American Imperialism
The origins of the term "10 Thousand Miles from Tip To Tip"
United States Early Imperialism Ideology
The Sinking of this ship was the main cause of the United States Declaring War on Spain
The USS Maine
This nation was aquired by the United States after the Spanish-American War, later to become an independent nation under American influence
Cuba
This President Oversaw the construction of the Panama Canal
Theodore Roosevelt
The United States Annexed These Islands, later becoming a State
Hawaii
Which term is most closely associated with the start of the Spanish-American War?
Yellow Journalism
The United States aquired this nation comprised of islands after it's victory of the Spanish American War
The Philippines
The main critique against Imperialist policies by American Politicians
Existing Domestic Issues
Which territorial acquisition was known as Seward's Folly or Seward's Icebox?
Alaska
Cuba and The Philippines held what attitude towards their Spanish Rule?
Negative, they wanted Independence
The United States was recognized as a global _____ after its Victory in the Spanish-American War
Power
The United States established the Open Door policy toward China as a way to
Protect United States economic interests
In 1907 President Theodore Roosevelt displayed US naval power with this
The Great White Fleet
Another cause of the Spanish-American War was the US economic interest in which nation?
Cuba
Why did construction of the Panama Canal become more important to the United States after the Spanish-American War?
The navy needed a faster way to move ships between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Secretary of State John Hay sent his Open Door Notes (1899–1900) to world powers to
Protect United States trading interests in China
Which nation denied the U.S. the ability to build the Panama Canal?
Colombia
Why was the battleship "Maine" sent to Havana, Cuba in 1898?
To protect Americans living there and American property
This Carribean Territory became a possession of the United States after the Spanish-American War
Puerto Rico
President Theodore Roosevelt’s commitment to the proverb, “Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far,” was most clearly shown when he
intervened in Latin American affairs