He wrote THE INFLUENCE OF SEA POWER UPON HISTORY, saying that America had to have a strong navy to protect its economic interests in foreign markets. America needed overseas bases as a result.
Who was Alfred Thayer Mahan?
100
The American president who allowed the annexation of Hawaii in 1898.
Who was President McKinley?
100
American president who asked Congress for a declaration of war against Spain.
Who was President McKinley?
100
He was the leader of the Filipino patriots, who fought first for independence from Spain, then from the United States.
Who was Emilio Aguinaldo?
100
Gave all nations equal access to trade and investment in China.
What was the Open Door Policy?
200
This person refused to give the US control of Pearl Harbor in exchange for tariff exemptions on sugar. This ruler was forced by the United States to sign a constitution in which that person was a figurehead. The US gained Pearl Harbor.
Who was King Kalakaua?
200
The American president who refused to recognize Dole's alternative government and put Liliuokalani back on the throne.
Who was President Cleveland?
200
The owner of the NEW YORK JOURNAL, one of the publications involved in the circulation was during the Cuban revolution.
Who was William Randolph Hearst?
200
He was military governor of Cuba, appointed by President McKinley. He helped to build schools, set up sanitation systems, and prevent the spread of yellow fever. He oversaw the writing of the Cuban constitution.
Who was General Leonard Wood?
200
The first of two amendments, this stated that once Cuba won its independence officially, the US would leave the government and control of the island to its people.
What was the Teller Amendment?
300
This ruler wanted to retake Hawaii for Hawaiians but was forced to abdicate.
Who was Queen Liliuokalani?
300
Leader of the revolutionaries in Cuba.
Who was Jose Marti?
300
The owner of the NEW YORK WORLD, the other major publication involved in the circulation war.
Who was Joseph Pulitzer?
300
These two Army doctors tried to reduce the mosquito population in Cuba.
Who were Walter Reed and William Gorgas?
300
The second of two amendments, this limited Cuba's freedom to make treaties with other countries and authorized the US to intervene in Cuban affairs as it saw necessary. The US was also granted a naval base at Guantanamo By. Cuba effectively became a protectorate of the United States.
What was the Platt Amendment?
400
He was the leader of the American colonists in Hawaii who established an alternative government to the queen's, supported by marines.
Who was Sanford Dole?
400
American Secretary of State who established the Open Door Policy and tried to negotiate with Colombia to buy the right to build a canal in Panama.
Who was John Hay?
400
Spain's minister to the US who wrote a letter in which he ridiculed McKinley as weak.
Who was Enrique de Lome?
400
The Cuban doctor who noticed that mosquitoes spread yellow fever.
Who was Carlos Finlay?
400
This stated that the US would serve as an international policy force and collect debts when necessary. Other nations were to stay out of the region.
What was the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine?
500
The naval officer who opened Japan for trade in 1854.
Who was Commodore Matthew Perry?
500
He was sent by Spain to put down the revolt in Cuba. He put thousands into concentration camps to keep them from aiding the rebels. Some 200,000 died.
Who was Valeriano Weyler?
500
He was sent by Theodore Roosevelt to go to the Philippines, where he was to attack in the event of war with Spain, which he did.
Who was Commodore George Dewey?
500
He was chief engineer of the Panama Canal.
Who was John Stevens.
500
This policy was established by President Taft to substitute economic influence for military force, though Taft would use forced to protect American investments.