Seward's Folly refers to the purchase of what territory?
Alaska
100
List three territories the U.S. gained as a result of winning the Spanish American War.
Philippines, Guam, Wake Island, Puerto Rico
100
What two oceans does the Panama Canal connect?
Atlantic & Pacific Oceans
100
What term means expansion of a nation by taking over other regions and nations?
Imperialism
100
Who was the last queen of Hawaii who tried to preserve its independence?
Liliuokalani
200
From what nation did we purchase Alaska?
Russia
200
What is the name of the newspaper reporting style that exaggerates and sensationalizes events to sell newspapers?
Yellow Journalism
200
The Panama Canal was built after Panama won its independence from what country?
Colombia
200
Describe two causes of imperialism.
Need for raw materials and overseas markets, need for naval bases to protect our shipping, gaining of territory and business opportunities, spread of our culture and religion
200
What President was known both as a Progressive and an Imperialist?
Theodore Roosevelt
300
What policy called for all nations to have the ability to trade in China?
Open Door Policy
300
What was the immediate cause of the Spanish American War?
The explosion aboard the U.S. battleship "The Maine"
300
What was the addition to the Monroe Doctrine called that claimed the U.S. had the right to use international police power in Latin America?
Roosevelt Corollary
300
During what rebellion did Chinese peasants attack foreigners in their nation?
Boxer Rebellion
300
Who was the rebel leader fighting for Filipine independence, first from Spain, then from the U.S.?
Emilio Aguinaldo
400
What islands did we share by treaty with Germany?
Samoa
400
List one of the newspaper owners who used Yellow Journalism to report on events in Cuba and push the U.S. towards war with Spain.
Joseph Pulitzer or William Randolph Hearst
400
What was the name of the amendment the U.S. forced Cuba to add to its constitution limiting its abilities to sign treaties with foreign nations?
Platt Amendment
400
What do we call an area of a nation where a foreign country has control of the economy and special trading privileges?
Sphere of Influence
400
Who opened Japan to trade with the United States?
Matthew Perry
500
Who was the Secretary of State that issued the Open Door Policy?
John Hay
500
What act established the government of Puerto Rico under U.S. control?
Foraker Act
500
What was the name of Theodore Roosevelt's policy towards Latin America in which he proposed to control the region with the threat of military might?
"Big Stick" policy
500
Who was the naval officer who encouraged the U.S. to expand overseas to establish bases for shipping and to become a world power?
Alfred T. Mahan
500
Who defeated the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay in the Philippines?