Foreign Relations
What is a foreign policy?
A nation's policies toward other countries.
What year was the Spanish-American War?
1898
When was the Treaty signed?
December 15th
What President was Teddy Roosevelt?
26th President
What is Yellow Journalism?
Yellow Journalism is a spreading false information in order to sell more papers.
What is a International Anarchy?
The citizens have to follow the law, when the government don't have to follow by international laws.
Why was the U.S.S Maine a main reason why the war started?
The U.S believed that it Cuba caused the explosion at Havana Harbor.
What two where given to the U.S?
Guam and Puerto Rico.
What did Teddy Believe that America had to do to become a world power?
Improve the navy.
What is Imperialism?
Extending your country beyond the border and making it bigger so eventually it can turn into an empire.
What is Balance of Power?
When one nation get too much power, and the other nations have to protect themselves and from getting taken over.
What were some Problems during the War?
Malaria, Poor Training, Old Weapons, Unsuitable Uniforms, and delay in ships from Atlantic to Pacific and Caribbean.
Where was given independence from Spanish rule?
Cuba
True or False: Teddy Roosevelt was the Asst Secretary of the Navy.
True
What is Colonialism?
Taking over full or partial political control of another country, and exploiting it economically.
What is the Control of the U.S Policy?
-President negotiates treaties/Senate ratifies
-President commands troops/Congress Pays
-Congress declares war/ President commands troops
What did Yellow Journalism play a part in causing the War?
It played a role in the war because these newspapers that are yellow journalism are spreading false info about Cuba when they don't know if it's true.
Where was sold to the U.S for 20 million?
The Philippines were sold to the U.S for 20 million.
Who were the group of people that were under the command of General Leonard Wood and Teddy Roosevelt?
The Rough Riders
What is Isolationism?
Staying out of making foreign alliances and not getting into their problems.
What is Traditional Foreign Policy?
Washington said to stay isolated and not make any alliances with the foreign nations and don't get involved in their problems.
Who won the Spanish-American War?
The U.S
What did John Hay call the war?
" a splendid little war"
True or False: Teddy resigns from War Dept to form an all volunteer cavalry unit to fight in the Spanish American War.
True
What is Manifest Destiny?
That the U.S had the God-given right to expand the U.S across the American Continents and that it was justified and enviable.