Roots of Imperialism
The Spanish-American War
The US and East Asia
The US and Latin America
Random
100
Who was the Commodore that helped open Japan in 1853/1854?
Commodore Matthew Perry (X6)
100
What was the name of the American Warship sunk in Havana Harbor
The Maine
100
Who led the insurrection in the Philippines against the United States?
Emilio Aguinaldo
100
What year was the Panama Canal finished?
1914
100
What country is the Panama Canal in?
Panama, any other answer gets you -20,000 points
200
What were the economic benefits to American Imperialism?
Setting up new markets for American Goods
200
Why did Imperialists want to keep the Philippines under American control?
It served as a steppingstone to China
200
What was the point of the Great White Fleet?
To show America's increased military power
200
What was Woodrow Wilson's justification for sending US troops into Mexico?
The Mexican government arrested US sailors
200
True or False, it is widely disputed whether the Maine was sunk by a Spanish mine or an internal source
True
300
In what year did Hawaii get annexed by the United States?
1897
300
How did the Yellow Press affect American Public opinion of the Cuban rebellion?
The Yellow Press helped increase the dislike for the Spanish government (X2)
300
Why was Japan upset with the city of San Francisco?
The San Francisco School Board banned Japanese students from going to school with white children
300
How did the Platt Amendment restrict the rights of the Cuban government?
The Cuban government need the United States permission to sign treaties, The US could intervene at any point in Cuba
300
What was one of the main reasons for the creation of the Great White Fleet?
Japan was becoming more a treat to American interests in Asia
400
What did Alfred T. Mahan urge the United States to do?
Build a modern navy
400
Who led the Cuban rebellion against Spain?
Jose Marti
400
What did the United States want in China?
They wanted equal trade rights in China
400
Why did Latin American countries resent the Roosevelt Corollary?
Latin American countries felt the corollary violated their sovereignty
400
How much did the United States buy Alaska for?
7.2 million dollars
500
What idea stated that life consisted of competitive struggles where only the fittest would survive?
Social Darwinism
500
How many US soldiers died during the Spanish American War? How many died in combat?
3000 total died in the war, 350 died in combat
500
What act got Theodore Roosevelt the Noble Peace Prize?
Roosevelt helped end the Russo-Japanese War
500
How was Taft's foreign policy different from Roosevelts?
Taft invested more into countries while Roosevelt used force more often
500
What act gave Puerto Ricans more control of their government?
The Jones-Shafroth Act