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Question 1

What did Washington’s Farewell Address talk about

Answer 1

isolationism

Question 2

What did Commodore Matthew Parry and President Millard Fillmore get Japan to sign

Answer 2

The Treaty of Kanagawa

Question 3

Who wanted to dominate trade in the Pacific

Answer 3

Secretary of State William Seward

Question 4

In 1867 Congress annexed ______ _____

Answer 4

Midway Island

Question 5

How much did the US buy Alaska from Russia for

Answer 5

$7.2 million

Question 6

What was Alaska called

Answer 6

Seward’s Folly

Question 7

What became the 49th state

Answer 7

Alaska

Question 8

1870-1914 was deemed the ___ __ ________

Answer 8

Age of Imperialism

Question 9

What was written by Naval Captain Alfred Mahan

Answer 9

The Influence of Sea Power Upon History

Question 10

Why did America want Samoa

Answer 10

It had a fine harbour that could serve as a naval base and commercial port

Question 11

Who fought for Samoa

Answer 11

Germany, US, Britain

Question 12

Who divided Samoa in a peaceful settlement

Answer 12

Germany and USA

Question 13

Why did the USA want Hawaii

Answer 13

for farming

Question 14

Who learned of Hawaii in 1778

Answer 14

Captain James Cook

Question 15

Who was the last queen of Hawaii

Answer 15

Liluokalani

Question 16

What was annexed in 1898 by the USA

Answer 16

Hawaii

Question 17

What became the 50th state in 1959

Answer 17

Hawaii

Question 18

To who did John Hay send a letter about Open Door Policy

Answer 18

China

Question 19

What happened in Cuba 1868

Answer 19

The Cubans rebelled against the Spainish

Question 20

Where did the Cuban revolutionists flee

Answer 20

New York

Question 21

What was the name of the newspaper Cuban revolutionist Jose Marti made

Answer 21

Patria

Question 22

What did President McKinley send to Cuba to protect US citizens and property

Answer 22

The USS Maine

Question 23

Who did Spain send to govern Cuba

Answer 23

General Valeriano Weyler

Question 24

What did General Valeriano Weyler do to Cubans

Answer 24

sent them to concentration camps

Question 25

What happened to the USS Maine

Answer 25

it exploded ("Remember the Maine!)

Question 26

Why did the USA declare war on Spain

Answer 26

US interest in Cuba and the USS Maine explosion

Question 27

Who won the Spanish-American War

Answer 27

America

Question 28

What did the USA gain from the peace treaty of the Spanish-American war

Answer 28

Puerto Rico and Guam; bought Philippines for $20 million

Question 29

What happened after America bought the Philippines

Answer 29

they rebelled and eventually were allowed to govern themselves

Question 30

The United States practiced isolationism since this president

Answer 30

George Washington

Question 31

Why was the United States interested in Alaska and Hawaii

Answer 31

resources, land, and military opportunity

Question 32

What president fought in the Spanish-American War

Answer 32

Theodore Roosevelt

Question 33

Which country had control of Panama

Answer 33

Colombia

Question 34

Why did the United States build the Panama Canal

Answer 34

It would benefit the American economy and military capability

Question 35

How did the United States gain access to building the Panama Canal

Answer 35

Helped the Panamanians gain independence from Colombia then Panama let America take the Canal Zone to build the Canal

Question 36

What problems did they face while building the Panama Canal

Answer 36

Malaria and yellow fever carried by mosquitos

Question 37

How did presidents get involved in Latin American affairs

Answer 37

by using the Roosevelt Corollary

Question 38

This document was expanded to interfere in Latin America

Answer 38

The Monroe Doctrine

Question 39

Why did the United States get involved in Latin American affairs

Answer 39

to protect American lives, property, and interests

Question 40

What is Isolationism

Answer 40

a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other countries

Question 41

What is Expansionism

Answer 41

policy of extending a nation's boundaries

Question 42

What was the Treaty of Kanagawa

Answer 42

an 1854 treaty between Japan and the USA that opened ports to American trade in Japan

Question 43

What is Imperialism

Answer 43

policy of powerful countries seeking to control the economic affairs of weaker countries or regions

Question 44

What was the Great White Fleet

Answer 44

name for the steam powered ships of the enlarged and modernized American navy of the early 1900s

Question 45

What is a Sphere of Influence

Answer 45

area where a nation has special trading privileges

Question 46

What is Open Door Policy

Answer 46

policy issued by Secretary of State John Hay in 1899 that allowed a nation to trade in any other nation's sphere of influence in China

Question 47

What was the Boxer Rebellion

Answer 47

uprising in China against westerners and Western influence in 1900

Question 48

What is Reconcentration

Answer 48

policy of moving large numbers of people into camps for political or military purposes

Question 49

What is an Atrocity

Answer 49

act of cruelty and brutality

Question 50

What was the Spanish-American War

Answer 50

a war between Spain and the USA in 1898

Question 51

What were the Rough Riders

Answer 51

a nickname for a military unit organized by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War

Question 52

What are Buffalo Soldiers

Answer 52

nickname for the African American members of the 9th and 10th cavalries during the Spanish-American War

Question 53

What was the Platt Amendment

Answer 53

an amendment to the 1902 Cuban constitution that allowed the USA to intervene in Cuba

Question 54

What is a Protectorate

Answer 54

a nation whose independence is limited by the control of a more powerful country

Question 55

What was the Foraker Act

Answer 55

a law passed by Congress in 1900 under which the USA gave Puerto Ricans a limited say in government

Question 56

What is an isthmus

Answer 56

a narrow strip of land connecting two larger bodies of land

Question 57

What is a corollary

Answer 57

addition to an earlier stated pinciple

Question 58

What is the Roosevelt Corollary

Answer 58

a statement by Theodore Roosevelt that the USA had a right to intervene in Latin America to preserve law and order

Question 59

What is dollar diplomacy

Answer 59

President Taft's policy of building strong economic ties to Latin America

Question 60

What is moral diplomacy

Answer 60

President Wilson's policy of condemning imperialism, spreading democracy, and promoting peace