Who was the leader of Hawaii before it was annexed?
Queen Liliuokalani
100
What term refers to a sensational style of writing, which exaggerates the news to attract and enrage readers?
Yellow Journalism
100
Which country attempted to build the Panama Canal before the United States?
France
100
What waterway was built through the Isthmus of Panama that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean?
Panama Canal
100
Name 3 factors that fueled American imperialism.
1) desire for military strength 2) thirst for new markets 3) belief in cultural superiority
200
Who was in charge of the newspaper New York Journal?
William Randolph Hearst
200
What 3 nations were involved in the Spanish American War?
U.S., Spain, and Cuba
200
What is the term for a channel of water that is dug across land?
Canal
200
What "series of policy statements" proposed that European nations share their trading rights in China with the U.S.?
Open Door Notes
200
Why were railroads/trains not used to transport goods from one side of the country to the other? (Ex: New York to California) Why was the Panama canal preferred of that method?
Ships can carry a much larger amount of goods than trains.
300
Who was in charge of the newspaper New York World?
Joseph Pulitzer
300
What was the name of the ship that Spain was accused of blowing up?
U.S.S. Maine
300
What term refers to a narrow strip of land that connects two larger bodies of land, and has water on each side?
Isthmus
300
What is the term for a country whose affairs are partially controlled by a stronger power?
Procterate
300
Why was the Philippines important to the U.S.?
Philippines provided a gateway to China's market. (economic reasons)
400
Which U.S. Secretary of State wrote the "Open Door Notes"?
John Hay
400
What "document" called President McKinley weak?
de Lome letter
400
Name one problem that the French faced when trying to build the Panama Canal.
1) Diseases, 2) Accidents, 3)Poor machinery
400
What Chinese rebellion occurred to break free from Western influence?
Boxer Rebellion
400
What country was the Platt Amendment created for? Name 2 conditions/provisions of the Platt Amendment.
Cuba. 1) Cuba could not make treaties that might limits independence. 2) Cuba was not to go into debt. 3) The U.S. reserved the right to intervene in Cuba. 4) The U.S. could buy or lease land.
500
Which President of the United States developed the "Missionary Diplomacy?"
Woodrow Wilson
500
Which Act ended military rule and set up a civil government in Puerto Rico?
Foraker Act
500
Give one reason why the U.S. wanted to build the Panama Canal.
1) Transport goods faster, 2) Keep prices of goods low, 3)Defense
500
What is the name of the extension added to the Monroe Doctrine?
It allowed U.S. to protect its economic interests by means of military intervention in Latin America
Roosevelt Corollary
500
Name the 3 conditions of Treaty of Paris.
1) Spain freed Cuba, 2) Spain gave Guam and Puerto Rico to U.S., 3) Spain sold the Philippines to the U.S.