American Imperialism
Secretary of State John Hay's "Open Door Policy" advocated for free trade with what nation?
What is China?
This was the name of the ship that exploded in Havana's harbor, setting off tensions between Spain & the U.S.
What is the U.S.S. Maine?
The purpose of this agency was to distribute media throughout the country to encourage support for the war.
What is the Committee on Public Information (CPI)?
These were the four MAIN causes of World War I.
What are Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism?
This is the number of items in a baker's dozen.
What is thirteen (13)?
This was the name of a series of Supreme Court decisions that ruled Constitutional rights did not necessarily apply to residents of a U.S. territory.
What are the Insular Cases?
This was the name of the U.S. troop regiment credited with the victory at the Battle of San Juan Hill.
Who are the Rough Riders?
This prominent Socialist in the U.S. was sentenced to 10 years in prison for speaking against the war and ran for president from a prison cell in 1920.
Who is Eugene Debs?
The sinking of this British passenger ship created tension between the U.S. and Germany after 128 Americans were killed in the attack.
What is the Lusitania?
This is the total number of stickers on a standard Rubik's Cube.
What is fifty-four (54)?
***DAILY DOUBLE*** This was built in response to the urging of Alfred Mahan & protected U.S. investments overseas.
What is the "Great White Fleet?"
The U.S. gained these territories as a result of the war.
What are Cuba, Guam, Philippines, and Puerto Rico.
**DAILY DOUBLE** This government agency was designed to institute government regulation in the U.S. economy, but was largely limited & disbanded after the war.
What is the War Industries Board?
These were the "Big Four" nations present at the Paris Peace Conference.
Who are Britain, France, Italy, and the U.S.
These 3 countries have the world's largest economies (as measured by GDP).
What are the U.S. ($22.9 trillion), China ($16.8 trillion), and Japan ($5.1 trillion)?
This inclusion to the Cuban Constitution ensured that Cuba would remain a protectorate of the U.S. & be subject to U.S. intervention.
What is the Platt Amendment?
This posed the greatest threat to U.S. soldiers in Cuba & Puerto Rico during the war.
What is disease (yellow fever & malaria)?
This idea/philosophy was the primary peacekeeping method of the League of Nations & the reason many in the U.S. opposed American membership.
What is collective security?
***DAILY DOUBLE*** The Zimmerman Note proposed an agreement between Mexico & Germany that involved Mexican re-acquisition of which THREE U.S. states?
What are Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
This African nation has the continent's highest population.
What is Nigeria (223.8 million)?
The Roosevelt Corollary established this role for the U.S. in the western hemisphere.
What is a "police power?"
These were the newspaper editors (name both) responsible for the practice of yellow journalism leading up to the war.
Who are William Randolph Hearst & Joseph Pulitzer?
This was Woodrow Wilson's slogan in his successful 1916 reelection campaign.
What is "He Kept Us Out of War"?
This was the name of the agreement made between the U.S. & Germany as an attempt to stop German U-Boat attacks.
The Sussex Pledge
These TWO NFL teams are tied for the most Super Bowl wins with 6.
Who are the Pittsburgh Steelers & New England Patriots?