Spanish-American War
This sensationalist style of journalism, practiced by Hearst and Pulitzer, helped push the United States toward war with Spain
What is yellow journalism?
This Filipino revolutionary leader fought first against Spain, then declared war on the United States in February 1899.
Who is Emilio Aguinaldo?
This term describes the extension of a nation's power through territorial acquisition or political and economic control.
This term describes the extension of a nation's power through territorial acquisition or political and economic control.
These territories acquired from Spain were designated as "insular" and "unincorporated," meaning they were not on a path to statehood.
What are Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines?
This organization, established June 15, 1898, opposed the American annexation of the Philippines
What is the Anti-Imperialist League?
The sinking of this American battleship in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898, became a rallying cry: "Remember the [this]!"
What is the USS Maine?
This is the approximate number of Filipino civilians who died during the Philippine-American War, mostly from disease and famine.
What is 200,000?
Americans justified imperialism by claiming Anglo-Saxon peoples had a duty to uplift these "inferior" peoples and nations
Who are non-white peoples (or what are "debtor nations"/Latin American nations)
The United States annexed this Pacific island chain in 1898 during the Spanish-American War.
What is Hawaii?
These two major immigrant groups poured into the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries as America expanded abroad.
Who are Europeans and Asians?
Secretary of State John Hay called the Spanish-American War this two-word phrase, due to its brief duration and relatively few American casualties.
What is a "Splendid Little War"?
In November 1899, Filipino forces shifted from conventional battles to this type of warfare against American troops.
What is guerrilla warfare?
This naval strategist's book "The Influence of Sea Power upon History" argued that naval dominance was key to national greatness.
Who is Alfred Thayer Mahan
Following the Spanish-American War, Cuba technically gained independence but remained under this type of American control or influence.
What is a protectorate (or what is American intervention/occupation)?
American writer Mark Twain and philosopher William James were prominent members of this movement opposing imperial expansion.
What is anti-imperialism (or what is the Anti-Imperialist League)?
Under the 1898 Treaty of Paris, the United States acquired these three former Spanish territories in addition to the Philippines.
What are Puerto Rico, Guam, and Cuba (or what are Puerto Rico, Guam, and Cuban control)?
American General Frederick Funston captured Aguinaldo on this date in 1901, effectively ending organized Filipino resistance
What is March 23, 1901?
These geographic areas describe where countries have political and economic control without direct governance, like U.S. influence in China.
What are spheres of influence?
The United States acquired this Caribbean island and these Pacific islands for $20 million under the Treaty of Paris.
What are the Philippines (and Puerto Rico and Guam)?
This 1882 legislation prohibited immigration from a specific Asian nation and reflected racial anxieties during the imperial era.
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
This April 1898 Congressional resolution declared Cuba's independence from Spain and disclaimed any U.S. intention to annex the island.
What is the Teller Amendment?
President Theodore Roosevelt officially declared the conflict over on this patriotic date in 1902.
What is July 4, 1902?
This policy combined military occupation with social reforms and economic development to win Filipino support, known as the "policy of" this.
What is attraction?
The 1901 Platt Amendment forced Cuba to include provisions in its constitution allowing the U.S. to intervene and lease this naval base.
What is Guantanamo Bay?
This British writer urged Americans in 1899 to "take up" this burden, justifying imperial expansion as a civilizing mission.
What is "the white man's burden" (by Rudyard Kipling)?