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SpanAm War
100
Due to the rapid growth of cities, new challenges and opportunities arose from the chaos. Urban politics had been controlled by corrupt and charismatic individuals. This man is arguably the most well-known.
Who is Tammany Hall?
100
The first place Jane Addams had established her Settlement/Hull House.
What is Chicago?
100
The organization founded by Francis Elizabeth Caroline Willard which strove to ban alcohol and become the largest women's organization of the 19th century. The slogan developed by FECW.***
What is the Women's Christian Temperance Union? What is "Do everything"
100
Divided China into "sphere's of influence" that created an international coalition that promoted the international idea of "cooperation not competition."
What is the Open-Door Policy?
100
The location the Maine was sent to in order to protect American interests in Cuba but ended up exploding, resulting in two hundred American deaths which immediately causes the U.S. to declare war on Spain.
What is Havana Harbor?
200
Secretary of State who oversaw America acquiring Midway Island and Hawaii, purchased Alaska for 7.2 million dollars, advocated for annexing Cuba, and daydreamed about the U.S. taking over the world.
Who is William Seward?
200
Where John L. O'Sullivan's "Manifest Destiny" advocated for the United States to expand it's territory.
Where is West?
200
Developed the idea of "Social Darwinism" which was based on Darwin's Theory of Evolution, and urged that "Survival of the Fittest" determined an individuals capabilities through genetic inheritance.
Who is Herbert Spencer?
200
The result of Japan and Russia wanting to lay claim to Manchuria, which gave T. Roosevelt the opportunity to intervene in international war resolution, and ended with the "Treaty of Portsmouth."
What is the Russo-Japanese War? (Japanese-Russo War)
200
The battle between Americans and Spaniards that lasted for only two hours, Spain's Navy was destroyed and a decisive win for 'Murica.
What is the Battle of Manila Bay?
300
A social reformer who was successful in business, believed the minimum wage should have been doubled for unskilled workers, and that services (such as: hot lunches, education opportunities, and social outings) should be provided for employees.
Who is Samuel Milton Jones?
300
The territories that the United States had inherited after the war with Spain.
Where is Guam, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Philippines?
300
The novel written by Charles Monroe Sheldon where he introduced the principal of "What Would Jesus Do?"
What is The Social Gospel?
300
The style of newspaper reporting that emphasized sensationalism over the facts.
What is Yellow Journalism?
300
Spaniards couldn't keep up with our cool, battle ship killin Navy which kept the SpanAm war pretty efficient and quick for us Americans, only four months, so people just referred to the war as this.
What is The Splendid Little War.
400
Founders of the Seneca Falls Convention (1848), the first women's rights convention which was advertised as, "A convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of women."
Who are Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony?
400
Where white planters stage a coup to remove Queen Liliuokalani, which ended with imprisoning her, and ends up becoming an American TERRITORY.
Where is Hawaii?
400
Written by Horatio Alger, based on Andrew Carnegie, which describes Carnegie's "rags to riches" life.
What is The "Self-Made" Man?
400
Caused a great divide in American society. Some Americans felt this new way of handling international politics was over-reaching and imperialistic, arguing that, "before we attempt to teach housekeeping to the world" that America needed "to set our house in order." Others were chill with taking over the world.
What is the U.S. - Filipino War?
400
Mr. Theodore Roosevelt and his homies (Roughriders) wanted to fight in the SpanAm War (probs just to vacay in Cuba), so this is where the gang showed up which made TR a national hero.
What is the Battle of San Juan Hill?
500
A freedom fighter for the Filipino people, fought a "guerilla" style war, which caused the U.S. to respond by sending 70,000 troops that put Filipinos in re-concentration camps.
Who is Emiliano Aquinaldo?
500
The United States' need for coaling stations in the Pacific became critical, German and British ships had control over these islands but a massive typhoon wiped their navies away, allowing the U.S. to occupy.
Where is the American Samoa?
500
Having written the book "Looking Backward," Edward Bellamy, introduced the idea to the U.S. of a society where government runs industry and creates a utopian society with full employment, fair treatment and equality. ***
What is "Perfect Socialism" and "Nationalism?"
500
Young men who felt traditional cultures should be the dominant culture being practiced in their region of the world. Kinda started killing everyone.
What is the Boxer Rebellion?
500
So the SpanAm war is all said and done, now time to draw up the paperwork. The war officially ends with the Treaty of Paris, Spain gets $20 million shut up and party with, US gets territories on territories on territories. Cuba is liberated with this article in the Treaty of Paris.
What is the Platt Amendment?
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