Occupied Territory
An Island in the middle of the Pacific, it was annexed for their sugar.
Hawaii
What spontaneously exploded that lead that lead to the Spanish American war.
The USS Maine
Imperialism
a country extending their power, or controlling other countries.
What document declares European countries stay out of the West?
The Monroe Doctrine
What state gives their citizens free money for having so much oil.
Alaska
An occupied territory in the pacific. This island comes into play again in WW2
Midway Island
What is over sensationalized news that lead us to the Spanish American war called?
Yellow Journalism
Yellow Journalism
Over sensationalized news and journalism
What is the idea that in a society the strongest should survive.
Social Darwinism.
What president was saved by the Buffalo soldiers in the Spanish American war.
Teddy Roosevelt.
An island used for military purposes. Natives are U.S. citizens but can not vote.
Guam
Where did the Spanish American war first begin.
Sphere of Influence
A country that has dominant influence in certain areas of the world.
The idea that the U.S. should civilize other nations.
The White Man's Burden
How did the Buffalo Soldiers get their nickname?
The Native Americans gave them their nickname.
A territory in the Atlantic that we occupied with little resistance.
Puerto Rico
To what president did the Spanish Ambassador call weak before the war.
William McKinley
Annexation
Seizing or adding new territory to a country.
What was the main reason for the Panama Canal
For ships to travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
What was expected to be found in Alaska before they found oil. (2 answers)
Nothing but Ice and Polar bears.
Territory gained from Spanish American war. We paid 20 million for this territory, but lost it afterwards.
The Philippines
What did Secretary of State John Hay have to say about the Spanish American war.
Diplomacy
Managing international relationships with another country.
What are the three kinds of diplomacy used by Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson.
Big Stick Diplomacy, Dollar Diplomacy, and Moral Diplomacy.
What is a U.S. occupied territory that has 1/8 of their Native population serving, but are not citizens.
American Samoa