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She was the last Queen of Hawaii
Who is Queen Liliuokalani
100
Battle where the "Rough Riders" made their charge
What is San Juan Hill
100
An uprising in China aimed at expelling foreigners
What is the Boxer Rebellion
100
This U.S. Policy was designed to increase trade with China without controlling territory
What is the Open Door Policy
100
Major U.S. newspaper tycoon who wanted war with Spain to increase his paper sales
Who is William Randolph Hearst
200
President who supported "dollar diplomacy"
Who is President Taft
200
Spanish colony where an uprising eventually brought about the Spanish-American War
What is Cuba
200
The sinking of this ship helped push the United States into war with Spain
What is the USS Maine
200
The building up of a military in order to promote nationalist beliefs
What is militarism
200
Mexican rebel leader who staged attacks against the U.S.A. including on its own soil
Who is Pancho Villa
300
President who supported "Moral Diplomacy"
Who is President Wilson
300
Island group in the far east that was annexed after the Spanish-American War
What is the Philippines
300
In 1854 Admiral Perry went to this Pacific nation in order to open trade
What is Japan
300
Kind of military tactics that relied on hit-and-run strategy
What is guerrilla warfare
300
Whereas "Big Stick" diplomacy relies on the use of the military, this form desired to promote human rights
What is Moral Diplomacy
400
A volunteer cavalry unit in the Spanish-American War
Who are the Rough Riders
400
Purchase of this territory was called at the time "Seward's Folly"
What is Alaska
400
Japan defeated this major European country in a war in 1904-05
What is Russia
400
Amendment that said the U.S. could NOT annex Cuba
What is the Teller Amendment
400
This kind of diplomacy promised to substitute "dollars for bullets"
What is Dollar Diplomacy
500
He was a Filipino freedom (guerrilla) fighter
Who is Emilio Aguinaldo
500
Location of major naval battle in the Pacific during the Spanish-American War
What is Manila Bay
500
U.S. desire to build a canal in this territory led to supporting it in a revolution against Colombia
What is Panama
500
Belief that life consists of competitive struggles in which only the strong survive
What is Social Darwinism
500
Term used to define the desire of a mother country to exploit the resources of a colony
What is extractive economics
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