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What was the name of the Hurricane that hit New Orleans in 2005?
Katrina
The city of New Orleans is located in what state?
Louisiana
In 1853, warships under the command of Commodore Perry entered which bay in Japan, now known as Tokyo Bay?
Edo Bay
Which of the following was one of Spain’s oldest colonies in the Americas?
Cuba
This Continent is the smallest by land mass
Australia
What category hurricane was the 2005 hurricane that hit New Orleans?
Category 3
Who was the President in 2005?
George Bush
Many Americans linked his ideas, known as Anglo-Saxonism, with the idea of what?
Manifest Destiny
In the late 19th century, what major Cuban export was affected by a U.S. tariff, leading to an economic crisis on the island?
Sugar
Which continent has the most population?
What is the name of the Stadium in New Orleans where many people use for sheltered?
Superdome
What percentage of the city was underwater when the 2005 Hurricane hit?
80%
An 1899 agreement divided Samoa between the United States and which other country?
Germany
On May 1, 1898, American ships led by Admiral Dewey entered which bay to begin the Battle of the Philippines?
Manila Bay
Which continent has the most volcanoes?
Antarctica
How many lives where lost during the 2005 Hurricane?
More than 1800
How much damage did the 2005 Hurricane cause in cost or $$$$?
160 Billion
What is the term for the actions used by one nation to exercise political or economic control over a smaller or weaker nation?
Imperialism
Who argued that the cost of building and maintaining an empire outweighed its economic benefits?
Andrew Carnegie
Which continent has the most dinosaur fossils?
North America
What was the 2005 Hurricanes top wind Speed?
175 MPH
What time did the 2005 Hurricane make landfall on Aug. 29, 2025?
In 1854, Japan signed which treaty, granting the United States trading rights at two Japanese ports?
Treaty of Kanagawa
What 1900 law passed by Congress established a civil government in Puerto Rico?
Foraker Act
Which continent has the most poisonous snakes?
Australia