Cubans has repeatedly revolted against this colonial power for 50 years
What is Spain
100
Spanish possession which was liberated from Spanish control by Americans under Commodore Dewey and revolutionary Emilio Aguinaldo
What is the Philippines
100
Commodore Perry's voyage to this Asian island nation in 1853 had opened it up to modernization and trade with the US
What is Japan
100
President Theodore Roosevelt's foreign affairs style...he used it in the Panama Canal incident
What is the Big Stick Policy
200
Crop that dominated the economy in Hawaii thanks to America's sweet tooth
What is sugar
200
A form of news writing that sensationalizes a story in order to sell copies. For example, when William Randolph Hearst wrote that the Spanish were starving large numbers of rebellious Cubans in detention centers
What is yellow journalism
200
The element of the American troops that invaded Cuba that was led by Teddy Roosevelt. They rode horses and are famous for their victory at San Juan Hill
What is the Rough Riders
200
In 1860, Japan was able to defeat this Asian nation in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894, thus resulting in Russia, Germany, France and England renew their scramble for imperialistic influence here...until the US stepped in
What is China
200
Country that first tried to build the canal but withdrew after 20,000 lives were lost (mostly due to malaria)
What is France
300
US president who annexed the Hawaiian Islands because the Japanese wanted to take over the islands--later he was assassinated.
Who is President McKinley
300
A letter from a Spanish minister in which the Spaniard referred to President McKinley as "weak and a bidder for the admiration of a crowd". The letter was considered an insult to our sitting president and increased tensions between the US and Spain
What is the de Lome letter
300
Future Secretary of State John Hay called the Spanish-American War this in a letter to his friend, Roosevelt
What is "splendid little war"
300
This policy resembled the Monroe Doctrine in that is declared China was open to trade equally with all nations. It was however, more about the interest of American businesses exploiting China than defending Chinese independence
What is the Open Door Policy
300
Country that had legitimate claim to Panama, that is until Roosevelt used his big stick on them
What is Colombia
400
Hawaii's queen who ascended to the throne to reclaim power but was removed when white people (who wanted Hawaii to keep its favored sugar trade with the US) supported a coup
Who is Queen Liliuokalani
400
American warship that exploded in Havana Harbor and lost 266 US sailors. It was believed at the time (and sensationalized by yellow journalists) that Spain was responsible
What is the USS Maine
400
In the Treaty of Paris (yes, another one) the US gained control of several territories from Spain. Name three of them
What is Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines
400
A rebellion by Chinese nationalists against foreign involvement in China
What is the Boxer Rebellion
400
It cost the US $10 million down and $250,000 a year for 99 years
What is Panama Canal
500
The other mid-Pacific island country that the US used for a naval base
What is Samoa
500
US President who reluctantly asked Congress for the power to use armed forces in Cuba to protect American property (sugar plantations) and trade
Who is President McKinley
500
After American forces restored order, started schools and improved sanitation in Cuba, this amendment sharply restricted Cuba's new government's power and independence
What is the Platt Amendment
500
Name your favorite Chinese dish.
What is _____________
500
President Theodore Roosevelt's addition to the Monroe Doctrine in which he stated that US intervention in Latin America was justified and that the US could exercise an "international police power" in the region since it was our "sphere of influence"