Spanish-American War
Year of the Treaty of Paris
What is 1898?
Mexican Emperor (1867)
Who is Emperor Maximillian?
Month and year Cuba became a republic
What is May 1902?
Number of Hatians killed during US occupation
What is 10,000?
A territory that is controlled or protected by another
What is a protectorate?
Three countries the US gained after the war
What is Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico?
Country that owned Panama in the 1860's
What is Columbia?
Dictator that overthrew Fulgencio Batista
Who is Fidel Castro?
Caribbean country where dollar diplomacy failed
What is the Dominican Republic?
Interventions on behalf of the United States in Central America and Caribbean countries to ensure stability in poorer areas
What is Banana Wars?
Place where the US navy defeat the Spanish navy
What is Manila Bay?
Family that ruled Nicaragua following US intervention
What is the Somoza family?
Gave the US control of Cuban affairs
Platt Amendment
Year Puerto Rico was given its own legislature
What is 1917?
Journalism and associated newspapers that present little or no legitimate well-researched news while instead using eye-catching headlines for increased sales.
What is Yellow Press?
President during the war
What is President William McKinley?
Main reason the US wanted Panama and its canal
What is to connect the Atlantic to the Pacific?
Result of American rule on Cuban economy
What is increased sugar production?
Reason why the Dominican Republic was given a bad reputation
What is US occupation?
US policy which stated the US would stay out of European business and Europe would stay out of USA’s Western business.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
Event that started the Spanish-American War
What is USS Maine explosion?
President Wilson's motive for sending US troops to Mexico after the start of the civil war
What is to restore order?
"Free Cuba" and "Support for Cuban Independence"
What is political party platforms?
policy that ended US intervention in Haiti
What is Good Neighbor Policy?
A United States foreign policy doctrine designed to improve relations with Latin America, adopted by Franklin Roosevelt in 1933
What is the Good Neighbor Policy?