Author Question: As president, William Howard Taft found himself pleasing the progressives and alienating the ... (Read 94 times)

mpobi80 · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

As part of his Asian diplomacy, President Theodore Roosevelt

A. All these answers are correct.

B. signed a secret agreement with Japan to ensure continued American trade in Asia.

C. sent a fleet of battleships to Japan as a show of American military power.

D. both signed a secret agreement with Japan to ensure continued American trade in Asia, and sent a fleet of battleships to Japan as a show of American military power.

E. mediated a peace conference between Russia and Japan in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in 1905.

Question 2

After the conflict between Russia and Japan in 19041905,

A. relations between Japan and the Roosevelt administration steadily improved.

B. the Russian government collapsed.

C. President Roosevelt sent a fleet of ships around the world, including to Japan, as a show of force.

D. the Japanese military presence in the Pacific declined.

E. President Roosevelt negotiated a secret free trade agreement with Russia.

Question 3

President Theodore Roosevelt's policies, in regard to Asia, were intended

A. to favor Japan.

B. to favor China.

C. to prevent both China and Russia from becoming dominant there.

D. to favor Russia.

E. to secure American dominance there.

Question 4

Theodore Roosevelt cooperated with J. P. Morgan during the Panic of 1907 to attempt to stabilize the economy.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Question 5

As president, William Howard Taft found himself pleasing the progressives and alienating the conservatives within his own party.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.