American Imperialism
This Latin imperial power controlled colonies in the Caribbean and the Pacific
What is Spain?
This Island would serve as the starting point for America's naval force in the Pacific more than fifty years after the US Annexed it...
What is Hawaii?
What was the nickname of the Spanish American War?
Splendid Little War
What country owned Panama before it became its own country?
Who is Colombia?
Name 3 states we obtained thanks to the Louisiana Purchase:
Louisiana, Oklahoma, Kansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Arkansas.
Give TWO reasons for US imperialism:
What is size and power?
What is Queen Lilukalani?
Leader of the Rough Riders
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
What is the Panama Canal?
What is the waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean?
What team is Soto now playing for?
The NY Mets
How did the U.S. obtain Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico?
What is the Treaty of Paris?
What benefits did the U.S. obtain from purchasing Alaska?
What is oil?
What is land?
What is money?
This agreement made Cuba a protectorate of the United States and gave them Guantanamo Bay
Platt Amendment
How long did it take to build and complete the Panama Canal?
10 Years
those that opposed the imperalistic gains by the United States were led by
Who are the Anti-Imperialists
List 3 Ways the U.S. achieved Imperialism?
What is the Louisiana Purchase, Spanish American War, and the Panama Canal, Annexation of Hawaii, Alaska?
This group of courageous men became famous thanks to their victory during the Spanish American War:
Who is Rough Riders?
Thanks to this, the U.S. declared war on Spain
Yellow Journalism and the Destruction of the U.S.S. Maine.
What 3 benefits came with building the Panama Canal
What is Imperialism?
What is faster way to travel?
What is economic growth (make more us rich)?
Made trade easier
Who was the President during the Spanish American War-
Who is William Mckinely?
"Speak softly and carry a big stick" Big Stick refers to:
The U.S. military
List ALL the territories the U.S. had in the Pacific:
Hawaii
Alaska
Guam
The Philippines
This battle was fought and won thanks to the efforts of the Rough Riders
What is battle of San Juan Hill?
How does building the Panama Canal relate to U.S. Imperialism?
What is-grow in power, territory, and economically?
Who is winning the Super Bowl?