In 1893, with the help of U.S. marines, sugar planters forced this monarch to give up her throne.
Who is Queen Liliuokalani?
100
The Spanish-American War was fought in these two countries.
What Cuba and the Philippines?
100
After years of focusing on things at home, the United States had mixed feeling about getting involved in this type of affairs.
Hint: affairs between 2 or more nations.
What is international?
100
Commerce drove U.S. expansionists to develop an interest in this group of islands located in the Pacific Ocean.
What is Hawaii?
100
When the United States flexed its muscles overseas it gained new territories and became this type of power.
Hint: More than just the Western Hemisphere.
What is world?
200
In 1898, this U.S. President annexed Hawaii.
Who is President William McKinley?
200
In 1898, this country sank or captured every Spanish ship in Cuba's harbor
What is the United States?
200
In 1899 and 1900, the United States government issued what became known as this type of policy.
Hint: They did it in order to trade with China?
What is the open-door policy?
200
In 1903, in a treaty with this country; the U.S. leased land to establish a naval base at Guantanamo Bay.
What is Cuba?
200
During the Spanish-American war, Teddy Roosevelt put together his own cavalry regiment. They were a mixture of powerful, wealthy men and seasoned ranch hands. This regiment came to by known by this name.
What are the rough riders?
300
This U.S. President said, "No triumph of peace is quite so great as the supreme triumphs of war...it is through strife, or the readiness for strife, that a nation must win greatness."
Who is Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt?
300
When this country refused to grant Cuba independence, the United States declared war on them.
What is Spain?
300
This is the policy of extending a nation's power by gaining political and economic control over other (weaker) countries.
What is imperialism?
300
In the peace treaty between the United States and Spain this country gained independence.
What is Cuba?
300
Queen Liliuokalani (the last reigning monarch) believed that the native peoples should rule this island.
What is Hawaii?
400
In 1901, this president carried out foreign policies that expanded the United States involvement around the world-giving the United States a greater role in world affairs.
Who is Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt?
400
Three weeks after arriving in this city's harbor, an explosion destroyed the USS Maine; killing 260 U.S. soldiers.
What is Havana, Cuba?
400
U.S. business leaders wanted to market and sell products overseas to keep this growing.
What is the economy?
400
In the peace treaty between the United States and Spain this country came under U.S. control.
What is Puerto Rico?
400
In 1867, this U.S. Secretary of State purchase Alaska from Russia for two cents and acre.
Who is William Seward?
500
In 1867, Secretary of State William Seward arranged for the U.S. to purchase Alaska from this country.
What is Russia?
500
In January of 1898, in an effort to help Americans in Cuba, President McKinley sent this new battleship to Havana, the islands capital city.
What is the USS Maine?
500
This is the policy of expanding a nations territory or economic influence.
What is expansionism?
500
In a treaty negotiated after Spain's surrender, the United States bought this country from Spain for $20 million.
What is Philippines?
500
In 1887, under pressure from planters, the Hawaiians agreed to allow the U.S. to establish a naval base at this spot on the island of Oahu.