
B States that achieved territory status had a nonwhite population sufficiently powerful to counter the political influence of resident whites
C Territories that achieved statehood had a white population sufficiently powerful to counter the political influence of resident nonwhites
D States that achieved territory status had a white population sufficiently powerful to counter the political influence of resident nonwhites
(4) ______: a nationalist ideology stating that the U.S., unlike most other nations, has usually been a force for good in the world.
A manifest destiny
B American exceptionalism
C imperialism
D white nationalism
(5) _______: a nationalist ideology claiming God’s intention was that U.S. whites expand across the North American continent.
A manifest destiny
B American exceptionalism
C imperialism
D white nationalism
(6) Which statement best expresses the link between U.S. imperialism and manifest destiny?
A American exceptionalism provided no rationale for territorial expansion
B Manifest destiny provided a political and ideological rationale for territorial expansion
C Manifest destiny provided no rationale for territorial expansion
D Manifest destiny provided a political and ideological rationale for racial equality
(7) What is the significance of the Spanish-American War (1898)?
A it was the only nineteenth-century war the U.S. lost
B it made the U.S. a declining power in a world increasingly dominated by the Spanish Empire
C it was the only nineteenth-century war the U.S. won
D it made the U.S. an imperial power in a world increasingly dominated by great empires
(8) List three examples of U.S. imperialism in the period 1865-1914.
A United States loses Alaska and Midway (1867); Pro-U.S. interests stage unsuccessful coup against Queen Lili’uokalani of Hawai’i (1893); Mexican troops invade U.S. (1914)
B United States acquires Alaska and Midway (1867); Pro-U.S. interests stage successful coup against Queen Lili’uokalani of Hawai’i (1903); U.S. troops invade Mexico at Veracruz (1930)
C United States acquires Alaska and Midway (1867); Pro-U.S. interests stage successful coup against Queen Lili’uokalani of Hawai’i (1893); U.S. troops invade Mexico at Veracruz (1914)
D United States loses Alaska and Midway (1867); Pro-U.S. interests stage successful coup against Queen Lili’uokalani of Hawai’i (1903); U.S. troops invade Mexico at Veracruz (1930)
(9) Whereas _____ involved the U.S. sending troops and influencing national policy through force or the threat of force, _____ took the form of capitalist economic penetration benefiting U.S. interests and local elites but tending in the long run to harm most local people.
A white grievance; manifest destiny
B economic imperialism; military imperialism
C manifest destiny; white grievance
D military imperialism; economic imperialism
(10) ______: a racial group resentment reflected in politics, in which whites see themselves (rather than nonwhites) as the true victims in race relations.
A manifest destiny
B white grievance
C American exceptionalism
D imperialism
