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Imperialism

People

Question: What did Matthew Perry do?
Answer: Negotiated a treaty that opened trade with Japan.

Question: Who was Alfred T. Mahan?
Answer: U.S. Naval officer that wanted to build a modern fleet and strengthen the navy.

Question: Who was Jose Marti?
Answer: Cuban patriot that launched a war for independence from Spain.

Question: Who were the Rough Riders?
Answer: Teddy Roosevelt's rugged cavalry of westerners and upper-class easterners who fought in the Spanish-American War.

Question: Who was Pancho Villa?
Answer: Mexican rebel that killed 18 Americans and led the U.S. on an 11 month chase.

Places

Question: Area that the U.S. annexed in 1898 by overthrowing it's Queen and having U.S. marines take order.
Answer: Hawaii

Question: What was known as Seward's Folly?
Answer: Alaska

Question: Land that was bought and then used to connect the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
Answer: Panama Canal

Question: Where the Spheres of Influence were located.
Answer: China

Question: Where was the U.S.S. Maine sunk?
Answer: Havana Harbor in Cuba

Wars

Question: The sinking of the Maine led to this war.
Answer: Spanish-American War

Question: This eventually "officially" ended the Spanish-American War.

Answer: Treaty of Paris

Question: Emilio Aguinaldo led a rebellion that eventually led to this war.
Answer: Philippine/American War

Question: Form of non-traditional warfare that involves small bands of fighters to attack.
Answer: Guerrilla Warfare

Question: The Rough Riders and the Buffalo Soldiers fought together in this war.
Answer: The Spanish-American War

Diplomacy

Question: Diplomacy based on investing in businesses and expanding American investments abroad.
Answer: "Dollar Diplomacy"

Question: Teddy Roosevelt believed in this diplomacy.
Answer: "Big-Stick Diplomacy"

Question: Diplomacy that wanted to work to promote human rights.
Answer: "Moral Diplomacy"

Question: This president promoted Dollar Diplomacy.
Answer: William Taft

Question: This President believed in "Moral Diplomacy"

Answer: Woodrow Wilson

Misc.

Question: What is political, military, and economic domination of strong nations over weaker territories.
Answer: Imperialism

Question: Sensational headlines, pictures and exaggerated stories.
Answer: Yellow Journalism

Question: Amendment that restricted the rights of Cubans.
Answer: Platt Amendment

Question: Zones in China that outside powers had their own ports and market in.
Answer: Spheres of Influence

Question: 16 white battleships that went on a "good-will tour" around the world.
Answer: Great White Fleet