1- Established American foreign policy for the Western Hemisphere: President Monroe in the Monroe Doctrine on December 2, 1823.
2- The Alaskan Purchase: William H. Seward, he was secretary of state. The treaty was signed in 1867 between Russia and the U.S.
3- Led American naval forces in the Philippines: George Deway, he was an U.S. Commodore in command of the U.S. Asiatic Squadron, on 1898 he and his squadron were ordered to caputre or destory the Spanish Pacific Fleet that was in Phillippines.
4- Japanese-American treaty: signed in Tokyo by Matthew Calbraith Perry on 1854.
5- Originator of a trading policy with China: John Hay an U.S. secretary of state in 1899.
6- President who involved America in world affairs: Theodore Roosevelt wanted the U.S. to be a world power
7- President who was slandered by a Spanish ambassador: William McKinley, he lead the U.S. to victory in the Spanish-American war. The spanish embassador critized him in a letter.
8- A Mexican bandit: Pancho Villa. He became an important general during the Mexican Revolution which started on November 10, 1910.
9- Fought yellow fever in Panama: William Gorgas, with Stevens, who was in charge of the Panama Canal project, proposed sanitary reforms to erradicate yellow fever.
10- Builder of the Panama Canal: Lt. Col. George Washington Goethals was named chief engineer by Roosevelt.
11- American admiral who won naval battle near Santiago: Sampson, he was named commander of the Atlantic squadron, in command of the squadron when it blockaded the Spanish fleet in the harbour of Santiago de Cuba.
12- Commanded United States army in Puerto Rico: Nelson A. Miles.
