Vocab
Proof
What is evidence?
What is the Sinking of the USS Maine?
The crop that grew in Hawaii that made a lot of money
Sugar
What country did the United States buy Alaska from?
What is Russia?
A powerful country taking over a weaker country
What is imperialism?
Guam, Philippines, Puerto Rico
What are the countries the US get after the Spanish-American War?
The ruler of Hawaii
Who is Queen Liliuokalani
The nickname given to Alaska
What is "Seward's Folly?"
Exaggerated style of reporting
What is Yellow Journalism?
Why did so many people believe that Spain blew up the USS Maine?
Yellow Journalism
Hawaii became the ___ state to join the United States.
What is 50th?
I brought Alaska for 7.2 million dollars.
Who is William Seward?
Information designed to influence your opinion
What is propaganda?
Buffalo Soldiers
Who were the African-American soldiers who fought in the Spanish-American War?
True or False: The overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani was illegal.
What is true
This was discovered in Alaska in 1896.
What is gold?
Negotiating a peaceful solution a conflict between two or more countries
What is diplomacy?
Why was the Spanish-American War important?
America becomes a superpower, setting the stage for World War I
I became the first president in the Hawaiian Republic.
Who is Stanford Dole?
Alaska became the ____ state to join the United States.