America's Role Jeopardy Template

Expansion	Spanish-American War	Panama Canal	WWI Part I	WWI Part II
100 Russia Who did the United States buy Alaska from in 1867	100 The U.S Maine What U.S ship exploded in the Havana Harbor causing the U.S to declare was on Spain?	100 Theodore Roosevelt Who became President in 1901?	100 The Central Powers and the Allies What were the two major alliances involved in the war?	100 Tanks What new weapon was created by the British to cross No Man's Land?
200 Asians Who were the first settlers in Hawaii?	200 Writing that exaggerates news to shock and attract readers. The American journalists used it to bring attention to Spain's cruel treatment of Cubans during the revolt. What is "yellow journalism" and how was it used in the time of the Spanish-American War?	200 To provide a shorter passageway than traveling around the tip of South America. What was the purpose of building the canal?	200 Nationalism & Militarism What were two of the causes of the war?	200 An Armistice Central Powers signed what to stop the fighting in WWI?
300 "Seward's Folly" Americans were not happy with the purchase of Alaska. What did they call Alaska?	300 Theodore Roosevelt The Buffalo Soldiers Who led the Rough Riders and what other group of volunteer soldiers did they fight with?	300 An isthmus What was small strip of land called that was perfect for the location of the canal?	300 Archducke Franz Ferdinand from Austria-Hungary Whose assassination began the war and what country was he from?	300 Women and African Americans While men were fighting in Europe, who took over the workforce in the United States?
400 Sugar and pineapple plantations What were Americans using to dominate the Hawaiian economy?	400 Manila Bay, Philippines Where did the United States sink most of the Spanish fleet, moving the war to Cuba?	400 Columbian Government Which government did T.Roosevelt have trouble buying the land from?	400 German U-boats sank the Lusitania Germans broke their promise two years later and attacked U.S ships What caused the United States to enter the war? (2events)	400 -trench foot -rats -lice -odor Name three conditions that soldiers dealt with in the trenches.
500 She wanted to give the power back to the Hawaiian natives and the Americans revolted and forced her out of power. What did Queen Liliuokalini want for the Hawaiian people and how did the Americans prevent that from happening?	500 Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines got to the U.S. Cuba becomes an independent nation. What land did Spain control before the war? In August 1898 when Spain surrenders and signs a Peace Treaty, what happens to their lands?	500 He helped Panama win their independence from Columbia and bought the land from them. How did Roosevelt solve the problem of the Columbian government not selling the U.S the land?	500 4 years: 1914-1918 How long did the Great War last?	500 1. Lose colonies 2. Give land to France 3. Pay $$ to the Allies What three things did Germany have to do when they signed the Treaty of Versailles?

Expansion

Spanish-American War

Panama Canal

WWI Part I

WWI Part II

100

Russia

Who did the United States buy Alaska from in 1867

100

The U.S Maine

What U.S ship exploded in the Havana Harbor causing the U.S to declare was on Spain?

100

Theodore Roosevelt

Who became President in 1901?

100

The Central Powers and the Allies

What were the two major alliances involved in the war?

100

Tanks

What new weapon was created by the British to cross No Man's Land?

200

Asians

Who were the first settlers in Hawaii?

200

Writing that exaggerates news to shock and attract readers. The American journalists used it to bring attention to Spain's cruel treatment of Cubans during the revolt.

What is "yellow journalism" and how was it used in the time of the Spanish-American War?

200

To provide a shorter passageway than traveling around the tip of South America.

What was the purpose of building the canal?

200

Nationalism & Militarism

What were two of the causes of the war?

200

An Armistice

Central Powers signed what to stop the fighting in WWI?

300

"Seward's Folly"

Americans were not happy with the purchase of Alaska. What did they call Alaska?

300

Theodore Roosevelt The Buffalo Soldiers

Who led the Rough Riders and what other group of volunteer soldiers did they fight with?

300

An isthmus

What was small strip of land called that was perfect for the location of the canal?

300

Archducke Franz Ferdinand from Austria-Hungary

Whose assassination began the war and what country was he from?

300

Women and African Americans

While men were fighting in Europe, who took over the workforce in the United States?

400

Sugar and pineapple plantations

What were Americans using to dominate the Hawaiian economy?

400

Manila Bay, Philippines

Where did the United States sink most of the Spanish fleet, moving the war to Cuba?

400

Columbian Government

Which government did T.Roosevelt have trouble buying the land from?

400

*German U-boats sank the Lusitania *Germans broke their promise two years later and attacked U.S ships

What caused the United States to enter the war? (2events)

400

-trench foot -rats -lice -odor

Name three conditions that soldiers dealt with in the trenches.

500

She wanted to give the power back to the Hawaiian natives and the Americans revolted and forced her out of power.

What did Queen Liliuokalini want for the Hawaiian people and how did the Americans prevent that from happening?

500

Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines got to the U.S. Cuba becomes an independent nation.

What land did Spain control before the war? In August 1898 when Spain surrenders and signs a Peace Treaty, what happens to their lands?

500

He helped Panama win their independence from Columbia and bought the land from them.

How did Roosevelt solve the problem of the Columbian government not selling the U.S the land?

500

4 years: 1914-1918

How long did the Great War last?

500

1. Lose colonies 2. Give land to France 3. Pay $$ to the Allies

What three things did Germany have to do when they signed the Treaty of Versailles?