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Question 1

what is the era called directly after the civil war

Answer 1

The reconstuction

Question 2

Who made the “Yellow Press,” describing over sea exploits as manly activities?

Answer 2

Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolf Hearst

Question 3

What book inspired many to spread religion to the “backward people.”

Answer 3

Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis

Question 4

Who wrote Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis

Answer 4

Reverend Josiah Strongs

Question 5

What Newspaper wrote about how america is at the point where it should imperialize

Answer 5

The Washington Post

Question 6

What Political Cartoon shows William Mckinley waiting on Uncle Same

Answer 6

The Imperial Menu

Question 7

Which aggressive political people interpreted Darwinism to mean that the world belongs to the strong (uncle sam)

Answer 7

Theodore Roosevelt and Congressman/senetor
Henry Cabot Lodge.

Question 8

Which country did Japan, Germany and Russia take resources and land from in the 1890’s

Answer 8

China

Question 9

What continent was partitioned by the Europeans in the 1880s in colonial conquest

Answer 9

Africa

Question 10

What did capt. alfred thayer mahan argue in the book “The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660-1783

Answer 10

That is was the way to world dominance

Question 11

Who cause a naval race between great powers that caused america to increase its navy and create the panama canal

Answer 11

capt. alfred thayer mahan

Question 12

What two time secretary of state pushed the Big-Sister policy

Answer 12

James G. Blaine

Question 13

What policy involved using the Latin Amerucas to increase US power

Answer 13

Big Sister Policy

Question 14

Where was the first Pan-American Conference held

Answer 14

Washington D.C

Question 15

Which country did america get close to war over after their natives got close in the Soman islands

Answer 15

Germany

Question 16

The lynching of 11 people of what group lead America getting close to war with its country

Answer 16

Italians

Question 17

What country did America get close to after they killed 2 american sailors

Answer 17

Chile

Question 18

Which country did america get close to war over the seal hunting in the Pribilof Islands of Alaska

Answer 18

Canada

Question 19

Gold in a disputed jungle boundary cause war to nearly happen between which two countries

Answer 19

Venezuela and Britian

Question 20

Who wrote an undiplomatic note to Britain about how the US was unstoppable

Answer 20

Richard Olney

Question 21

Richard Olney aggrivated which country with a note

Answer 21

Britian

Question 22

The reconciliation between Britian and America is called what

Answer 22

The Great Rapproachement

Question 23

Which country was britian close at war with which caused the Great Rapprochement with America

Answer 23

Germany

Question 24

What was the final action of many events causing the Hawiaiin sugar markets to crash

Answer 24

The McKinley Tariff

Question 25

Who outnumberd the natives of hawaii because of the American Sugar Lords

Answer 25

Chinese and Japanese immigrants

Question 26

Why did Ameria take Hawaii over

Answer 26

For its sugar farming

Question 27

Who rallied the Native Hawaiians to resist annexation

Answer 27

Queen Liluokalani

Question 28

What did the insurrectors of the Cuban Revolution against spain do

Answer 28

Burn sugar fields, mills, and blow up trains

Question 29

Who said whoever controls Cuba controls the Gulf of Mexico

Answer 29

Senator Lodge

Question 30

Who created concentration camps in Cuba

Answer 30

Spanish General "Butcher" Weyler

Question 31

Who spread misinformation about the cuban war that made it sound way worse than it was

Answer 31

William Randolf Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer

Question 32

Who was forced out of office after a letter talking about the president negatively was leaked

Answer 32

Spanish minister in Washiington, Dupuy de Lome

Question 33

What battle ship that mysteriously blew up was sent to Cuba for a "Friendly Visit"

Answer 33

Battleship Maine

Question 34

What was the battle cry of Americans towards spain

Answer 34

Remember the Maine to Hell with Spain

Question 35

What did the Spanish call the Americans

Answer 35

Jingoes

Question 36

What was President Mckinley called during the Cuban Revolution

Answer 36

Wobbly Willie

Question 37

What did theodore say about mckinley because of the fact mckinley coudn't make a decsion about the cubans

Answer 37

The "White-livered" occupant of the White House didnt have "The Backbone of an Eclair

Question 38

Who sent a war message to Congress statung the Cubans needed an armed intercention from the Spanish after much public backlash

Answer 38

President Mckinley

Question 39

What was the agreement proclaimed by the Americans stating that when they had overthrown the Spanish out of Cuba, they would give Cuba it's freedom called

Answer 39

The Teller Amendment

Question 40

Who encouraged and amplified the impulsive war against Spain

Answer 40

The Yellow Press

Question 41

Which person told General Dewy to head to the Philippines before America declared war on Spain

Answer 41

Roosevelt

Question 42

Which General destroed the warships of Manila

Answer 42

George Dewey

Question 43

Who had a poem written about them after they destroyed the warships at Manila

Answer 43

George Dewey

Question 44

What happened after Dewey destroyed the Warships of Manila

Answer 44

The ships were stuck in the bay and had to wait for reinforcements

Question 45

Why was the annexation of Hawaii rushed

Answer 45

The US was scared of Japan taking it from them, they also needed it for a coaling station

Question 46

Who lead the Americans in their takeover of Cuba

Answer 46

General William R. Shafter

Question 47

What was William R. Shafter carries around on

Answer 47

A door

Question 48

Who was the regiment of volunteers, constituting mostly of cowboys with a sprinkling of ex polo players and ex convicts called

Answer 48

The Rough Riders

Question 49

Who were the Rough Riders lead by

Answer 49

Colonel Leonard Wood

Question 50

Who organized the Rough Riders

Answer 50

Theodore Roosevelt

Question 51

What did Theodore Roosevelt carry around a dozen of

Answer 51

spectacles

Question 52

Who lead the Philipean insurrention after being exiled from it and went on to live a life of Politics and Warfare

Answer 52

Emilio Aguinaldo

Question 53

Why was Shaftners landing in Santiago met with little opposition

Answer 53

The Cuban insurrectos helped

Question 54

Who fought at El Caney and Kettle Hill

Answer 54

The Rough Riders and Cuba

Question 55

What did satirist Finleu Peter Dunne remarked Roosevelts book about when he was in Cuba should have been called

Answer 55

Alone in Cuba

Question 56

What did Capt. Philip of the "Texas" say to his seamen while the Americans surrounded Santiago

Answer 56

"Don't cheer, men, the poor Devils are dying."

Question 57

Where did the American army receive even less resistance than in cuba

Answer 57

Puerto Rico

Question 58

What caused Spain to sign an armistice with the US

Answer 58

The US takeover of Puerto Rico

Question 59

Who wrote about the Rough Riders saying that most men in it where better than him, but nobody else could command them as he did

Answer 59

Colonel Theodore Roosevelt

Question 60

Who did America take Guam from

Answer 60

Spain

Question 61

What island was divided between Germany and America

Answer 61

Samoa