Imperialism
The U.S. spent $20 million to "purchase" this country from Spain?
What is the Philippines?
What European power colonized Cuba?
The Spanish-American war was fought over the independence of what country?
What is Cuba?
President of the United States during the Spanish American war
Who is William McKinley?
Doctrine that declares the U.S. will prevent European colonization in Western Hemisphere.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
The volunteers recruited by Theodore Roosevelt to fight in Cuba.
Who are the Rough Riders?
The name of the ship that McKinley sent to Havana Harbor?
What is the USS Maine?
Three territories U.S. gained after the Spanish -American War
What are Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines.
Addition to Monroe Doctrine that states the U.S. may intervene in internal politics of Western Hemisphere countries to prevent unrest or wrongdoing.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
These two were obtained as a result of the Spanish American War and are still territories of the United States.
What are Puerto Rico and Guam?
What happened to the USS Maine?
It exploded and sank, killing most of the crew
President that succeeded after the assassination of McKinley.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
President who used "Big Stick" policy
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
When did the United States Declare War on Spain?
1898
Treaty that ended the Spanish-American War
What is the Treaty of Paris?
Racist poem urging U.S. to take over the Philippines.
What is The White Man's Burden?
The length of the American - Philippine War
What is 3 years?
The American base on Cuba
Guantanamo Bay
Amendment that prevented the U.S. from claiming Cuba as a territory.
What is the Teller Amendment?
Led the Filipino revolt against the United States
Who is Emilio Aguinaldo?