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100

Tell us 2 of the 3 presidents during American Imperialism.

William H Taft. Teddy Roosevelt. William McKinley.

100

Which year did the Spanish American War start OR end?

Start - April 1898

Ended - August 1898

100

How many people were enslaved in European owned and occupied African & Asian territories?

150 Million People

100

What was the official name of the US Naval Battle Ship that exploded and lead the United States into the Spanish American War?

U.S.S. Maine 

100

What connected the Pacific Ocean with the Atlantic Ocean and cut travel time in half?

The Panama Canal

200

Who said "You furnish the pictures, I’ll furnish the war.” 


 William Randolph Hearst

200

When did Hawaii become a state?

1898

200

Teddy Roosevelt resigned as Asst. Sec. of the Navy to lead a volunteer “Cowboy Cavalry” that served with the 17,000 soldiers that landed in Cuba. What was this groups name?

Rough Riders

200

Which amendment made it clear that the United States did not harbor imperialist ambitions and would not acquire Cuba. 

Teller Amendment

200

Who did the US buy Alaska from?

Russia.

300

Tell me one of the leaders/Dictators we America put into place after driving out European powers from the West.

Somoza in Nicaragua.

Trujillo in the Dominican Republic.

Duvalier in Haiti

300

The Tariff of 1894 put restrictions on sugar imports to the United States which severely hurt the economy of _________, which was then a Spanish colony.

CUBA

300

By the late 19th Century, the American economy was increasingly dependent on foreign trade. HOW MUCH was the nation's farm products and half its petroleum that were sold overseas.?

A quarter (25%)

300

What is "Yellow Journalism"

Exaggerated or biased writing disguised as news, often used for political, social, or economic gain.

300

What famous battle took place in the Spanish American war, involving the rough riders and African American forces?

Battle of San Juan Hill

400

In 1867, which Secretary of State arranged to buy Alaska from the Russians for $7.2 million. His purchased later showed Alaska to be rich in natural resources (timber, minerals, and oil). Alaska was a bargain at two cents per acre.

 William Seward

400

Where did a surprise naval attack happen that sunk the crumbling Spanish Navy in the Philippines?

Manilla Bay

400

As a result of the Philippine-American War, a sequel to the Spanish American War, Spain ceded the Philippines to the United States for how much money?  

$20 million.  

400

After the US defeated Spain, which Amendment gave the US the right to intervene in Cuba to protect "life, property, and individual liberties.”

Platt Amendment

400

Name 2 of the main atrocities American forces acted on in the American Imperialism era.

Forcibly relocated people

Burned villages

Imprisoned or killed non-combatant civilians

Used vicious torture techniques (including the water cure) on suspected insurgents.

500

Tell me 2 of the 3 things in 1899  that John Hay who was the Sec. of State called for in China.

1.  open access to all of China’s coastal ports to all countries

2.  elimination of special privileges for any trading nations

3.  maintenance of China’s independence


500

What was the new all-steel fleet of 16 battleships that Teddy Roosevelt sent around the world to show U.S. dominance?

"The Great White Fleet"
500

During the war, more than 4,000 U.S. soldiers, about 20,000 Filipino fighters, and an estimated _________ Filipino civilians died.

200,000

500

Tell me 1 of the 3 American Beliefs reflected in Open Door Policy:

  • 1.  Growth of American economy depended on exports

  • 2.  America had the right to intervene abroad to keep foreign markets open

  • 3.  A fear that closing of an area to American products, citizens, or ideas threatened U.S. survival

500

Locationally, this was Taft's approach to foreign policy. His policy essentially said that to invest money into a country  would help strengthen that country’s economy in hopes of preventing revolutions. By investing money, it normally meant U.S. corporations in Latin American countries would thrive and build relations.


What was the name of this approach?  ($)

Dollar Diplomacy
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