Imperialism
Spanish-American War
Progressive Era
Potpourri
100

Definition of Imperialism.

What is a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force?

100

The main country the war focused on.

What is Cuba?

100

Name of the person who was the first president of the Progressive Era.

Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
100
This is a bitter crystalline compound present in cinchona bark, used as a tonic and formerly as an antimalarial drug. This led to a new wave of imperialism.


What is Quinine?

200

Name of the female monarch, who reigned over Hawaii before it was annexed by the United States.

Who is Queen Liliuokalani?

200

The name of the agreement between the Republican and Democratic parties that stated that the United States would not acquire Cuba after the end of the Spanish-American War.

What is the Teller Amendment?

200

A Muckraker, who wrote about the poor conditions of the meat-packing industry. His book was called The Jungle.

Who is Upton Sinclair?

200

The name of the author, who wrote The Jungle Book and a poem called "White Man's Burden."

Who is Rudyard Kipling?

300

A sugar plantation owner in Hawaii, who did not want to pay tariffs. Therefore, he launched a coup on Hawaii's monarchy and became the temporary governor. Afterwards, he quickly applied for annexation.

Who is Sanford Dole?

300
The country the first major battle of the Spanish-American War was fought.

What is the Philippines?

300

A Muckraker who wrote about the corruption of John D. Rockefeller and the oil industry, which caused Rockefeller to become a philanthropist.

Who is Ida Tarbell?

300

Name of the political organizer for the Republican party in the Election of 1896. He was responsible for prioritizing business in the party platform.

Who is Mark Hanna?

400

A historian who proclaimed that the frontier no longer existed in the United States after reviewing the Census Report of 1890.

Who is Frederick Jackson Turner?

400

The three countries that were acquired by the United States as a result of the Treaty of Paris of 1898.

What is Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines?

400

A Muckraker who wrote about the state of the cities and political bossism. He wrote a book called The Shame of the Cities.

Who is Lincoln Steffens?

400

The name of the acquisition of Alaska after the U.S. bought it from Russia in 1867 for around $7 million dollars.

What is Seward's Folly?

500

The author and general who wrote the Influence of Sea Power Upon History in 1890, which discussed the power of the British empire and its navy.

Who is Alfred Thayer Mahan?

500

The names of the two publishers of the popular New York newspapers during the Spanish-American War. This was referred to as the yellow press.

William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer

500

The characteristics of the Progressives.

Middle-class, Educated, Awareness, Conservative Reformers

500

Name of the title of Theodore Roosevelt right before and during the Battle of Manila Bay.

What is Assistant Secretary of the Navy?

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