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Eyes on the Pacific
The Spanish-American War
The United States and Latin America
100
His raids on towns in the American Southwest caused the U.S. president to send troops into Mexico after him
Who is Pancho Villa
100
The forced movement of large numbers of people into detention camps for military or political reasons.
What is Reconcentration.
100
What American naval officer opened Japan to American trade in the 1850s?
Who is Matthew C. Perry
100
What role did the news media have in causing the Spanish-American War?
They blamed Spain for the sinking of the battleship U.S.S. Maine
100
Why did we want to build the Panama Canal?
We wanted a faster route to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
200
His lifelong struggle for Cuba’s independence made him the symbol of liberty throughout Latin America.
Who is Jose Marti
200
Avoiding involvement in other countries affairs.
What is Isolationism.
200
How did William Seward promote American expansion?
What is the purchase of Alaska from Russia
200
What event was the immediate cause of the Spanish American War?
The explosion of the USS Maine
200
Why was an isthmus a good place to build a canal?
It is a narrow strip of land which is easier to dig through.
300
His leadership was important to the revolt in the Philippines.
Who is Emilio Aguinaldo
300
Building empires by imposing political and economic control over peoples around the world.
What is Imperialism.
300
an uprising in China against the foreigners who lived there
What was the Boxer Rebellion
300
Why was Jose Marti a symbol of liberty throughout Latin America?
He devoted his life to seeking Cuba’s independence
300
What did the Roosevelt Corollary accomplish?
What is the expanded Monroe Doctrine
400
He was the Commodore of the Pacific fleet during the Spanish-American War.
Who was George Dewey
400
A narrow strip of land joining two larger areas of land.
What is isthmus.
400
The President opposed the U.S. annexation of Hawaii?
Who is Grover Cleveland
400
What lands did Spain lose in the Caribbean?
What is Cuba and Puerto Rico
400
Why did Theodore Roosevelt help stage a revolt against Colombia?
He wanted to Build the Panama Canal
500
With his direction, nearly all of yellow fever was wiped out and malaria was reduced in Panama.
Who was William C. Gorgas.
500
An independent country whose policies are controlled by an outside power.
What is a protectorate.
500
What action did Queen Liliuokalani take that upset the Americans in Hawaii?
What is returning the control of Hawaii to the Hawaiians
500
How did the United States acquire the Philippines in the late 1800s
Through a peace treaty that ended the Spanish American War.
500
What is dollar diplomacy and who favored it?
Favored by William Taft, its a policy aimed to protect U.S. economic investments in Latin America