What is Monday & Thursday after school from 3 - 4 pm.
100
This exploded in the Havana harbor for unknown reasons....
What is the U.S.S. Maine
100
This presidential declaration reasserted the Monroe Doctrine and made U.S. serve as a protector and policeman for the Western Hemisphere.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary
100
This was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence who was inspired greatly by Enlightenment thinker John Locke.
Who is Thomas Jefferson
100
This is when a stronger country takes control over a weaker territory because of military, economic and/or political strength...like bullying.
What is imperialism
200
The 4 rules that the Kappa Core Values look like in this class are to be characterized as/by these four things --
What is Prompt, prepared, professional, participate
200
President at the time of the Spanish-American War that was initially criticized for being "weak" in his neutral stance.
Who is President McKinley
200
As a result of the Spanish-American war and the growing American Navy, the U.S. purchased and sponsored this waterway to increase trade and defense of their investments.
What is the Panama Canal
200
The group of people who advocated for the Bill of Rights be added to the Constitution because they feared too strong of a centralized government
Anti-federalists
200
This stands for clean sheet of paper.
What is a C.S.O.P.
300
This is Professor Frost's email.
What is Prof.Frost@Kappainternational.org
300
These were the overseas colonies obtained as a result of the Spanish-American war.
What is the Philippines and Puerto Rico
300
A desire for these kind of investments is seen with the sugar cane plantations during the late 19th century, spices and even oil today in the Middle East.
What is raw goods and natural resources.
300
This means to legally approve a document, act or law.
What is ratification
300
This means you don't stop writing and your writing utensil is continually moving/writing and your brain keeps moving -- even if it's repeating the same word over and over again
What is "perpetual pen"
400
Frost's 2 qualitative (not based on numbers) goals for our class
1. Listen deeply, especially to others' perspectives
2. Develop an empowered voice to clearly communicate ideas
400
This was a volunteer army led by Theodore Roosevelt
What/who is the Rough Riders
400
Policy led by President Taft encouraging expansion of Americans’ investments abroad
What is Dollar Diplomacy
400
This series of newspapers encouraged ratification/acceptance of the Constitution written by John Hancock and others.
What are the Federalist Papers
400
It is just over this many months until Professor Frost gets married!
What is 5 months
500
This is where I find any missing work/handouts if I'm absent
What is the sample scholar binder located at the scholar resource center (near Frost's desk by the window).
500
This emotional writing was used to excite people to desire war.
What is Yellow Journalism.
500
The U.S. was recognized as a world power as a result of this war in 1898.
What is the Spanish-American war.
500
This pamphlet was written by Thomas Paine and encouraged American colonists to declare their independence from Great Britain as he criticized King George's abuses of power.
What is "Common Sense"?
500
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