Cognates
Name the territory!
Spanish-American War
Name the territories!
Miscellaneous
100
El imperialismo
What is imperialism
100
This territory was purchased from Russia by the U.S. Secretary of State William Seward. This territory is very large but very cold, and many thought at the time that buying it was a mistake, so they called the deal "Seward's Icebox" or "Seward's Folly".
What is Alaska
100
Who was the United States fighting against in the Spanish-American War?
What is Spain
100
These two territories became U.S. states
What is Alaska & Hawaii
100
What does this picture represent? (Describe one detail that supports your answer)
What is Manifest Destiny
200
El estado
What is a state
200
This territory is not a state, but in many ways it is treated like one. The citizens who live here are not eligible for Social Security, but they have fought in the U.S. military through many wars. This territory is officially a U.S. commonwealth.
What is Puerto Rico
200
When newspapers exaggerated events to excite or anger the public. (This is a synonym for what, today, we call "fake news")
What is yellow journalism.
200
These territories were fought over during the Spanish-American War
What is Cuba, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico.
200
This U.S. "president" of Hawaii was connected to one of the biggest agricultural companies that still exists today.
What is Sanford B. Dole
300
El territorio
What is a territory
300
The final monarch of this territory, Queen Liliuokalani, wrote a new Constitution that would give her government and her people more power, but she was overthrown in a U.S. military coup and replaced by U.S.-backed "president" Sanford B. Dole.
What is Hawaii
300
A U.S. Navy ship that exploded on the coast of Havana, Cuba. The American press blamed Spain for the explosion.
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What is the U.S.S. Maine
300
The U.S. became very interested in these territories because it wanted to invest in the sugar business there.
What is Hawaii, Cuba, the Philippines, & Puerto Rico
300
This U.S. president became a hero of the Spanish American War because he lead the Rough Riders to victory in the Battle of San Juan Hill. He was ALSO the first president to describe the U.S. as the "police" of the western hemisphere (the Americas).
What is Teddy Roosevelt
400
La economia
What is economy
400
Even though this territory "won" its independence during the Spanish-American War, the Platt Amendment forced it to allow the U.S. to continue to intervene there through its military and through buying whatever land it wanted there.
What is Cuba
400
A note written by a Spanish ambassador that called U.S. President William McKinley weak, angering Americans in the United States.
What is the de Lome letter
400
These territories eventually gained their independence from both Spain and the United States; they are independent countries today.
What is Cuba, the Philippines, and the Dominican Republic.
400
What vocabulary word does this cartoon represent? (Bonus 200 points: WHO are the people in the picture?)
What is yellow journalism.
What is Joseph Pulitzer & William Hearst (business owners of the biggest newspapers in the U.S.)
500
La geografia
What is geography
500
This territory was the very first place in the Americas to experience European imperialism when Columbus arrived to the continent. For hundreds of years, it has fought for its independence from Spain, Haiti, and the United States.
What is the Dominican Republic
500
A group of volunteer soldiers, lead by future U.S. president Teddy Roosevelt, who won the Battle of San Juan Hill (Cuba).
What is the Rough Riders
500
These territories were ALL impacted by U.S. imperialism
What is Alaska, Hawaii, Cuba, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, & the Dominican Republic
500
How do these two pictures represent DIFFERENT perspectives about U.S. imperialism?
One portrays the United States (Uncle Sam) as greedy by grabbing other American territories; the other portrays the United States (Uncle Sam) as heroic by protecting other American territories.