Vocabulary
New Lands
Yellow Journalism
Spanish American War
President Roosevelt
100
the word that means to add land to the country
What is annex
100
What land did the U.S. take from Queen Liliuokalani as a protectorate in 1893 and as a state in 1898?
What is Hawaii
100
What is yellow journalism
What is exaggerated or fake news stories
100
Theodore Roosevelt's group of soldiers during the Spanish American War
What is the Rough Riders
100
Why was the Panama canal built?
so that ships could more quickly reach the other side of the continent and not go around South America
200
the word that means how a country deals with another country
What is foreign policy
200
What land was called "Seward's Folly" when Seward bought it from Russia?
What is Alaska
200
Where was the U.S.S. Maine docked?
Where is Havana, Cuba
200
The battle that was won by Theodore Roosevelt's soldiers as a decisive victory
What is San Juan Hill
200
What two sicknesses were caused by mosquitoes in Panama?
What are Yellow Fever and Malaria
300
the word that means one country controlling other lands socially, economically, and politically
What is imperialism
300
What American Commodore opened trade with Japan?
Who is Matthew Perry
300
What was the actual reason that the U.S.S. Maine exploded?
What is a malfunction on the ship
300
What was the name of the Cuban poet/freedom fighter that helped Cuba during the war?
Who is Jose Marti
300
What did the United States pay for Panama?
What is $10 million plus $250,000 a year in rent
400
the word that means a person who wants to stay out of the affairs of other countries: only worry about their own country
What is isolationist
400
The name of the American policy that opened trade with China
What is Open Door Policy
400
What did the newspapers report as the reason that the U.S.S. Maine exploded
it was Spain's fault
400
What 3 lands did the United States get as a result of winning the Spanish American War?
What are Philippines, Guam, and Cuba
400
What year did the U.S. give up control of the Panama Canal?
What is 1999
500
the word that means a country partly controlled by another more powerful country
What is a protectorate
500
The reason that the U.S. and American planters wanted Hawaii
What is fertile soil
500
Who was president when the Maine exploded
Who is President McKinley
500
What was the name of the Amendment that said that the U.S. was allowed to interfere in some Cuban affairs?
What is the Platt Amendment
500
What document said that the U.S. is allowed to interfere in Latin American countries?
What is the Roosevelt Corollary
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