Drinking Our Milk
Nickname for our new modern Navy.
What was the "Great White Fleet?"
Letter criticized President William McKinley as being
“weak.”
What was the De Lome Letter?
This American Naval Ship explodes off the coast of Cuba.
What is the USS Maine?
His policy was known as this.
What is Big Stick Diplomacy or what is Speak Softly and carry a big stick?
Bonus- What did the "Big Stick" represent?
MAIN.
What is Militarism, the Alliance System, Imperialism, and Nationalism?
Sorry Queen Liliuokalani, we need your islands.
What are the Hawaiian Islands?
You furnish the pictures, and I'll furnish the war."
-William Randolph Hearst
What is Yellow Journalism?
Three reasons why this war was coined the "Splendid Little War?"
What were- little loss of American lives in battle, short war, opponent did not put up much of a fight, the USA acquires new territories and emerges as a world power?
Extension of the Monroe Doctrine. Allows TR to protect American interests in Latin America.
What was the Roosevelt Corollary?
Assassinated by the Black Hand. WWI begins.
Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria?
American war time slogan when the Spanish-American War breaks out.
What is "Remember the Maine, to HELL with Spain!?!?"
Cuba is now free....with the exception of this US enforced amendment to their constitution. It allows the US to intervene in Cuba when necessary.
What was the Platt Amendment?
Engineering feat of the time period. Trade improves and TR's vision of a two ocean Navy is realized.
What was the completion of the Panama Canal?
Triple Entente.
Who was France, Great Britain, Russia, and the USA (later)?
Nice Cherry Blossom Trees, now open your ports to American Trade. Oh, and we want "Favored Nation Status" in terms of trade.
Who is Japan?
Nickname given to the Spanish-American war.
What is the "Splendid Little War?"
A new territory we acquire, but they don't want us there and fight a brutal war against the Americans for independence.
What are the Philippines?
This man won the Noble Peace Prize, but also fought in a war. He was a conservationist, who also loved to hunt big game in Africa.
Who was Teddy Roosevelt?
Central Powers.
Who were Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire?
Policy of establishing colonies and building empires. We need raw materials...and markets for goods.
What is Imperialism?
Spanish atrocities on this island 90 miles off the coast of Florida. We should help them....
What is Cuba?
Two reasons why this war was called a "Splendid Little War"
What are it lasted a very short time, loss of life in battle was very minimal for the US, cost was low, and America emerges as a world power with many new territories?
He served in this role when President McKinley was assassinated.
What is Vice President of the United States?
Three reasons why the US enters the war.
What are German unrestricted Submarine warfare, American economic ties to Great Britain, and the Zimmerman Telegram?