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A famous newspaper publisher who helped create "Yellow Journalism"
Who is William Randolph Hearst
100
Rebellion in China that aimed to throw out Western Powers
What is the Boxer Rebellion
100
Small island chain that the United States annexed in 1898
What is Hawaii
100
The process of ruling a foreign government and its people
What is annexation
100
She was the queen of Hawaii when it was annexed by the United States
Who is Liliuokalani
200
A Cuban poet and writer who was twice exiled from Cuba
Who is Jose Marti
200
War that broke out as a result of Spanish misrule in Cuba
What is the Spanish-American War
200
Part of Columbia that the United States wanted to purchase in order to build a canal
What is Panama
200
Gaining overseas territories and access to trade is part of this process
What is Imperialism
200
The idea behind "sharing" China between European powers and the United States
What is the Open Door Policy
300
The leader of the Philippine rebel army
Who is Emilio Aguinaldo
300
The sinking of this battleship helped push the United States into war with Spain
What is the USS Maine
300
Island south of Florida where unrest helped trigger the Spanish-American War
What is Cuba
300
President Roosevelt told the world that he would support this, which meant using U.S. forces to protect American interests in the Western Hemisphere
What is the Monroe Doctrine
300
What major disease did the United States have to combat while building the Panama Canal
What is Yellow Fever
400
Senator who supported imperialism in U.S. foreign policy
Who is Henry Cabot Lodge
400
Two territories that Spain ceded to the United States after the Spanish-American War
What are Puerto Rico and Guam
400
City occupied by American forces in order to stop foreign weapons from getting to Mexico
What is Veracruz
400
Addition to the Monroe Doctrine that was named after the President who coined the "Square Deal"
What is the Roosevelt Corollary
400
The treaty that gave the United States control over Panama
What is Hay-Bunau-Varilla
500
Corrupt eight-term president of Mexico
Who is Porfirio Diaz
500
The signing of this act gave the Philippines the right to elect both houses of their legislature
What is the Jones Act of 1916
500
Place in the Philippines where the U.S. Navy won a total victory over the Spanish fleet
What is Manila Bay
500
The act of "buying off" countries in Latin America instead of fighting them
What is Dollar Diplomacy
500
The two countries who fought in East Asia over conflicting imperial interests in the early 1900s
Who are Russia and Japan
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