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100

This man was an army doctor who identified the source of yellow fever

Walter Reed

100

Name 3 Presidents and their ways of dealing with Latin America

Theodore Roosevelt - Big Stick diplomacy

William Taft - Dollar diplomacy

Woodrow Wilson - Moral diplomacy

100

The strength of the this military branch proved to be America’s most impressive military feature in the Spanish-American War...

The Navy

100

This announced that all of China would be open to all nations on equal terms...

The Open Door Policy

100

Who did the American's blame for the explosion of the Maine?

Spain

200

This president was most responsible for the building of the Panama Canal...

Theodore Roosevelt

200

This document gave Cuba strict regulations for its new independent government

The Platt Amendment

200

Strife was stirred up between the United States and Spain because of a letter written by this Spanish official...

Dupuy de Lôme - the Spanish minister

200

This is the location of an American naval base in Cuba

Guantanamo Bay

200

This man sent the Great White Fleet on a world cruise to impress imperialistic nations with America’s military might.

Theodore Roosevelt

300

This man was an army engineer who battled mosquitoes in Cuba’s swamps

William Gorgas

300

What addition to the Monroe Doctrine asserted the right of the United States to be an international “police power”

Roosevelt Corollary

300

Which one of the following places became a commonwealth of the United States in 1952?

Puerto Rico

300

The United States helped Panama gain its independence from this country...

Colombia

300

For more than two years after the end of the Spanish-American War, the United States faced the difficulty of quelling a rebellion in this nation

The Philippines

400

Who was the American evangelist of the late 1800s who encouraged students to become foreign missionaries and thus spurred the Student Volunteer Movement

Dwight Moody

400

What was the Hay Bunau-Varilla Treaty? 

It gave the United States the Panama Canal Zone

400

The Spanish minister to the United States criticized this president in a private letter that rebels gained control of...

William McKinley

400

During the late 1800s and early 1900s, America began to fear the rising power of this Asian country...

Japan

400

During what turn-of-the-century uprising did a Chinese group try to force all foreigners to leave China

Boxer Rebellion

500

Which two newspaper owners helped lead America into war by competing for increased circulation

William Randolph Hearst - Joseph Pulitzer

500

This document gave Americans confidence that further action in Cuba would not be intended to further American imperialism

The Teller Amendment

500

What were the terms in the Treaty of Paris?

Spain gives us Puerto Rico, Guam, Cuba and the Philippines

The US gives Spain $20 million

500

List 3 reasons why one nation would practice the policy of Imperialism.

1. offer humanitarian assistance.

2. gain wealth from the activities of the colonies.

3. build and maintain a strong military base.

4.  prestige

500

Who was Woodrow Wilson's Secretary of State?

William Jennings Bryan