by the year
What years did WW1 occur in?
1914-1918
who was the man who bought alaska from russia for $7.2 million?
william seward
what is the name of teddy roosevelts calvary?
rough riders
what was the American response to the Europeans messing with China?
Boxer Rebellion
what was the name of the letters that were leaked?
The De Lome letters
when was the spanish american war?
1898-1899
pfficer in the US Navy & was a key role for America to be a naval power
alfred mahan
who was a filipino freedom fighter & helped Americans fight spain
aguinaldo
what act allowed the postal service to ban all materials deemed treasonous
espionage act
How many Americans signed up to fight in the spanish american war?
200k
what dates years was the panama canal under construction?
1903-1914
Queen of hawaii
queen lilioukani
what did the americans call the spanish american war?
(" a blank little war")
"a splendid little war"
what was the name of the act that made it unlawful to say anything bad about the government, constitution, or armed forced?
sedition act
what did wilson's 14 points establish? (2 main things)
self-determination & league of nations
how long was the great migration?
1910-1940
What was the name of the first woman in congress who also voted against WW1 & WW2 because she was a passifist?
jeanette rankin
what countries made up the spanish empire while it was falling?
philippines, cuba, & puerto rico
What did wilson respond with after russia entered the war?
14 points
how many african americans went to the north during the great migration?
1.5 million
what years was the US "emerging as a world power"?
1890-1917
who was president at the time?
woodrow wilson
what ship was blown up?
USS Maine
what were the riots called that were caused by racism, & by competition for job oppurtunities
race riots
What killed Woodrow Wilson? (happened 100 years later....but it was the "pandemic of blank")
Pandemic of 1918