American Imperialism
Spanish-American War
Latin America/Asia
Foreign Policy
Bonus
100
Action of stronger countries dominating weaker ones, mostly to the benefit of the stronger nations; military forced is used when necessary
What is Imperialism?
100
1.The Spanish military's harsh treatment of Cuban rebels
2. U.S. wanted territories in the Caribbean for new markets and naval ports.
3. Publishers who wanted to sell newspapers, and Americans who wanted revenge for sinking the Maine.
What are the causes of the Spanish-American War?
100
Connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean, built from 1904 - 1914
What is the Panama Canal?
100
Name of the policy where one nation states "We will stay out of the affairs of other countries."
What is isolationism?
100
Virus/parasite from a mosquito caused either death or sickness for the men in Panama.
Yellow Fever and Malaria.
200
Reasons US seeking when they extended their imperial power.
Natural Resources and new markets for trade, cultural superiority (the U.S. needed to "teach and civilize" other countries).
200
Exaggerated news stories that would appeal to the emotions of people (not too worried about specific facts)
What is yellow-journalism?
200
Person who was responsible for the construction of the Panama Canal.
This person was successful in the construction of the canal because....
1. Teddy Roosevelt
2. Told the Panamanians if they won their independence from Columbia, the U.S. would pay Panama.
200
Relationship between the Industrial Revolution and American imperialism?
What is "the United States needed more raw materials to increase their markets and therefore their economic power. In order to gain more and new natural resources, the U.S. desired to gain more territory overseas."
200
Was forced to sign a new Constitution by the U.S. under gunpoint.
King of Hawaii.
300
Reasons the U.S. was interested in Hawaii.
What is sugar plantations and naval ports.
300
The U.S. took control these three countries after the Spanish American War.
What is Puerto Rico, Philippines and Cuba.
300
The country that tried to build a canal in Panama, but was unsuccessful.
Who is "France"?
300
Define "Big Stick Diplomacy"
"Speak softly and carry a big-stick."
When one country (U.S.) agrees to solve problems through negotiations, but should someone break the negotiations that country has the right to defend themselves through military action.
300
Label each letter with the appropriate countries:
Japan
China
Cuba and Puerto Rico
Philippines
Hawaii
Panama
Alaska
A: China
B: Japan
C: Hawaii
D: Panama
E: Puerto Rico
F: Cuba
G: Alaska
400
The uses for the Panama Canal (at least two).
What is trade, military, and speed of travel?
400
Volunteer Cavalry led by Theodore Roosevelt in Cuba. Also known for the victory at the Battle of San Juan Hill.
Who are the Rough Riders?
400
Attack on foreign traders and diplomats in Beijing, China. Where China rejected foreign influence on their markets and trade.
In other words, where the Chinese tried to kick out Western influence from China.
What is the "Boxer Rebellion"?
400
A policy used in China that gave Britain, France, Germany, Japan, and Russia an "equal piece of the pie."
What is "spheres of influence."
400
Provide the historical circumstances for this document.
Cuba, who was originally owned by Spain was fighting for independence. The Cubans were treated terribly by the Spanish. They were starved and forced into concentration camps. The US being so close to Cuba heard of the Spanish treatment of the Cubans and were horrified. The US however was isolationist and wanted to stay out of the affairs of Europe. However, journalists used "yellow-journalism," a form of exaggeration of a story to draw the US into the conflict. This document is talking about the explosion of the USS Maine, a US naval ship parked in the Cuban port of Havana. Journalists tried to blame the Spanish in order to draw the US into the conflict.
500
Controversy (argument) that surrounded the explosion of the USS Maine at Havana Harbor in Cuba?
What is, the cause of the explosion was unknown.
500
Major impact on American foreign policy after the Spanish-American War.
Hint: The US was this but then became this
What was Isolationist to Imperialist?
500
2 attempts made by the U.S. to gain a "piece of the pie" (China) and it was written by John Hay.
In other words, the U.S. convinced the world that everyone should have access to Chinese markets and trade.
What is "Open Door Policy"?
500
1. A policy named after a U.S. president in the 1823 that states that Europe must stay out of the Western Hemisphere.
2. The same policy named after a president in the 1900s, but the difference being that if countries involve themselves in the Western Hemisphere they will use military force.
1.) What is the Monroe Doctrine?
2.) What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
500
Provide the historical circumstances of this document.
“Any country whose people conduct themselves well can count upon our hearty friendship. If a nation shows that it knows how to act with reasonable efficiency and decency in social and political matters, if it keeps order and pays its obligations, it need fear no interference from the United States. Chronic wrongdoing… may in America, as elsewhere, ultimately require intervention by some civilized nation, and in… flagrant cases of such wrongdoing or impotence, to the exercise of an international police power.”
Teddy Roosevelt, Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, 1905
During the late 1800s, the United States desired to expand its economy, navy, and cultural influence over the rest of the world. However, they were originally isolationist, but after the Spanish-American War, the U.S. became an imperialist power. They wanted to keep Europe from entering the Western Hemisphere for fear of losing their new economic and political influence over Latin America. Roosevelt built on the Monroe Doctrine, which stated that any European nation that entered the U.S. without any discussion prior (diplomatic talks), the U.S. would use military force to keep Europe out of the Western Hemisphere.