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The 1867 purchase of this piece of land from Russia was called "Seward's folly" or "Seward's Icebox"
What is Alaska?
100
He was responsible for purchasing Alaska for 7.2 million dollars. He also served as secretary of state for two U.S. presidents and was portrayed in Steven Spielberg's movie by David Strathairn. Also, fun fact: The night Lincoln was assassinated, members of John Wilkes Boothe's conspiracy attacked this man and stabbed him in the neck and face five times. He survived.
Who is William Seward?
100
The Spanish-American War was triggered by the explosion of this ship in Havana harbor.
What is the USS Maine?
100
The policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
What is imperialism?
100
William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer were known for this type of reporting, which involved grossly exaggerating or falsifying details in effort to sell more newspapers
What is "yellow journalism"?
200
The U.S. acquired this Caribbean island following the Spanish-American War — and we still control it today
What is Puerto Rico?
200
The American military officer who established a relationship with Japan -- and who signed a treaty with the shogunate that led indirectly to the Boshin civil war and the restoration of the imperial government
Who is Commodore Matthew Perry?
200
This revolt was sparked in part by a rumor about grease.
What is the Sepoy Rebellion / Indian Rebellion / Indian Mutiny of 1857?
200
During this era, named after the emperor, there were extremely rapid changes in Japan's economy, military, politics, and fashion scene.
What is the Meiji era?
200
Chinese rebels attempted to remove Europeans from China during this uprising, which was suppressed by an international coalition
What is the Boxer Rebellion?
300
Yellow fever and difficult terrain were some of the many difficulties in building a canal through this country.
What is Panama?
300
The American president during the Spanish–American War, who was depicted in newspapers as initially hesitant to declare war on Spain
Who is William McKinley?
300
This treaty ended the First Opium War, established additional treaty ports, and ceded Hong Kong to the British.
What is the Treaty of Nanking?
300
Teddy Roosevelt's policy of using a strong military to influence affairs in Latin America and prevent European nations from interfering there, which can be seen as an 'update' to the Monroe Doctrine
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
300
These imperial powers are represented in this cartoon.
What are Great Britain, Germany, Russia, France, and Japan?
400
William Howard Taft was the first first Governor-General of this U.S. possession, which it controlled from the Spanish-American War until after World War II
What are the Philippines?
400
A naval officer who who an influential book arguing that a strong navy was a key part of U.S. foreign policy
Who is Alfred Thayer Mahan?
400
Conflict over this strategic harbor in northern China helped trigger the Russo-Japanese War.
What is Port Arthur?
400
The U.S. policy that argued all nations should have equal access to trade with China
What is The Open Door Policy?
400
The search for this natural resource led to the crimes against humanity of the Congo Free State, a possession of King Leopold of Belgium, under whose rule perhaps 10 million people died.
What is rubber?
500
Areas of China in which certain European nations claimed exclusive trading rights
What are Spheres of Influence?
500
The Belgian leader whose exploitation of the Congo prompted Otto von Bismarck to organize the Berlin Conference
Who is King Leopold?
500
The Treaty of Shimonoseki ended this war and provided for the independence of Korea.
What is the Sino-Japanese War?
500
The U.S. attempted to negotiate with this South American nation to construct the Panama Canal; when negotiations failed, the U.S. encouraged a local uprising to overthrow this country's government
What is Colombia?
500
This poem, written by Rudyard Kipling, claimed it was the duty of America and England to control those who could not care for themselves
What is "The White Man's Burden"?