Imperialism
What was the opposing view to Imperialism?
Isolationism.
Which US president established the isolationist tradition?
Who were the main combatants in the war?
What was the famous saying about the sinking of a US ship?
"Remember the Maine, to hell with Spain".
What was the Homestead Act?
Gave anybody 160 acres of land that would become theirs if they farmed and maintained it for at least 5 years.
What is Manifest Destiny?
The belief that it was the destiny for the US to expand from the east coast to the west coast.
What are other examples of Imperialism from other countries? Can't mention the US. You can choose from any point in history, even PRESENT DAY.
I'll decide if your example works, some possible answers: Russia & Ukraine conflict, UK & India, the Napoleonic Wars, the scramble for Africa, etc.
In which countries/territories did a majority of the fighting occur?
Cuba & The Philippines
What document ended the Spanish-American War?
The Treaty of Paris.
What famous piece of literature did Upton Sinclair write?
"The Jungle"
What is the white man's burden/duty?
The belief that white people had the responsibility to civilize & christianize the "backward peoples" of the world or non-white people.
What is Dollar Diplomacy?
Exercising control over another country's economy.
Place these events in the correct chronological order: sinking of USS Maine, expansion of US imperial empire, Spanish-American War starts, yellow journalism
Yellow Journalism (journalists in the US had been exaggerating events for months prior), the sinking if the Maine, the war starts, the US imperial empire expanded
What were some of the conditions of the Treaty of Paris? 4 possible answers, I am looking for at least 2 of them.
1. Cuba became independent. 2. Spain would give the US, Guam. 3. Spain would give the US, Puerto Rico. 4. Spain would sell the Philippines to the US for $20 million.
What is Ellis Island?
Place that immigrants would first visit to be admitted into the US off the coast of NY.
What are three types of Imperialism? 3 possible answers.
Imperialism by invitation, dollar diplomacy, gunboat diplomacy
What book did Alfred Thayer Mahan write?
What is the "Teller Amendment"?
Written & proposed by Senator Teller, it stated that the US would not claim control over Cuba after the war.
What was the name of the group Teddy Roosevelt led and what event made him famous?
Rough Riders. Charge up San Juan Hill.
Which US general was defeated at the Battle of Little Bighorn?
General Custer
Who are some famous anti-imperialists? 3 possible answers, just need any 1 of them
Carl Schurz, Andrew Carnegie, William Jennings Bryan
Sugar planters from this state first installed & later got rid of this person as their leader, who is the person?
Queen Liliuokalani.
After the fighting in the Philippines, what was the name of the soldier who would lead a revolt against the US?
Emilio Aguinaldo.
What did this "splendid little war" do for the US? 5 possible answers, give me 2.
1. Increased US possession. 2. Legitimized US imperialism. 3. Shaped national heroes. 4. Increased Patriotism. 5. Built the US reputation as an international power.
What did the 17th amendment do?
Allowed the people to directly vote for senators.