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