Spanish-American War
What is Cuba?
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
The assassination of this man is credited as the start of the Great War
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
A big conservationist, Roosevelt is credited with starting this
What is the National Park Service?
This is the most recent team to win the World Series
Who are the Los Angeles Dodgers?
The explosion of this ship was blamed on the Spanish, resulting in the start of the Spanish-American War
What is the USS Maine?
Roosevelt's foreign policy approach was summarized with the quote, "Speak softly and carry _______"
What is a big stick?
The Federal government tried to get civilians to grow their own food, calling them this
What are "Victory Gardens"?
Theodore Roosevelt led this group of outlaws and cowboys in the ground assault in Cuba during the Spanish-American War
Who are the Rough Riders?
This is the number of World Series the Yankees have won
What is 27?
The United States' superior ________ lead to a swift victory over Spain
What is Navy?
Because of his approach to monopolies and big business, Roosevelt earned this nickname
What is "trustbuster"?
American propaganda was crucial in gaining support for the war. The most personal of these attempts were seen at movies and fairs, known as this
What are 4 minute speeches?
The triple alliance was made up of Germany, Italy, and this country
What is Austria-Hungary?
This man holds the career record for most strikeouts by a left-handed pitcher
Who is Randy Johnson?
Although the conflicted started elsewhere, this Spanish territory was the first that the United States attacked in order to prevent attacks on our West coast
What is the Philippines?
The idea that the United States would intervene in Latin American affairs when necessary to maintain stability in the Western Hemisphere was known as this
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
These two events contributed the most to the United States joining the war
What is the sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman telegram?
Known as blimp by modern terms, this German invention was surprisingly hard to shoot down, and bombed hundreds of British ships
What is a zeppelin?
This man recently became the first person in MLB history to win a World Series MVP in the National League and American League
Who is Corey Seager?
After the war ended, Cuba gained independence, and the United States annexed the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and this small island in the Pacific
What is Guam?
In order to help regulate big business, President Wilson created this new department of the federal government
What is the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)?
This man was the ruler of Russia before the Bolshevik revolution led to his death, as well as Russia leaving the war
Who is Czar Nicholas II?
This type of reporting heavily exaggerated or sometimes even made up stories to get readers interested
What is Yellow Journalism?
Although they came up short in 2023, the Arizona Diamondbacks won the 2001 World Series in dramatic fashion, with a walk off hit in game 7 from this man
Who is Luis Gonzalez?