Presidents
Define diplomacy.
Negotiating between countries.
What event prompted the beginning of the Spanish American War?
Sinking of the USS Maine.
Who was the famous businessman who used the US Military to declare himself president in Hawaii?
Sanford Dole
What was the draw to becoming trading partners with China?
They had 400,000,000 potential consumers.
Name the 2 Senators that represent Wisconsin currently.
Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson
Teddy Roosevelt believed America should, "speak softly, and carry a big stick." What does this mean?
America can help and negotiate with other countries but if you cross us, we will "flex" our power and crush you with our military.
Pulitzer and Hearst were famous for Yellow Journalism. Who were Pulitzer and Hearst? What is Yellow Journalism?
Famous competing journalists.
Sensationalist news tactics not focused on facts, but making money with big, questionable headlines.
What happened at the 1904 World's Fair?
US brought Filipino people along to show how they are less evolved than white people.
Who was in control of China prior to US involvement?
Multiple European countries.
Name the governor of Wisconsin.
Tony Evers
Which president took us into WW1?
Woodrow Wilson
Explain what the Treaty of Paris is.
Negotiations between the US and Spain at the end of the war. US was given Cuba.
How did we originally end up in Hawaii?
Missionary Work
Explain the Open Door Policy.
A policy enacted by Secretary of State, John Hay where he said Europe must give up control of China so that their people had the ability to trade with all countries. Obviously this included the US.
What city is Mr. Semenas originally from?
Oshkosh
James Monroe was our 5th president. How did he have influence on what was going on in the world 80 years later? List and explain.
The Monroe Doctrine - Stated that Europe should stay to themselves and we'll leave them alone. The Americas will stay to themselves and Europe should not intervene.
Explain the importance of Rupyard Kipling to the Spanish American War.
He wrote the White Man's Burden.
200,000 citizens of _______________ died while the US was putting down their movement for independence.
Philippines
Explain the Boxer Rebellion.
Super-patriotic group of Chinese trained in martial arts murdered foreigners and Christians. A multinational force (including American soldiers) stopped the rebellion.
Name the last 5 presidents of the US.
Trump
Obama
Bush
Clinton
Bush
Which form of diplomacy did William Taft push for? List and explain for full points.
Dollar Diplomacy - Relations with other countries that focus on bringing more profit/money in for American Businesses.
Why did the Cubans need our "help"?
They were being slaughtered in their fight for independence vs the Spanish.
Which of our presidents opted for annexation of the Philippines?
McKinley
What was America's first step into Asia. They took over _________________ which lead them into Asia. This was depicted in a political cartoon we looked at briefly.
Philippines
What year was Mr. Semenas born?
1987