People
What country's residents became citizens of the US in 1917?
Puerto Rico
What document ended the Spanish-American War?
Treaty of Paris of 1898
What is the approximate length of the canal?
50 miles
What does the size of the man holding the key indicate?
He is stronger than all the others outside the door
Name the countries that these men led: Jose Marti, Luis Munoz Rivera, Emilio Aguinaldo
Jose Marti: Cuba
Luis Munoz Rivera: Puerto Rico
Emilio Aguinaldo: Philippines
Who told artist Frederic Remington "You furnish the pictures and I'll furnish the war"?
William Randolph Hearst
What three things stimulated US imperialism?
Before the canal was built, a ship traveling from San Francisco to New York City would need to travel how many miles?
13,000 miles
To what does the door in this cartoon open?
China
What did Jose Marti, Luis Munoz Rivera, Emilio Aguinaldo have in common?
-Wanted independence for their countries from Spain
-Concerned/worried that US would replace Spain and take control of their country
-Strong leaders, had majority of support of their people
Why were American's angered at the de Lome letter?
contained criticisms of President McKinley
What did the US insist that Cuba include in their constitution?
Platt Amendment
What city lies closest to the southern end of the canal?
Balboa
What does the cartoon imply about the Open Door policy?
It favored American interests over other foreign interests in China
What is Yellow Journalism? What was it's purpose?
Yellow Journalism created false reports and exaggerated events to create a base for support for war against Spain; communicated sufferings of Cuban people
This person won the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating an end to war between Russia and Japan.
Theodore Roosevelt
What document was created to end military rule and set up civil government in Puerto Rico?
Foraker Act
Before entering Gatun Lake from the Caribbean Sea, a ship must pass through what?
Locks
Who is waiting outside the door?
Foreigners
Why was Yellow Journalism bad? Provide an example.
People thought they knew what was going on, but did not know the real situation.
US Maine explosion; blame Spain and in reality it was an accident
Which of the following conflicts were the US military troops NOT involved in:
a) Boxer Rebellion
b) Hawaiian Revolution
c) Russo-Japanese War
d) Cuba's second war of independence
c) Russo-Japanese War
On what did the Roosevelt Corollary build upon?
Monroe Doctrine
The map of a ship traveling through the Panama Canal from Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean heads mainly in what cardinal direction(s)?
Southeast
Who hold the key to the door?
Uncle Sam