Capitalism
Cuba I
Cuba II
little bit of this & that
Treaty of Paris
100
What type of system is capitalism?
What is an economic system
100
What raw good was important to the Cuban economy, and what was the main market for this product?
What is Sugar and the US
100
Why did some Americans support Spain during the second war for independence in 1895?
What is to protect US investments in Cuban sugar plantations
100
Where did the first battle take place between Spain and the U.S.?
What is the Philippines
100
The Treaty of Paris in 1898 granted which nation its independence.
What is Cuba
200
Who controls production and consumption in a capitalist system?
What is private individuals
200
Who invested heavily in sugarcane plantations in Cuba?
What is U.S. capitalists
200
Why did some Americans want to help the Cuban people?
What is because the US had to fight for its independence from England.
200
Although no one knows the exact cause of the explosion that sank the U.S.S. Maine, who did newspapers blame?
What is Spain
200
The Treaty of Paris called for the U.S. pay Spain $20 million for the annexation of ____.
What is Philippines
300
Who has little or no influence over a “free market”?
What is the government
300
How did the U.S. tariff on sugar impact the Cuban economy?
What is the Cuban economy collapsed in 1894 when a tariff on sugar was imposed
300
Where did General Weyler send 300,000 Cuban prisoners?
What is concentration camps
300
What is a tariff?
What is a government tax on imported goods
300
The Treaty of Paris touched off a great debate in the U. S. over what?
What is imperialism
400
Who decides what type of goods will be made and what type of services will be offered in a capitalists system?
What is private individuals
400
What was the goal of José Martí and Cuban rebels?
What is Independence from Spain
400
What kind of prisoners are typically held in concentration camps?
What is political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities
400
Define self-government
What is government of a country by its own people, especially after being a colony
400
Some Americans said annexing territories violated the spirit of ____ by denying ____ to the new territories.
What is Declaration of Independence, by denying self-government
500
A capitalist is a ___ who uses their money to ___ in business to earn profits.
What is a wealthy person who uses their money to invest in business to earn profits.
500
Define the term in exile.
What is Not allowed to live in one’s own country
500
What two events made Americans very angry at Spain?
What is the de Lôme letter, and the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine which caused the death 26O Americans
500
What is the Southeast Asian country in the Western Pacific, comprising more than 7,000 islands.
What is Philippines
500
The Treaty of Paris called for Spain to give ___ and the Pacific island of ___ to the US?
What is Puerto Rico and Guam
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