Key Words
Key People
Rough Riders
Spanish American War
Rebellions
100
During the 1890s, a comic called “Hogan’s Alley,” featuring this character named the “the yellow kid” inspired this term for newspaper writings that sensationalized and sometimes made up dramatic events. 
What is Yellow Journalism?
100
Born May 21, 1832, He was a British Protestant Christian missionary to China and founder of the China Inland Mission.
Who is Hudson Taylor?
100
He led this voluntary calvary unit in the Spanish American War?
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
100
This battleship sent to Havana, Cuba to pick up American citizens exploded in 1898 sparking the Spanish American War.
What was the Maine?
100
In the summer of 1900 members of a secret Chinese society roamed northeastern China in bands, killing Europeans and Americans and destroying buildings owned by foreigners. They called themselves Yihequan, meaning “Righteous and Harmonious Fists.” To Westerners they became known as this....
What are Boxers
200
This is the careful preservation and protection of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, destruction, or neglect so they can exist for future generations.
What is conservation?
200
American statesman, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer, served as our 26th president.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
200
The Rough Riders were not alone in their charge. They were joined by 4 units of African American soldiers know as this.
What are the “Buffalo Soldiers”?
200
After being called a coward, this president reluctantly declared war on Spain.
Who is William McKinley?
200
Most Boxers were impoverished peasants from northern China who resented the growing influence of Westerners in their land. They wanted to expel all of who from China?
What are foreigners?
300
Term coined by the son of Hudson Taylor to describe the spiritual experience of his father in finding a new identity in Christ.
What is “Exchanged Life”?
300
The 25th president of the United States from 1897 until his assassination in 1901, who led the nation to victory in the Spanish–American War.
Who is William McKinley?
300
The rough riders were not able to ship their horses to Cuba, but still wanted to fight as foot soldiers. So they called themselves what?
What is “Weary Walkers” or “Rough Walkers”?
300
When war was declared on Spain, Theodore Roosevelt immediately resigned from his position as assistant secretary of what?
What is the navy?
300
Most of the Boxer Rebellion took place in what city?
What is Beijing
400
The policy or practice of governments or nations growing their territory, power, wealth or influence through economic gains, soft power, military empire-building or colonialism.
What is expansionism?
400
An influential Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, was also known as “Father of the National Parks”.
Who is John Muir?
400
The Rough Riders had 3 mascots for their unit: An eagle named Teddy, A mountain lion named Josephine and this dog who was the only animal to accompany the unit to Cuba.
Who is Cuba?
400
This cartoon was a typical example of the racist attitude of Americans who wanted war with Spain after the Maine disaster.
What is the “Spanish brute”?
400
Although the Boxers came from various parts of society, most came from what social class?
What are peasants?
500
A number of people or vehicles moving forward in an orderly fashion, especially as part of a ceremony or festival.
What is procession?
500
Hakka Chinese revolutionary who was the leader of the Taiping Rebellion against the Qing Dynasty
Who is Hong Xiuquan?
500
The Rough Riders actually captured these 2 hills during their charge.
What are San Juan Hill and Kettle Hill?
500
After Roosevelts triumph, Admiral George Dewey sailed into the Pacific destroying Spanish fleets adding these Spanish held Islands to the American Territory.
What are the Philippines?
500
To end the Boxer rebellion, on August 14, after fighting its way through northern China, an international force of approximately 20,000 troops from eight nations arrived to take Beijing and rescue the foreigners and Chinese Christians. Name three of these eight nations.
Austria-Hungary, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States