Native Americans
Star Wars but on One Planet
Policy Schmolicy
Definitions and Terms
Anything Goes
100
I am the reason that settlers were able to move so much faster, easier and safer to the midwest.
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?
100
The war which pushed the United States in being a major player in the game we call Imperialism.
What was the Spanish American War?
100
The term for a country's plan to deal with issues related to inside your country (at home).
What is domestic policy.
It is very complicated. Presidents have domestic policies for business, education, energy, healthcare, law enforcement, money and taxes, natural resources, social welfare, and personal rights and freedoms.
100
The term for when a person changes (forced or unforced) to adopt to another culture.
What is assimilation?
100
This is an example of something we learned in class that uses the technique to sell newspapers.
What is yellow journalism?
200
I am an immigrant group that was known for working the dangerous jobs like working with dynamite to cut through rock for a railroad through the Great Rockies.
What are the Chinese?
Not so fun fact: Anti-Chinese hostility was high during this time. Even when celebrating the completion of the railroad, Chinese immigrants who were known for having the dangerous job of blasting, were not in the picture. 
200
The negative term for the foreign policy of expanding territory and power.
What is imperialism?
200
The country's plan or strategy to deal with other nations.
What is foreign policy?
Fun Fact: It can change with every new President.
200
The term used to describe a person who most likely is born in the country they live in and is against any immigration that changed the makeup of their country (like race, religion or cultural differences)
What is a nativist (person) or a nativism?
Fun Fact: Former President George W. Bush has stated in the last week that his party (Republicans) has turned into the party that does not support immigrants and in some ways are nativists.
200
This man made waterway cut off time by weeks to transport goods not around South America but through North and South America.
What is the Panama Canal?
Fun Fact: The United States gave up control of it in 1999 and now is controlled by Panama!
300
The event in which approximately 100,000 Native Americans in the 1830s were relocated n which thousands of Native Americans died along the way.
What was Trail of Tears?
300
I was the battleship that exploded and was used as a reason to go to this time period.
What was the USS Maine?
300
This diplomacy was related to talking to countries in a nonthreatening way but having a strong navy (which seems threatening to me) to accomplish US goals.
What is Big Stick diplomacy?
Fun Fact: Many would argue we are still practicing parts of this foreign policy (since we have the most powerful army/air force and navy in the world.
300
The term used to describe land set aside for Native American groups.
What are reservations?
Fun Fact: They still exist today and still have similar problems such as lack of support and funding by the US government and the US wanting to place oil pipelines through (which may or will cause oil leaks that can destroy a ecosystems).
300
The term used to justify the United States expanding into the rest of the United States.
What is Manifest Destiny?
400
This battle was one of the few wins for Native Americans and General Custer's last stand and loss.
What was the Battle at Little Bighorn?
400
I was the very wealthy person who created reporting the news in a sensational way at the expense of accuracy.
Who was William Randolph Heart?
Fun Fact: Is family is still one of the most richest American families in the US (worth billions).
400
This policy focused on improving the US economy by providing funding by the government or private bank loans so countries could improve their infrastructure (roads/sewers/railroads) in which in turn stable countries could and would trade with the USA.
What is Dollar Diplomacy?
Fun Fact: Was considered a failure because countries were still politically unstable and many had revolutions and toppling of their country.
400
A famous military cavalry outfit that was started by future President Theodore Roosevelt.
Who were the Rough Riders?
Fun Fact: Roosevelt was Assistant Secretary of the Navy (second in charge of the Navy) at the time and quit so he could fight in the war.
400
The Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature and musical composition within the United States which was named in honor of one of the most famous journalists and newspaper owners.
What is the Pulitzer Prize?
Fun Fact: Started by Joseph Pulitzer (1917) to improve journalism standards. Winners get a gold medal and receive $15,000 today but back then it was $10,000 which is about $200,000 in today's dollars.
500
This law pushed to assimilate Native Americans and broke up reservations into tracts of farmland so NAs could become farmers.
What is the Dawes Act?
500
The foreign policy term that is considered the opposite of imperialism in which a country focuses mostly on domestic policy and mostly ignores the problems or issues around the world.
What is isolationism?
500
Woodrow Wilson's diplomacy is the system in which support is given only to countries whose beliefs are similar/align to the America.
What is Moral diplomacy?
Fun Fact: Although Wilson supported getting involved when democracy was threatened, he decided to (at first) stay out of WW I (future unit)
500
A term in foreign affairs initially used to refer to the policy established in the late 19th century and the early 20th century that would allow for equal access to trade with China for all countries.
What was the Open Door Policy?
500
The segregated group that were famous for fighting against Native Americans but also fought in the Spanish American War.
Who were the Buffalo Soldiers?
Unfair fact: Most of the military up until the mid 1940's were separated (segregated).