Famous Americans
Colonial Acquisitions
Imperialistic Presidents
America and the World
Famous International Figures
100

This American was a plantation owner who helped take over the government of Hawaii

Dole

100

This territory was purchased from Russia

Alaska

100

President of the US during the Mexican Revolution

Wilson

100

A rebellion in China trying to force foreigners out

Boxer Rebellion

100

sovereign of Hawaii forced to abdicate 

Queen Liliuokalani

200

This American helped buy Alaska from Russia

Seward

200

This territory was acquired to take control of the sugar plantations and create a naval base in the Pacific

Hawaii

200

The President during the Spanish-American War

McKinley

200
Cuban rebel leader and poet in NYC who advocated for Cuban independence

Jose Marti

200

Spanish minister who was was supposed to receive a letter bashing McKinley

de Lome
300

Naval colonel who helped destroy the Spanish fleet in the Philippines

Dewey

300

This territory in the Pacific was acquired a the end of the Spanish-American War and later fought its own war for independence from the US 

Philippines

300

Progressive President in charge during the Philippine American War

Roosevelt

300

A type of journalism that relies on half-truths or outright lies to generate emotion

Yellow Journalism

300

Notoriously cruel Spanish General who put thousands of Cubans into concentration camps

General Weyler

400

This group of Americans followed Roosevelt to Puerto Rico and were involved in a cavalry charge on San Juan Hill

Rough Riders

400

Roosevelt supported Panamanian independence to force the creation of this major work

Panama Canal

400

This president relied on Dollar Diplomacy to influence Nicaragua

Taft

400

A territory controlled by a bigger and stronger nation is this

Protectorate

400

Fought for Filipino independence against Spain and the US

Emilio Aguinaldo

500

Naval colonel who supported building better ships and a stronger navy

Mahan

500

The Platt Amendment stated that the US had the right to intervene in this nation's affairs

Cuba

500

This was the type of diplomacy Roosevelt relied on

"Big Stick" diplomacy

500

This event led to the American declaration of war on Spain

the sinking of the USS Maine

500

Mexican rebel leader during the Mexican Revolution

Pancho Villa or Emiliano Zapata

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