Vocab
The practice of stretching the truth or lying in order to sell stories
Yellow Journalism
What is the ultimate goal of a company? What does a company need to achieve this?
Make Profit
Needs Resources
What was Yellow Journalism designed to do?
Sell as many newspapers/stories as possible
Why were people happy about the purchase of Alaska?
More territory, doubled the land size of America, possibility of resources, exploration, diverse ecosystem, living space
Why was American interested in Hawaii?
Sugarcane, pineapples, more land, close to California, people to work the land
Country expanding its power over other countries or people
Imperialism
What is the main goal of Imperialism?
Extend a country's influence
Control more area
Control more resources
How did the USS Maine help lead to the Spanish-American War?
American ship that sank that was blamed on the Spanish by multiple newspapers
Why were people upset about the purchase of Alaska?
Cold, nothing to benefit the U.S., hard to explore, far away from U.S. mainland
How did America originally treat Hawaii?
Left them to do their own thing
American ship whose destruction led to the Spanish-American War
USS Maine
What does it mean when Country A is a colony of Country B?
Country B makes decisions for and uses Country A for whatever it needs
How did Yellow Journalism help lead to the start of the Spanish-American War?
Newspapers lied about how the USS Maine was destroyed. Said the Spanish did it.
How did Alaska start to benefit the U.S. in the 1800s?
How did America respond to the Hawaiian queen trying to kick the Americans out?
Invaded and overthrew the queen
System where a country controls and makes decision about resources for another country
Colonialism
Identify at least 2 resources countries were trying to gain
Oil, land, metals, people, coffee, tea, rubber, gold, cotton.
Why was the U.S. so successful in their war with Spain?
Their military, especially their Navy, was much more advanced than the Spanish
Why is Alaska very valuable to the U.S. today?
Oil, land area, close to Russia, research possibilities, tourist attractions
Why did Hawaiians want Hawaii to become a U.S. state?
Gave them the benefits of being American citizens
They could vote
They would be treated better
War fought in 1898 over the issues of Cuba and the Phillippines
Spanish-American War
Why were countries like England, France, and the U.S. able to colonize/take over other countries?
They had better technology
Better militaries
Identify at least 2 territories America received from Spain
Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines, Guam
Positive: Alaska became wealthy, people were able to move there, Alaska became a state
Negative: Native population struggled, destruction of ecosystem, close to conflict (Russia)
Did America have a positive or negative effect on Hawaii? Why positive or negative?
Positive: Became a state, tourism benefits Hawaii, people are able to travel there, resources
Negative: Native people treated poorly, low pay, very expensive, destruction of ecosystem