Who is Who?
Latin America
U-S-A! U-S-A!
Motivation
Silly Time :)
100

Leader of the South American independence, who dreamed of a unified Latin American super-country.

Simon Bolivar

100

The Racial Caste System in Latin America, had the Peninsulares (Europeans born in Europe) at the top of society, the Enslaved and Native Americans at the bottom, those of Mixed-Race in the middle, and this class of those who were born in Latin America to European parents:

Creoles 

100

The purchase of this territory from France Doubled he size of the US

Louisiana

100

This idea made popular by writer Rudyard Kipling, that it is the people of civilized country had a duty or responsibility to "civilize" the "savages" of Africa, Asia, and the Pacific was called: 

White Man's Burden

100

What college ruined Mr. Lee's March Madness bracket on Day 1 of March Madness? 

Alabama State Hornets

200

Leader of the Taiping Rebllion, who after studying Christianity, came to believe that he was the Heavenly King on Earth, the younger brother of Jesus, and then led a rebellion in China against the Chinese government in which after 16 years of fight, 30 million died.

Hong Xiuquan 

200

Simon Bolivar, Toussaint L'Ouverture, and Father Miguel Hidalgo were all inspired to lead revolutions and create self-governing nations based on this type of philosophy that inspired revolutions in France and the US.

Enlightenment

200

DAILY DOUBLE: What is Manifest Destiny? 

Belief that the US was destined by God to expand across the continent 

200

These territories faced economic and labor exploitation at the hands of European Empires. Name all 3 of the major locations of European colonialism.

Africa, Asia, and the Pacific

200

What is our new student-teacher's name? 

Ms. Vreeland

300

Author of "The Jungle Book" and "The White Man's Burden"

Rudyard Kipling

300

Since Napoleon had essentially conquered this country in Europe, they were unable to properly defend their colonies from revolutionaries. Even after Napoleon was defeated, their resources and abilities to stop the revolutions was severely limited. What is this country? 

Spain

300

The US and nations of Europe invaded China in order to implement this policy in which the US and European Nations wanted to openly trade in China. What is the name of this policy? 

Open Door Policy

300

European nations competed to expand their influence and prestige by...

Expanding their empires/colonizing new nations

300

What number am I thinking of? 

7

400

Haitian leader of the most successful slave rebellion in all of history in which the French were forced out of Haiti, and Haiti became an independent, self-governing nation

Toussaint L'Ouverture

400

Despite having big dreams, Bolivar's plan of a united Latin America fell short in part due to: 

Disagreement on leadership and type of government among all of the new nations

400

To expand its access to military resources, the US wished to expand beyond the continent in search of (blank) and places for new navy bases.

Resources

400

How did factories and industrialization in Europe lead to further imperialism around the world? 

Factories needed raw resources to continue to make manufactured goods

400

The rhino at the Richmond Zoo had a baby, what is the rhino baby at the Richmond Zoo's name? 

Poppy

500

American President, who is the namesake of the Monroe Doctrine

James Monroe

500

The Americans warned European nations to not make new colonies in Latin America but increased their own sphere of influence over Latin America. This is due to the issuing of the "Blank" Doctrine

Monroe Doctrine

500

In 1898, the US went to war with this country and ended up getting Puerto Rico, The Philippines, Guam, and Cuba* (sort of)*

Spain

500

L=R=T=$ means what? 

Land=Resources=Trade=Money

500

What is the "best" kind of pizza? 

Supreme

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