Imperialism
This US president pronounced a doctrine excluding European powers from interference in the Western Hemisphere
Who is James Monroe?
This president decided to go to war against the Spanish in 1898.
Who is President William McKinley?
Along with Japan, this country was thought to be interested in taking over the Philippines if America didn't.
What is Germany?
By the mid-19th century, 3/4 of Hawaii's wealth came from plantations of this crop.
What is sugar?
This satirical writer criticised American imperialism in his essay 'To Those Who Live in Darkness'
Who is Mark Twain?
Created on the brink of the Mexican War, this phrase argues that America's exceptional nature gives it the right to expand and grow
What is Manifest Destiny?
The explosion of this ship in Havana harbor is blamed on the Spanish.
What is the USS Maine?
The Spanish-American War ended when a treaty was signed in this European city in 1898.
What is Paris?
The majority of plantation workers in Hawaii were immigrants from this Asian country.
What is Japan?
Anti-imperialists argued that the Philippines did not need colonisation in order to be Christianised because they already practiced this faith.
What is Catholic?
This military leader urged the US to build up its navy so it could become a great global power
Who is Admiral Alfred Mahon?
This future US President led his 'Rough Riders' on a celebrated calvary charge up San Juan Hill
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
The Philippines' revolt was led by this man
Who is Emilio Aguinaldo?
Secretary of State William Seward purchased Alaska for 7.2 million from this country.
What is Russia?
What is jobs?
The carving up of this giant Asian country into European 'spheres of influence' sparked the U.S.' interest in acquiring a base in the Pacific.
What is China?
This famous New York publisher promoted exaggerated stories of Spanish atrocities to fuel America's desire to go to war.
Who is William Randolph Hearst?
The US purchased the Philippines for this amount of money.
What is $20 million?
Hawaii's best port, this harbor became a fueling station for US ships and later home to the US Navy fleet.
What is Pearl Harbor?
Along with Cuba and the Philippines, this Caribbean island became a US territory-and remains so today.
What is Puerto Rico?
These two countries controlled the world's biggest empires by 1900.
What are the United Kingdom and France?
Passed in 1901, this amendment limited Cuba's freedom, turning it into a protectorate of the US.
What is the Platt Amendment?
This US navy admiral destroyed the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay
Who is Commodore George Dewey?
Hawaii's first white governor, he founded what became a giant multinational fruit company.
What is Sanford Dole?
Who is Rudyard Kipling?