2. Vocabulary

3. Important Americans

4. Spanish American War

5. Latin America

6. Pacific

7. Misc.

8. Vocabulary
Important Americans
Spanish American War
Latin America
Pacific
Misc.
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9. What vocab word means “a narrow strip of land connecting two larger bodies of land”

10. Isthmus

11. What vocab word means “noninvolvement in world affairs”

12. Isolationism

13. What vocab word means “an area completely under the control of another country”

14. Territory

15. What vocab word means “adding of a country to a larger or more powerful country”

16. Annexation

17. What vocab word means “disorder & lawlessness”

18. Anarchy

19. “I was president when the Panama Canal was built.”

20. Theodore Roosevelt

21. “As president, I believed that democracy would bring stability & avoid revolution.”

22. Woodrow Wilson

23. “I led American ships to Japan to ‘ask’ that they begin trading with the US.”

24. Commodore Matthew Perry

25. “I led American troops in pursuit of Pancho Villa before leading US troops in WWI.”

26. General John J. Pershing

27. “I believed that the US needed to build up its navy & led the ‘Great White Fleet’ in 1909.”

28. Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan

29. What was the rallying cry of the War?

30. “Remember the Maine!”

31. In what country did fighting in the war begin?

32. Philippines

33. Who was the Cuban hero of the war?

34. Jose Marti

35. What did Cuba become to the US as a result of the War?

36. Protectorate

37. What did Puerto Rico become to the US as a result of the War?

38. Territory

39. From which country did Panama gain independence in 1902?

40. Colombia

41. Who overthrew & killed Francisco Madero in 1913?

42. Victoriano Huerta

43. Who overthrew Victoriano Huerta, causing him to flee Mexico in 1914?

44. Venustiano Carranza

45. Who attacked American citizens & wanted to overthrow Venustiano Carranza?

46. Francisco “Pancho” Villa

47. Why was the Panama Canal beneficial to the US?

48. It cut the time & costs of shipping goods

49. Who led Hawaii & was removed from power during the Planters’ Revolt?

50. Princess Liliuokalani

51. What island chain, with no population, was added during the imperialist age?

52. Midway

53. What nation did the US want to have easier trade routes to in the late 1800s?

54. China

55. What country granted the US exclusive trading rights & allowed us to build a naval base in 1899?

56. Samoa

57. What treaty ended the Russo-Japanese War?

58. Treaty of Portsmouth

59. Who was president during the Spanish-American War?

60. William McKinley

61. What was the cavalry group Theodore Roosevelt led during the War known as?

62. Rough Riders

63. What was the division of China by other nations known as?

64. Spheres of Influence

65. What was America’s plan to end the Spheres of Influence in China known as?

66. Open Door Policy

67. What caused the Open Door Policy to be accepted by the five other nations?

68. Russo-Japanese War

70. What was Theodore Roosevelt’s diplomacy quote?

71. “Speak lightly & carry a big stick.”