U.S history American power vocab

Question 1

Queen Liluokalani

Answer 1

The Hawaiian queen who was forced out of power by a revolution started by American business interests

Question 2

imperialism

Answer 2

the practice of stronger countries extending economical, political, and military control over weaker countries

Question 3

Alfred T. Mahan

Answer 3

American Imperialist and admiral who urged the U.S to build up it Navy and take colonies overseas

Question 4

William Seward

Answer 4

secretary of state under presidents Lincoln and Johnson

Question 5

Peral Harbor

Answer 5

Port in Hawaii where the U.S built a naval base

Question 6

Sanford B. Dole

Answer 6

American businessman who headed the new government of Hawaii after the queen was overthrown

Question 7

José Marti

Answer 7

Political activist who worked for Cuban independence

Question 8

Valeriano Weyler

Answer 8

General sent from Spain to Cuba to restore order in 1896

Question 9

Yellow Journalism

Answer 9

Reporting in newspapers and magazines that exaggerates the news in order to maker it more exciting

Question 10

USS Maine

Answer 10

U.S. warship that exploded in a Cuban harbor

Question 11

George Dewey

Answer 11

U.S. naval commander who led the American attack on the Philippines

Question 12

Rough Riders

Answer 12

Fighting unit led by Theodore Roosevelt in Cuba

Question 13

San Juan Hill

Answer 13

Location of an important American land victory in Cuba

Question 14

Treaty of Paris

Answer 14

The treaty that ended the Spanish-American War

Question 15

Foraker Act

Answer 15

A law that ended military rule in Puerto Rico

Question 16

Platt Amendment

Answer 16

Provisions in the Cuban Constitution that gave the U.S. broad rights in that country

Question 17

Protectorate

Answer 17

A country that is partly controlled by another, stronger country

Question 18

Emilio Aguinaldo

Answer 18

Filipino rebel leader

Question 19

John Hay

Answer 19

U.S. secretary of state

Question 20

Open Door notes

Answer 20

Message sent by John Hay to other countries to protect U.S. trading rights in China

Question 21

Boxer rebellion

Answer 21

Chinese rebellion against Western influence

Question 22

Panama Canal

Answer 22

A channel across Central America, between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, opened in 1914

Question 23

Roosevelt Coroally

Answer 23

Roosevelt’s 1904 extension of the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the United States has the right to protect its economic interests in South and Central America by using military force

Question 24

Dollar diplomacy

Answer 24

The policy of intervening in other countries to protect U.S. business interests

Question 25

Francisco "Pancho" Villa

Answer 25

Mexican revolutionary

Question 26

Emiliano Zapata

Answer 26

Mexican rebel

Question 27

John J. Pershing

Answer 27

U.S general who led troops to capture Villa

Question 28

Militarism

Answer 28

countries built up their armies(New military technologies,Arms race between countries & Glorification of war)

Question 29

Alliances

Answer 29

countries agreed to help each other if one was attacked(Most nations sign secret alliances, Allies & Central Powers)

Question 30

Imperialism

Answer 30

Competition for colonies & Many smaller wars over territory

Question 31

Nationalism

Answer 31

The belief that your nation/culture is superior to all others

Question 32

Lusitania

Answer 32

Germany declared “unrestricted submarine warfare”, Lusitania sunk by German U-boat in 1915 & Kills 1000 & 130 Americans

Question 33

The Zimmerman Telegram

Answer 33

Secret message from Germany to Mexico, Proposes an alliance against the US, Mexico would declare war on America and get lost territory after victory & Causes an outrage in America

Question 34

The Treaty of Versailles

Answer 34

Germany… 1. …forced to accept full responsibility for war 2. …loses all its territories 3. …must pay reparation payments to the Allies 4. … must only have a very limited military