American Imperialism
What year was the annexation of Hawaii?
1898
What was the sensationalist style of writing that emerged during the late nineteenth century, emphasizing exciting stories over facts?
Yellow Journalism
Before becoming the 28th US president, Woodrow Wilson was the president of which Ivy League university?
A) Harvard; B) Princeton; C) Dartmouth; D) Cornell
Princeton University
What was the name Archduke of Austria-Hungary whose assassination led to the WWI?
Franz Ferdinand
The Populist Party would have most likely supported which of the following:
A) Robber Barons; B) Middle-Class Americans; C) Farmers; D) Immigrants
C) Farmers
Who was President during the Annexation of Hawaii?
William McKinley
Which future US President formed and led the "Rough Riders" during the Battle of San Juan Hill in Cuba?
Teddy Roosevelt
The League of Nations, established in 1920 to promote international peace, was the predecessor to which current organization?
The UN (United Nations) 🇺🇳
What does the acronym MANIA stand for?
M - Militarism; A - Alliances; N - Nationalism; I - Imperialism; A - Assassination
Tell the class about a muckraker who you DID NOT study for the Authentic Task and one interesting fact about them.
Ida B. Wells; Ida Tarbell; Jacob Riis; Lewis Hine; Upton Sinclair
What was the name of the passageway that would connect that Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?
Panama Canal
Which nineteenth-century foreign policy played a role on US intervention in the Caribbean during the Spanish-American War?
Monroe Doctrine
What were the two major purposes of Wilson's Fourteen Points.
To create a peace framework after World War I and to prevent future wars.
Name all three members of the Triple Entente.
(Hint: The US is NOT a member.)
Great Britain; France and Russia.
What was the 17th Amendment?
The people elect two senators from each state.
Who was the Queen of Hawaii in 1893 prior to its annexation?
Lil'uokalani
What was the name of the ship that exploded, ultimately starting the Spanish-American War?
USS Maine
Which two events led President Woodrow Wilson to end his position of neutrality and have the US join World War I?
Sinking of the Lusitania (1915)
Zimmerman Telegram (1917)
Name the four Central Powers during World War I.
Austria-Hungary; Germany; Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria
What was the name of Jacob Riis's photojournalistic publication depicted poor NYC living conditions in the 1880s?
How the Other Half Lives
There are two publishers most associated with Yellow Journalism. Name one of these historical figures.
William Randolph Hearst
and
Joseph Pulitzer
Which US territories were acquired during the Spanish-American War?
Guam, Philippines, Puerto Rico [and Hawaii]
Which one of these is NOT one of the 14 Points?
A) Equal Trade Conditions
B) Readjust Italian Borders
C) Creation of a Turkish State
D) Force Germany to Accept Responsibility for War
D) Force Germany to Accept Responsibility for War
What country did the Persian Empire become after World War I?
Iran
This early twentieth-century US foreign policy declared that the military would intervene if other nations invaded the Western Hemisphere.
Roosevelt Corollary