Hawaii & U.S. Expansion
Western influence grew in this Pacific kingdom during the late 1800s before it was eventually annexed by the United States.
What is Hawaii?
The mysterious explosion of this U.S. battleship in Havana Harbor increased calls for war.
What is the USS Maine?
On May 1, 1898, U.S. forces destroyed the Spanish fleet in this Philippine harbor.
What is Manila Bay?
The 1898 treaty that ended the Spanish-American War.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
This policy promoted equal trade opportunities for all nations in China.
What is the Open Door Policy?
This Hawaiian king signed an 1885 agreement allowing Hawaiian sugar to enter the United States without taxes.
Who is King Kalākaua?
The island nation whose struggle for independence from Spain helped spark the war.
What is Cuba?
This U.S. naval commander led the victory at Manila Bay.
Who is George Dewey?
Spain gave up these two territories in the Pacific and Caribbean after the war.
What are Guam and Puerto Rico?
This U.S. secretary of state proposed the Open Door Policy.
Who is John Hay?
In 1893, U.S. support helped overthrow this Hawaiian monarch
Who is Queen Liliʻuokalani?
This U.S. president was authorized by Congress to use force against Spain if necessary.
Who is William McKinley?
Spanish ships were trapped in this harbor before attempting to escape the U.S. fleet.
What is Santiago Harbor?
The United States purchased this island group from Spain for $20 million.
What are the Philippines?
This anti-foreign uprising in China threatened foreign influence and trade in 1900.
What is the Boxer Rebellion?
After the overthrow of Hawaii’s monarchy, this type of government replaced it before annexation occurred.
What is a new provisional government?
Spain declared war on April 24, 1898, and the United States responded the next day in this conflict.
What is the Spanish-American War?
This Spanish admiral’s fleet was destroyed while attempting to escape Santiago Harbor.
Who is Admiral Cervera?
Resistance to U.S. rule in the Philippines led to this war from 1899 to 1902.
What is the Philippine-American War?
This major canal opened in 1914 and connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
What is the Panama Canal?
Although the overthrow happened in 1893, the United States officially annexed Hawaii in this year.
What is 1898?
Before the war officially began, Spain agreed to this temporary stop in fighting on April 9.
What is an armistice?
This major Philippine city fell to U.S. forces by August 1898.
What is Manila?
Ironically, this conflict caused more American casualties than the Spanish-American War itself.
What is the Philippine-American War?
The United States supported a rebellion in 1903 to gain control of land to build this canal.
What is Panama’s independence from Colombia?