Imperialism & Hawaii
What Monarch tried to restore power and independence in Hawaii?
Queen Liliuokalani
The insulting letter written by the Spanish minister and the explosion of the __________ had many Americans demanding for war.
USS Maine
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that constitutional rights did not apply to Puerto Ricans; however, they were granted__________________.
U.S. Citizenship
What two countries partnered up to build a canal across Central America?
United States and Great Britain
Define Imperialism.
the policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories
What was the main source of income in Hawaii?
Sugar
In the first Cuban rebellion against Spain, the Cubans were not successful, but they did accomplish one thing. What was it?
Abolish slavery
The Philippines was seen as a gateway to a country with a large market for American products. What was the country?
China
What were the two possible routes for the canal?
-Nicaragua (less obstacles, crossed large lake)
-Panama(province of Colombia, mountains, swamps, shorter, french route)
What were the "Rough Riders," and who was their famous leader?
a volunteer cavalry under the command of Theodore Roosevelt.
What three factors fueled American Imperialism?
-desire for military strength/politics
-thirst for new markets/economy
-belief in cultural superiority/culture
The Treaty of Paris (1898) granted the United States what three lands?
-Guam
-Puerto Rico
-The Philippines
The United States bought the Philippines for $__________________ and spent $___________ on the Philippine-American war.
-$20million
-$400 Million
The United States payed Panama $________ and an annual rent of $_______ for the "Canal Zone".
$10 million
$250,000
What was yellow journalism?
exaggerates the news to lure and enrage readers,
What was the main reason for the annexation of Hawaii?
"American planters in Hawaii called for the United States to annex the islands so they wouldn’t have to pay the duty."
The first war in the Spanish-American War took place in_________.
The Philippines
After America bought the Philippines, Filipinos were outraged and rebelled against the U.S. In response, the United States did what?
They responded in the same way Spain did with Cuba. They placed Filipinos in concentration camps.
What caused Pancho Villa to rebel against President Wilson after he had previously supported him?
Wilson recognized Caranza's (president of Mexico) goverment.
Who was John J. Pershing?
General sent to capture Pancho Villa
President _______ directed that the queen be resored to her throne. He refused annexation unless the majority of Hawaiians agreed.
But in 1899, William McKinley favored annexation and proclaimed Hawaii an American territory.
In February 1898, however, the New York Journal published a private letter written by Enrique Dupuy de Lôme, the Spanish minister to the United States. What is the letter called today?
THE DE LÔME LETTER
The most important reason for the United States to maintain a strong political presence in Cuba was to_______________.
What did Pancho Villa do that caused President Wilson to send 15,00 soilders into Mexico to capture Villa dead or alive?
took Americans off a train and shot them.
raided Columbus, New Mexico, and killed 17Americans.
Explain what the Foraker Act did regarding the legislature.
The United States has the power to appoint Puerto Rico’s governor and members of the upper house of its legislature. Puerto Ricans could elect only the members of the legislature’s lower house.