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Twenty Questions
Subject: Expanding
America’s Role in the
World
1. Define imperialism?
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Empire building
2. What were Spain’s only two
colonies left in the Western
Hemisphere?
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Cuba and Puerto Rico
3. Why did the Americans support
Cuba gaining independence from
Spain?
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It was like the American Revolution
Americans owned plantations & mills there
Cubans were treated badly by Spain
4. Which is greater, 4/8 or 6/12?
How do you know?
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They are equal. You can use cross
multiplication: 4 x 12 = 48, and 8 x 6 = 48.
You can make equivalent fractions by using
24 as the LCD. 4/8 = 12/24 and 6/12 = 12/24.
You can use COMMON SENSE. I know 4 is
half of 8 so 4/8 = 1/2. I also know 6 is half of
12 so 6/12 also equals 1/2.
5. Why did the US declare war on
Spain?
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The Maine, an American battleship, was
blown up while protecting American
businesses in Cuba.
6. When did the SpanishAmerican War begin and end?
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April 1898
July 1898
7. What is an armistice?
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An agreement to stop fighting
8. What war helped America become a
world power?
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Spanish-American War
9. What territories given to US during the
peace treaty (Spanish-American War), are
still territories of the U.S. today?
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Puerto Rico and Guam
10. What is William McKinley best
known for?
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President during the Spanish-American War
11. What war did McKinley fight in
himself?
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Civil War
12. What else is McKinley known
for?
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Annexing Hawaiian Islands
Started effort to build Panama Canal
McKinley is on $500 bill
He was assassinated
13. What was Theodore
Roosevelt’s nickname?
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Teddy
14. What is his most famous
quote?
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Speak softly & carry a big stick….
15. What was the volunteer group
he gathered together called?
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Rough Riders
16. What was his goal as President?
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Improve the quality of life for the average
american
17. What were his main focuses as President?
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Break up trusts or monopolies (known as
trustbuster)
Make U.S. a police power (protected North &
South America)
Conservation (set aside large areas of land
for national parks & public use)
Getting the Panama Canal Built
18.The Panama Canal is located in ________ and
connects which two oceans?
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Central America
Atlantic and Pacific
19. Why did the U.S. want to build the
Panama Canal?
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It was quicker for ships in the East and West
to help one another.
It made it easier to trade with Asia.
20. What problem did the Panama Canal
solve?
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It made the distance between East and West
shorter.