Misc.
Spanish American War
Panama Canal
People
100

Extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force

Imperialism

100

They were blamed for the explosion of the battleship USS Maine. 

hint: became rallying cry for Americans

Spain

100

How much money up front did the US have to pay Panama to build the Canal?

$10 million

100

Who is the individual that the Philippines got their name from?

Hint: from Spain

King Phillip
200

Type of sensational , biased, and often false reporting for the sake of attracting readers

Yellow Journalism

200

Name of agreement that ended the Spanish American War. 

Treaty of Paris

200

The country that tried to build the canal before the US.

France

200

Man who played a large role in pushing the idea to liberate areas from Spain. He would become a national hero after the war and become president of US. 

Teddy Roosevelt

300

Profitable natural resource that Hawaii possessed that Americans wanted. 

Sugar

300

Roughly how many people still live in the unincorporated territories controlled by the US today?

4 million people

300

Panama was a part of what country as the US began building the Canal?

Columbia

300
term for volunteers in the army made up of everyday individuals such as cowboys, miners, and law officers

Rough Riders

400
This president issued a formal apology for the US governments involvement in taking over Hawaii 100 years prior.  

Bill Clinton

400

What are the three territories that the US gained control of as a result of the war with Spain?

Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Phillipines

400

What year did Panama finally receive full sovereignty of the Canal?

1999

400

President of US during Spanish American War.

hint: served as president from 1897 until his assassination in 1901

William McKinley

500

What year was Hawaii annexed?

1898

500

Staged battle between US and Spain (known as final battle of the war)

The Battle of Manilla

500

Approximately how many Americans died building the Canal?

10,000

500

Ruler of Hawaii that was overthrown by plantation owners with support of US government. 

Queen Liliuokalani