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Spanish American War
Places, Things and Events
World War I
Tough Stuff
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What was the name of the ship that exploded starting the Spanish American War?
USS Maine
100
A man made waterway that gave ships a shortcut. Before, ships had to travel all the way around South America.
panama canal
100
Organization proposed by President Wilson after WWI in the hopes of joining nations together for peace and security.
L.O.N.
100
What was the nickname for one of the tanks in the video we watched?
dracula
100
Name a person that dealt with women's suffrage?
SBA, Alice Paul
200
Many American believed that the Spanish involvement of Cuba was a clear violation of what?
The Monroe Doctrine
200
A claim by the U.S. that the countries of Europe needed to stay out of the Western Hemisphere.
Monroe Doctrine
200
Peace program proposed by President Wilson in 1918, intended to prevent wars like WWI.
14 points
200
Which person was assassinated sparking the begining of WWI.
(Arch Duke) Franz Ferdinand
200
What was the name of the steel factory that would see workers battle pinker tons who were striking over pay and poor conditions?
Homstead
300
An African American regiment that fought bravely in the Spanish American War but didn't receive credit.
Buffalo Soldiers
300
A term used to describe the exaggeration of stories to sell more newspapers.
Yellow Journalism
300
What new technology did the Germans use in the sea to try and break the stalemate?
U-Boats (submarines)
300
Name ALL THREE of the demands the U.S. gave Spain to avoid war.
payment for the maine, end of POW camps, Cuban independence
300
What was the name of J.D. Rockefeller's business?
Standard Oil
400
The major land battle of the Spanish American War was known as what?
San Juan Hill
400
What was the name of the group of men led by Roosevelt who volunteered to fight in the Spanish American War?
rough riders
400
What was the name for the area in between the trenches marked by artillery craters, dead bodies, and barbed wire?
No Man's Land
400
What was the name for the plan Germany used to start WWI that basically planed to quickly take out France, and then attack Russia?
Schlieffen Plan
400
What book did Upton Sinclair write, and what was it about?
Jungle = meat packing industry horrors
500
Name 2 territories the U.S. got from Spain after the Spanish American War.
Guam, Philippines, Cuba, Puerto Rico
500
What two countries ended up controlling the most imperial territories in Africa during the end of the 1800s?
England (Britain), France
500
Name 3 out of 4 causes for world war one (not including the assassination)?
militarism, imperialism, system of alliances, nationalism
500
What is the name of the Museum where stubby's stuffed body is?
smithsonian
500
What industrialist is best associated with the Bessemer Process?
Andrew Carnegie