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47 Cards in this Set
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which english explorer first discovered the Hawaiian Islands? When?
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James Cook; 1778
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Who was the first white man to visit the area of Alaska?
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Bering
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Who was Lincoln's secretary of state?
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Seward
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Who urged congress to purchase Alaska?
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Seward
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what other land was purchased by the US in 1867?
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alaska
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what was this area's nickname?
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seward's ice box
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what is the metal whose discovery made many people rush to alaska
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gold
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what body of water lied north of alaska?
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russia
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what narrow body of water separates asia from north america
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bering strait
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what are of russia is close to alaska?
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siberia
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what country borders alaska on the east?
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canada
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in admission to statehood, what number is alaska
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49
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who was the commander of the US fleet that opened japan to US trade?
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matthew perry
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who gave america its claim to the hawaiin islands?
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robert gray
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what are a group of islands in which early US possessions in the pacific ocean were located?
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samoan islands
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what body of water lied north of alaska?
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arctic ocean
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what is the site of the US naval base on the Samoan Islands?
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pago pago
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what product of the hawaiin islands did americans desire?
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sugar
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what man set up pineapple plantations in hawaii?
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dole
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what is the process by which the US took over Hawaii?
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annexation
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what is the term for people who wanted the US to gain new territories?
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expansionists
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what was the president who blocked an attempt to make hawaii a possession of the US?
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Cleveland
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who was president when hawaii was annexed?
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Mckinley
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who was the last Hawaiian monarch?
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Queen L
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whin admission to statehood, what number is hawaii?
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50
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who was the secretary of state who opened trade with China?
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john hay
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what is the idea that every nation would have equal trading rights with china?
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open door policy
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what is the policy of extending the rule of an empire or nation over foreign countries
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imperialism
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in what country did the boxer rebellion occur?
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china
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what nation controlled the philippine islands before 1898?
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spain
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what two islands in the pacific ocean did the US take in 1898?
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guam and wake
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what is a long, narrow island in the west indies controlled by spain before 1898?
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cuba
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in what sea is cuba situated?
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Caribbean sea
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what is cubas largest city?
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havana
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what country controlled puerto rico before 1898?
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spain
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what war lasted only 100 days
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spanish american
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what three territories were gained by the united states from spain at the end of the spanish-american war
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guam, philippines and puerto rico
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what is the practice of featuring sensational news with large headlines to sell papers?
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yellow journalism
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who was the man whose newspapers helped get the US into the spanish-american war?
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hearst
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what is information or ideas that are spread to help or hurt a cause, group, or naiton?
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propaganda
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what are small groups of fighters who strike suddenly without warning and then disappear?
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guerillas
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in what cuban crop did many americans invest?
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sugar
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what is a feeling of pride in your country?
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patriotism
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what battleship was sent to protect americans living in havana?
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Maine
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what ship whose destruction caused the US to declare war on Spain?
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Maine
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in what harbor was the Maine blown up?
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Havana Harbor
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Who was the most famous of the rough riders during american's war with spain?
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theodore roosevelt
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