Lesson 1
This is the practice of larger or more powerful countries taking over smaller/weaker nations.
Imperialism
This is sensational writing that exaggerates the news to make it more exciting.
Yellow Journalism
This is how much the USA spent after the Spanish American War to purchase the Philippines.
$20,000,000
This major engineering project was facilitated by President Roosevelt and led to major economic and military advancements in the Western Hemisphere.
The Panama Canal
This was the Secretary of State under President Lincoln and President Johnson. He was known to have made a "folly".
William Seward
This individual supported the growth of America's naval power.
Alfred T. Mahan
He led the second war for Cuban independence beginning in the year 1865
Jose Marti
This was set up to ensure equal trading rights in China for all nations.
Open Door Policy or Open Door Notes
This is the year that the Panama Canal opened for business.
1914
This was the Hawaiian monarch who was forced out of power by a revolution started by American business interests.
Queen Liliuokalani
The purchase of Alaska was given a nickname based on many people believing it was a bad idea to purchase this land. What was that nickname?
Sewards Folly
By rounding up the rural population and placing them into concentration camps, this Spanish leader in Cuba outraged many Americans.
Valeriano Weyler
Individuals who voiced their opposition to U.S. imperialism created a group to have an impact on U.S. politics. What was that group called?
Anti-Imperialist League
This is the country that the United States helped Panama rebel against in order to gain their independence.
Colombia
A Filipino rebel leader who fought alongside the US military and then against them when the USA took over rule of the Philippines.
Emilio Aguinaldo
What was the main cash-crop on the Hawaiian Islands during the mid 1800's?
Sugar
This was blamed on the Spanish and led to many Americans calling for war.
This individual became president after William McKinley was assassinated.
Teddy Roosevelt
Why did President Wilson withdraw U.S. troops from Mexico in 1917?
The USA recognized the possibility of war in Europe
The United States Secretary of State proposed this in regards to China.
Open Door Policy
American sugar growers in Hawaii called for annexation from the USA for what reason?
To avoid the negative impact of the McKinley Tariff
Enrique Dupuy DeLome insulted President McKinley by doing this
Wrote an insulting letter about him
Roosevelt was able to win the noble peace prize due to his arbitration or mediation in what international conflict?
The Russo-Japanese war
This American General was tasked with trying to capture "Pancho" Villa.
John J. Pershing
A U.S. naval commander who led the American attack on the Philippines.
George Dewey