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