Native Americans
The Native American belief that a savior would bring an end to the white man, restore the buffalo and raise Native American dead would be accomplished from doing this
What is the Ghost Dance?
This future president and "Rough Rider" led the militia group to victory in the Battle of San Juan Hill
Who was Theodore Roosevelt?
The Society of Harmonious Fists were more commonly known as this in China
Who are the Boxers?
The U.S. parked a battleship just off the coast of Colombia in order to support a revolution and get a canal built here
Where is Panama?
This northwest region of North America was at first considered a foolish purchase from Russia
Where is Alaska?
Alaska was purchased by the U.S. as a result of this nation losing the Crimean War
What is Russia?
The massacre in 1890 that brought an end to the period known as "The Indian Wars" took place here
Where is Wounded Knee (South Dakota)?
The U.S. supported these rebel islanders
Who were Cubans?
News and literary accomplishments are given this award, named after a newspaper baron of the late 1800s
What is the Pulitzer Prize?
The invitation of the Russians and Japanese to Portsmouth, New Hampshire for a peace summit had more to do with this U.S. policy in China
What is the Open Door Policy?
This central Pacific archipelago was once ruled by monarchs and valued for it's natural deep sea harbor and sugar production
Where is Hawaii?
The last queen of Hawaii
Who is Queen Liliuokalani?
This Paiute Indian holy man began preaching a message of a savior that would bring an end to the white man, restore the buffalo and raise Native American dead in the late 1800s
Who is Wovoka?
The explosion of this U.S. battleship killing 270 Marines was a primary cause in the declaration of war
What is the U.S.S. Maine?
Sensationalized news stories are actually named after this cartoon character
Who is the Yellow Kid?
This U.S. president tried to right the "wrongs" of Big Stick Diplomacy by signing a treaty with Panamanian President Torrijos in 1977
Who is Jimmy Carter?
The U.S. nearly went to war with Germany over these Pacific Islands, one of which housed a U.S. naval base at Pago Pago
Where is American Samoa?
This American led a non-violent coup against Queen Liliuokalani in the 1890s, but is probably more well-known for his family's banana and pineapple business
Who is Sanford Dole?
Founded in Pennsylvania, this was perhaps the most well-known of the Native American boarding schools due to its famous student-athlete Jim Thorpe
What is the Carlisle (Indian Industrial) School?
The first battle of the war took place on May 1, 1898 and was a total victory over the Spanish Armada at this bay in the Philippines
Where is Manilla Bay?
A ring-shaped island formed when a volcano becomes extinct
What is an atoll?
Sixteen brand-new battleships went on a world tour before they could even be given a final coat of paint and came to be known as this
What is the Great White Fleet?
These TWO territories on opposite sides of the world were prizes gained as a result of the Spanish-American War and residents born there in 2025 are American citizens
Where are Puerto Rico and Guam?
This Secretary of State led the drive to purchase Alaska and was called a "fool" by the press as a result
Who is William Seward?
This law eliminated tribal ownership of land, and allotted 160 acre tracts to individual Indians instead, along with U.S. citizenship
What is the Dawes (Severalty) Act?
This Spanish general was known as "The Butcher" for establishing "Reconcentrados" or concentration camps to house captured rebels and civilians
Who is General Weyler?
This individual wrote The Influence of Sea Power on History and argued that in order to be a world power a nation must have a strong navy
Who is Alfred Thayer Mahan?
When Germans began bombing Venezuela, the U.S. intervened and the Roosevelt Corollary was added to this foreign policy statement of the 5th president of the United States
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
These islands were purchased from Denmark for $25 million in gold
Where is the U.S. Virgin Islands?
This U.S. president actually supported the Queen of Hawaii and her request to deny territorial status and be restored to the throne
Who is President Cleveland?