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FINAL MR HAAR
due may 16
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Reconcentrado camps | Detention camps |
| Who led the overthrow of the Queen of Hawaii | Stanford B Dole |
| Scorched Earth policy | Policy of widespread destruction |
| Imperialism | Domination of one country over another |
| armistice | Truce |
| Isolationism | Avoiding involvement with other countries |
| Yellow journalism | Telling of half truths |
| Who wrote the letter criticizing President McKinley | De Lome |
| Who defeated the Spanish fleet at Manilla | Dewey |
| US Battleship | USS Maine |
| What country started a canal in Panama | France |
| Give the two nicknames given to Alaska | Seward's Folley, Seward icebox |
| How did the Spanish-American War make us realize we needed a canal | USS Oregon almost missed the war because it went around America |
| How much did the Canal cost to build | 365 million dollars |
| When and why countries entered the war in order, first 4 | 1. Austria Prepared for war against Serbia 2. Russia was a protector of Serbia so they got ready to fight Austria 3. Germany entered because it was an ally of Austria 4. Germany declared war on France |
| When and why countries enter the war last 2 | 5. Great Britain declared war on Germany and Austria 6. Italy had territorial grievances with Austria and switched to the allies |
| What British luxury liner did Germany sank | Lusitania |
| Name four new warfares used for the first time during the score | 1. Submarine warfare 2. Trench warfare 3. Chemical warfare 4 airplane warfare |
| Who was the general in charge of our men in Europe | General John J Perishing |
| Name six new weapons used for the first time during this war | 1. Uboat/submarine 2. tanks 3. flamethrower 4. machine gun 5. chemicals 6. airplane |
| What did the first four amendments stand for | 1st, freedom of speech 2nd, right to bear arms/guns 3rd, quartering of soldiers 4th, unlawful search and siezure |
| What did the 13th 14th and 15th Amendment stand for | 13th, ended slavery 14th, ex slaves are made citizens 15th, freedmen may vote |
| What did the 18th 19th and 21st Amendment stand for | 18th, prohibition of alcohol 19th, women get the right to vote 21st, repealed prohibition |
| What did the 25th and 26th Amendment stand for | 25th, the vice president would fill in for the president 26th, 18 years old to vote |
| What is the decade at the end of World War I often described as | Return to normalcy |
| Which president came up with the New Deal program | Franklin D Roosevelt |