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Spanish American War
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100
The former Assistant to the U.S. Navy who resigned his position and volunteered for the Spanish American War. He led the "Rough Riders" to victory at the Battle of San Juan Hill.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
100
Known as 'Seward's Folly', this became the 49th State of the United States and also a rich source of natural resources.
What is Alaska?
100
The sinking of this US ship in Havana Harbor in 1898 was blamed on the Spanish and prompted President McKinley to ask Congress to declare war on Spain.
What is the USS Maine?
100
Two reasons that the United States eventually entered WWI.
What are the sinking of the Lusitania (and other ships) and the Zimmermann telegram?
100
Two ways in which American citizens helped meet the needs of American and foreign soldiers during WWI?
What are purchasing liberty bonds, saving food, eating less bread and meat, serving in the military, farmers increased production of crops, observing daylight savings (saving electricity), working in shipyards and factories to produce war supplies
200
The last Queen of the independent country of Hawaii.
Who is Queen Liliuokalani
200
An island nation prized for its sugarcane and pineapple crops, it was annexed by the United States in 1898 and became the 50th state in the Union.
What is Hawaii?
200
This country won its independence after the US defeated Spain in the Spanish American War.
What is Cuba?
200
The assassination of this heir to the throne of Austria Hungary resulted in the beginning of WWI in 1914.
Who is Franz Ferdinand?
200
** Daily Double **As American men joined the armed forces during WWI, these two groups of Americans found work in factories and other positions that had previously not been available to them.
Who are women and African Americans?
300
The United States Secretary of State in 1867. He was responsible for the purchase of Alaska from Russia.
Who is William Seward?
300
This country's fight for independence drew American sympathy and eventually resulted in the Spanish American War.
What is Cuba?
300
Two of the three territories that the US gained after winning the Spanish American War.
What are Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines?
300
The two major alliances of WWI.
What are the Central Powers and the Allied Powers?
300
A method of fighting introduced in WWI in which soldiers lived and fought in long narrow ditches on the battlefield.
What is trench warfare?
400
The President of the United States during WWI, he insisted that America remain neutral as the war began.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
400
** Daily Double **The treaty that negotiated the end of WWI was signed in this palace outside of Paris.
What is Versailles?
400
A group of volunteer soldiers who fought in Cuba during the Spanish American War. They won major victories for the US at the Battles of Kettle Hill and San Juan Hill.
Who are "The Rough Riders"?
400
Two countries included in the Allied Powers.
What are Great Britain, France, United States, Serbia, Russia, Italy
400
A peace keeping organization conceived by Woodrow Wilson and created by the terms of the Treaty of Versailles.
What is the League of Nations?
500
He became President of the United States after William McKinley was assassinated in 1901. One of his major priorities was building a canal across Panama.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
500
The two oceans that are connected by the Panama Canal?
What are the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean?
500
A type of journalism characterized by exaggerated stories designed to shock the public and increase newspaper sales.
What is yellow journalism?
500
Two members of the Central Powers.
What are Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire
500
Three terms of the Treaty of Versailles.
What are: Germany had to accept blame for WWI, Germany had to pay fines, Germany's military was limited in size, Germany gave up its territories and land in Europe, the League of Nations was formed.
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