The San Francisco earthquake in 1906 and the bombing of Tokyo in 1945.
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What is a Treaty?
A formal agreement between two or more nations in reference to peace, alliance, or commerce
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Who is Admiral George Dewey?
He was a U.S. Amiral who defeated the Spanish fleet in the Spanish - American War
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What happened in 1901?
TR becomes President
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What are the 5 territories the U.S. captured during the Spanish - American War?
Guam, Philipines, Puerto Rico, Wake Island, and Cuba.
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What is the Suez Canal?
This is a sea - level waterway in Eygypt linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea that was opened in 1869
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What is the battle of Verdun?
The battle of Verdun in 1916 is said to have been one of the greatest and most protracted battle in the history of warfare
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What happened in 1861?
Italy was unified as one nation.
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What is a Muckraker?
A muckraker is a person who revealed things that were negative.
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What is TR's favorite saying?
"speak softly and carry a big stick"
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Who is Otto Van Bismarck?
Otto was a German Statesman who oversaw the unifications of Germany
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What happened in 1913?
National income tax permitted by 16th Amendment to constitution.
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What year did Arizona become a state?
1912
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What is Kapus?
Rules of daily life that could not be broken in the Hawaiian religion
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What is the battle of Gallopoli?
The battle of Gallopoli took place on the Turkish peninsula of Gallopoli in 1915 during WW1. A combined Allied operation was mounted in order to eventually capture the Ottoman capital of Constantinople. The attempt failed and an estimated 131,000 soldiers killed.
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What happened in 1914?
TR becomes President on his own and the Panama Canal opens
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How much money did the U.S. pay Spain for possesion of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Phillpines?
20 Million U.S. dollars
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What is the Monroe Doctrine?
1823: A statement of U.S. foreign policy expressing opposition to extension of European control of influence in the Western Hemisphere
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Who is Jose Marti?
A poet and a man of action. He dedicated his life to the cause of Cuban freedom