Expanding Horizons
This was found in the territory we bought from the Russians in the 1890's.
What is GOLD?
Another name for the Spanish-American War.
What is the SPLENDID LITTLE WAR?
List the 4 nations/territories that Spain controlled by 1898.
What is: 1) Philippine Islands 2) GUAM 3) CUBA 4) PUERTO RICO?
These 2 diseases killed many Americans who worked on the building of the Panama Canal.
What are YELLOW FEVER and MALARIA?
Name of the 2 people who practiced yellow journalism in their newspapers; these individuals owned the newspapers.
Who is 1) WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST 2) JOSEPH PULITZER?
Word that is used to describe how European nations and the United States began to expand their influence around the world by taking over smaller nations and territories.
What is the IMPERIALISM?
This person became the Queen of Hawaii in 1891 and wanted Hawaiians to regain economic control of their islands.
Who is QUEEN LILIUOKALANI?
This individual led the 2nd War for Independence in Cuba; he died in the fighting but played a major role in pulling America into a conflict with Spain.
Who is JOSE MARTI?
This nation was the first nation to try and build a canal through Panama; they were not successful.
What is FRANCE?
Name of the individual who led the Rough Riders during the Battle of San Juan Hill.
Who is THEODORE ROOSEVELT?
During the 1880's America began to make it's ship not of wood but instead of this material.
What is STEEL?
This was the main good/crop that was grown on the Hawaiian islands.
What is SUGAR/SUGAR CANE?
This is a sensational writing style, which exaggerates the news to lure and enrage readers.
What is YELLOW JOURNALISM?
These 2 bodies of water were connected by the building of the Panama Canal.
What is the PACIFIC OCEAN and the ATLANTIC OCEAN?
This ended the Spanish-American War on December 10, 1898.
What is the TREATY OF PARIS?
In 1867 America purchased this land from the Russian's for $7.2 million.
What is ALASKA?
This was imposed on sugar that was shipped to the US from Hawaii, which caused American business people in Hawaii to lose money; is a tax on imports into our country.
What is a TARIFF?
Spain sent this individual to put down the rebellion in Cuba; he used cruel tactics to stop the rebellion.
Who is VALERIANO 'THE BUTCHER' WEYLER?
This was the first ship to go through the Panama Canal.
What is the ANCON?
Individual that America fought with in the Philippine Islands to defeat the Spanish; he would go on to Filipino rebels against the US because America didn’t leave the Philippines after the Spanish-American War.
Who is EMILIO AGUINALDO?
This Commodore steamed into Tokyo Bay with 4 warships and asked Japan to open its ports to American shipping in 1853.
Who is COMMODORE MATTHEW PERRY?
This is an agreement to stop fighting in a war; is not the end of a war but rather an agreed to break in fighting.
What is an ARMISTICE?
What is the USS MAINE?
This nation controlled Panama until the Americans help the people of Panama get their independence.
What is COLUMBIA?
This phrase became the rallying cry to go to war against Spain in 1898.
What is REMEMBER THE MAINE?