Growth of American Imperialism
Naval officer who believes that the strongest country has the strongest military.
Who is Alfred Thayer Mahan?
Name that was mockingly given for the purchase of Alaska
What is: Sewards Folly
Letter wirtten by Spanish ambassador to the US
what is DeLome Letter
Helped set up government terms for citizenship
What is the Foraker Act
Name for the First United States Volunteer Cavalry
Rough Riders
US Secretary who negotiated the purchase of Alaska
Who is William H. Seward?
The amount the US paid Russia for Alaska
What is 7.2 million or .02 cents per acre
Number of men killed on February 15 1898
What is 260
US pays 20 million to spain
what the philippiner
This made travel between the Atlantic and Pacific easier and faster.
What is Panama Canal?
Foreign policy that stated all nations have access to trade with the Chinese.
What is Open Door Policy?
Two reasons Hawaii was important
What is economically and militarily
first battle of Spanish-American War?
What is Battle of Manila Bay
Island in the Pacific that Spain ceded to the US.
what is Guam ?
the hero of san juan
who is Theodore Roosevelt
When a more powerful country exerts influence or force on weaker, poorer countries.
what is imperialism?
Annexed Hawaii in 1898
who is William McKinley
biggest problem faced by US troops
what is disease
Cuba's struggle for independence from Spain.
what is Cuban Revolution?
3 month long war
what is cuban war of independence.
Mrs. Patterson made this for Mr. Clubine
What is the purple C Bomb
Alaska natural resources
What are timber, gold, and oil
combat vs. disease death counts in Cuba
what is 345 killed by combat and 2565 by disease
The US could not annex this country.
what is Cuba
the year Cuba gained protectorate status
what is 1898