Experienced African American Soldiers that fought in the Spanish American War.
What is Buffalo Soldiers
100
This makes trading in the far East easier for America.
What is Panama Canal
100
An exaggerated or false news reporting
What is Yellow Journalism
200
How much did we purchase Alaska for?
What is 7.2 Million in Gold
200
Who did the Cubans revolt against?
What is the Spanish
200
Spain may have destroyed this ship leading to America going to war against Spain.
What is U.S.S. Maine
200
What two oceans does the Panama Canal connect?
What is Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
200
Teddy Roosevelt led a group of soldiers called?
What is Rough Riders
300
Why were the Americans not happy about Sewards purchase of Alaska?
What is Icy land that was far away, they saw no value in the land.
300
Why were the Americans interested in Hawaii?
What is cash crops, resources, land
300
The Spanish American War ended how?
What is with a peace treaty
300
Who controls the Panama Canal today?
What is Panama
300
What territories did the U.S. gain from winning the war against Spain?
What is Guam, Puerto Rico, and Philippines
400
What resource changed the publics minds about the Alaskan purchase?
What is Gold
400
What are 2 reasons America went to war against Spain?
What is Humanitarian (to help the cuban revolutionaries and Economic (to protect American business interests in Cuba)
400
What saying was the rallying cry of Americans during the Spanish American War
What is Remember the Maine!
400
This counry owned the Isthmus of Panama and refused to allow America access to build the canal.
What is Columbia
400
List several reasons America winning the war helped it to become a World Power?
What is Land, military strength, economics
500
Daily Double:
Name one main reason America has gone to war over the years.
What is Democracy
500
How did American gain control of Hawaii
What is a revolt- they revolted and Queen L decided to abdicate her throne instead of seeing her people killed. America took over after she stepped down.
500
how did Yellow Journalism affect peoples thoughts and feelings/
What is Made them mad and angry at Spain- then they rallied the government to go to war with Spain.
500
What was the advantage of having a canal in Panama?
What is time (instead of going around South America they could cut off months by building a canal)
500
List 4 items a country needs to be considered a world power.
What is land, money, organized government, resources, population