foreign relations
What is International Anarchy?
The idea that citizens in each country are subjects to law.
when did the U.S increase taxes on the sugar imports?
in 1894
When did U.S and Spain meet to discuss terms in Paris?
December 10th
what does isolationism mean?
national policies of avoiding political or economic entanglements between other countries.
Where was first Spanish-American war?
The Philippines.
What is Balance of Power?
One nation gets too powerful and other nations band together.
What else did the U.S increasing their taxes affect?
lead to a decline in in Cuban revenues.
What day was the treaty signed?
December 15th
what does imperialism mean?
a policy to extend a countries power.
Who sailed the U.S fleet to Manila?
Commodore George Dewey
President negotiates treaties, President command troops, Congress declares war
What is the control of U.S foreign policy?
which colony attempted to end the rebellion?
Spain
what did Spain agree to do?
Spain agreed to give Cuba independence from the Spanish rule.
what does mercantilism mean?
belief in the benefits of trading.
Who destroyed the entire Spanish manila?
George Dewey
Washington warned us to stay out of other nations problems.
What was Traditional policy?
who where two major newspaper that covered the story?
Joseph Pulitzer's and William Randolph
What will be given to the U.S?
Guam and Puerto Rico
what does colonization mean?
control over people and an area.
Who fought Spain for two months?
11,000 U.S troops and Filipino rebels.
security from attack, and protecting American investment
What is national Interests?
what is yellow-journalism?
unbalanced, sensationalized reporting intended to make more papers.
How much did Spain want to sell the Philippines to U.S?
$20 million dollars
what does manifest destiny mean?
cultural belief that American settlers where destined to expand across North America.
What month did Spanish troops surrounded the Philippines?
In August.