Problems with Spain
Splendid Little War
New Lands
New Lands II
Teddy Roosevelt
100
People in Cuba were being treated poorly by whom?
What is the Spanish government
100
How long did this war last?
What is 4 months?
100
What islands became a US Territory in 1900?
What is Hawaiian Islands?
100
What were the journalists called that exposed business corruption and social problems? (sounds like a naughty word)
What are muckrakers?
100
Which Democratic candidate tried three times to become president? He lost every time.
Who is William Jennings Bryan?
200
The U.S. Navy sent what vessel to Cuba to watch out for Americans and American business.
What is The USS Maine
200
Who gave the Spanish/American war this name?
What is John Hay?
200
What were the political rebels in China called?
What are Boxers?
200
What was the name of Teddy Roosevelt's new political party?
What is Bull Moose?
300
What other country was Spain in control of at this time?
What is the Philippeans?
300
How long, after the war, was the US able to keep military bases on the islands we got from Spain?
What is 4 years?
300
Walter Reed got rid of what disease in Cuba?
What is Yellow Fever?
300
Who defeated Teddy Roosevelt when he ran for president in 1912?
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
400
What happened to the Navy ship in Havana Harbor? Be specific.
It exploded. The US blamed Spain, but it just exploded as a result of overheating.
400
The US gave Cuba it's independence but kept what two islands for themselves?
What is Philippines and Puerto Rico?
400
What country did Panama, with America's help, win it's independence from?
What is Columbia?
400
How long did it take to build the Panama Canal? What year was it completed?
10 years. 1904-1914
400
Teddy Roosevelt was president for two terms, who did he support for the next term?
What is William Howard Taft?
500
About how many men were trained to go the Philippines and where were they trained?
What is 80,000 and at the Presidio?
500
What is the nickname given to Teddy Roosevelt's group of special soldiers?
What is "The Rough Riders"?
500
What two bodies of water did the Panama Canal connect and how many miles were saved for ships traveling these waters?
What is Atlantic and Pacific oceans and 7000 miles.
500
Name 3 countries that had settled in China?
What is Japan, Russia, Germany, and Great Britain and France.
500
When it was settled that the US would pay back the Chinese govt., what did the US say the money had to spent on?
What is college scholarships for Chinese students to come to the US.
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