Causes of Imperialism
This naval strategist argued that the U.S. needed a strong navy and global bases
Who is Alfred Thayer Mahan?
The 1898 war between Spain and the U.S. lasted about this many weeks.
What is 11 weeks?
This Caribbean island became a U.S. territory after 1898.
What is Puerto Rico?
This policy is summarized by “Speak softly and carry a big stick.”
What is the Big Stick Policy?
This policy called for equal trade access in China.
What is the Open Door Policy?
This type of journalism exaggerated or fabricated stories to push the U.S. toward war.
What is yellow journalism?
This Cuban policy forced civilians into camps under Valeriano Weyler.
What are reconcentration camps?
This Pacific island group led to a brutal war for independence from the U.S.
What are the Philippines?
This fleet demonstrated U.S. naval power around the world.
What is the Great White Fleet?
This anti-foreign uprising in China was crushed by international forces.
What is the Boxer Rebellion?
This letter insulted President William McKinley and angered Americans.
What is the De Lôme Letter?
This amendment promised the U.S. would not annex Cuba.
What is the Teller Amendment?
This small island became a key U.S. naval base in the Pacific.
What is Guam?
This canal connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
What is the Panama Canal?
This U.S. policy under William Howard Taft focused on economic influence.
What is Dollar Diplomacy?
This explosion in Havana Harbor helped trigger the war with Spain.
What is the USS Maine?
This cavalry group led by Theodore Roosevelt became famous.
Who are the Rough Riders?
This amendment allowed the U.S. to intervene in Cuba.
What is the Platt Amendment?
This corollary expanded the Monroe Doctrine to justify intervention.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
This revolutionary leader attacked the U.S. in New Mexico.
Who is Pancho Villa?
This belief justified expansion as a means of spreading Christianity and civilization.
What is the cultural or religious justification for imperialism?
This treaty officially ended the war in 1898.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
This naval base in Cuba is still leased by the U.S. today.
What is Guantánamo Bay?
This treaty ended a war between Russia and Japan and won Roosevelt a Nobel Prize.
What is the Treaty of Portsmouth?
This U.S. general pursued Villa into Mexico
Who is John J. Pershing?