Imperialism
This reason for imperialism focuses on the ability of a nation to profit from its domination of another nation or people.
economic imperialism
American businessmen had significant investments in which industry in Cuba?
These people were the first Americans to settle in Hawaii.
missionaries
This man, whose name is synonymous with pineapple, was the first governor of Hawaii after the US annexed the islands.
Sanford Dole
This nation began building the Panama Canal but abandoned the project when it became too difficult and costly.
France
The belief in maintaining strong land and sea forces with the intent of using it to defend or promote national interests.
militarism
This type of news reporting reported factual events but elaborated on details to sensationalize a story, both to win public support for a cause and to sell newspapers.
yellow journalism
The United States passed a law allowing for the exploration and claim of islands in the Pacific that had this resource.
guano
The United States fought a war to retain control of this island nation in Asia.
The Philippines
This disease killed thousands of canal workers prior to America developing a cure.
malaria
The pride and belief that the culture and interests of one’s home country are superior and should be advanced, even if it means imposing it upon other peoples.
nationalism
The explosion of this naval vessel in Havana Harbor was one of the events that led to the war.
The U.S.S. Maine
The United States signed a treaty with this island nation, which stated that the US would provide protection in exchange for a lease on one of its harbors.
Samoa
This person was president when the United States secured the canal zone.
Theodore Roosevelt
At one point, 1/3 of this city was involved in the construction of the canal.
Pittsburgh
The promotion of human welfare; acting in a way that benefits people with no concern for any benefit in return.
humanitarianism
The de Lome Letter
The United States acquired this island nation after the Spanish-American War, in part to strengthen its trade in Asia.
The Philippines
The 19th-century belief that the expansion of the US throughout North America was both justified and inevitable.
Manifest Destiny
The United States helped the Panamanian people liberate themselves from which country?
Colombia
Acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.
The Spanish-American War began in 1898. In which year did it end?
1898
The United States acquired this small island in the Pacific after the Spanish-American War.
Guam
US policy that any intervention by external powers in the politics of the Americas (Western Hemisphere) is a potentially hostile act against the US.
Monroe Doctrine
American construction of the Panama Canal began in which year?
1904