Misc.
Extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
Imperialism
They were blamed for the explosion of the battleship USS Maine.
hint: became rallying cry for Americans
Spain
How much money up front did the US have to pay Panama to build the Canal?
$10 million
Who is the individual that the Philippines got their name from?
Hint: from Spain
Type of sensational , biased, and often false reporting for the sake of attracting readers
Yellow Journalism
Name of agreement that ended the Spanish American War.
Treaty of Paris
The country that tried to build the canal before the US.
France
Man who played a large role in pushing the idea to liberate areas from Spain. He would become a national hero after the war and become president of US.
Teddy Roosevelt
Profitable natural resource that Hawaii possessed that Americans wanted.
Sugar
Roughly how many people still live in the unincorporated territories controlled by the US today?
4 million people
Panama was a part of what country as the US began building the Canal?
Columbia
Rough Riders
Bill Clinton
What are the three territories that the US gained control of as a result of the war with Spain?
Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Phillipines
What year did Panama finally receive full sovereignty of the Canal?
1999
President of US during Spanish American War.
hint: served as president from 1897 until his assassination in 1901
William McKinley
What year was Hawaii annexed?
1898
Staged battle between US and Spain (known as final battle of the war)
The Battle of Manilla
Approximately how many Americans died building the Canal?
10,000
Ruler of Hawaii that was overthrown by plantation owners with support of US government.
Queen Liliuokalani