After the War
The United States received land in Cuba for a naval base here. It is a prison today for suspected terrorists.
What is Guantanamo Bay?
This document effectively made Cuba into an American protectorate?
What is the Platt Amendment?
This was the actual event (trigger) that caused the Spanish-American War?
What is the blowing up of the Maine?
The US wanted land here for a naval base in the Pacific.
What is Hawaii/Pearl Harbor?
Name (1) reason why the US was late in the "race" for imperialism?
1. Rebuilding the South
2. Expanding westward
3. US industrialization
The United States paid $20 million for these Islands after the war.
What are the Philippines?
This Commander was responsible for negotiating the Treaty of Kanagawa?
Who is Matthew Perry?
One of the reasons for the Spanish American War was that we were fighting for this country's independence.
What is Cuba?
The United States wanted to make sure there was an "open door" policy in regards to this nation.
What is China?
What (2) areas of the world did the Spanish-American War take place?
What is the Caribbean (Cuba)?
What is that Pacific (Philippines)?
Name 2 islands/territories that the United States received as a result of the Spanish American war.
What are
1. Puerto Rico
2. Guam
3. Philippines?
This document warned European powers not to interfere with US interests in the West?
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
Theodore Roosevelt led this group of volunteer cavalry up San Juan Hill.
Who are the Rough Riders?
The belief that English-speaking nations had superior character, ideas, and systems of government
What Anglo-Saxonism?
The Panama Canal was first attempted by a company from which European nation?
What is France?
As a result of the Foraker Act, all people born in this country are considered to be citizens of the United States?
What is Puerto Rico?
This was bias and false reporting for the sake of attracting new readers?
What is Yellow Journalism?
Of the territories the United States gained in the Spanish American War, name one that is still under some form of control or protection from the United States.
What is
1. Puerto Rico
2. Guam?
This nation was guaranteed its independence from Spain as a result of the Treaty of Paris 1898.
What is Cuba?
A sensational style of writing that exaggerates the news in order to get more readers.
What is yellow journalism?
This stated that the US would intervene in Latin America affairs when necessary to maintain economic and political stability in the Western Hemisphere?
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
This was a secrete society of men in China who wanted to get rid of foreign invaders?
Who were the "Boxers" or "Boxer Rebellion"
Name 2 reasons why the United States was so interested in going to war with Spain.
What was
1. Cuban independence
2. Imperialism
3. Desire to have military bases
4. Economic opportunity
Name two reasons the United States decided to adopt a policy of imperialism in the late 19th century.
What is
1. new economic markets
2. a belief in our cultural superiority
3. desire to be seen as a world power. (military)
Of all the territory we acquired from 1863 until after the Spanish American War, which was NOT an island.
What is Alaska?