Imperialism
Define Imperialism
Policy of extending a country’s power and influence over other countries through political, economic, or military control
Name one part of the world the Spanish-American War took place in.
The Caribbean OR The South Pacific Ocean
The Republic of Santo Domingo is today known as
The Dominican Republic
What two major bodies of water does the Panama Canal connect?
The Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
Which group participated in the Great Migration from the South to the North and Midwest?
African-Americans
A government’s strategy for handling relationships with other nations and international organizations to protect its national interests, security, and economy.
Foreign Policy
Who was Spain fighting before the United States in this conflict?
Cuban Rebels
What was the Roosevelt Corollary an add-on to?
The Monroe Doctrine
Why did people want to build the Panama Canal?
To create a shortcut and reduce the time it took to get around the southernmost tip of South America.
Name one destination city during the Great Migration OTHER THAN New York City
Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Milwaukee, etc.
The belief that the U.S. had the God-Given right to expand across North America and acquire new land by any means necessary.
Manifest Destiny
News based on exaggerations and stretching the truth in order to stir up emotion and sell more newspapers.
Yellow Journalism
Why were European countries mad at the countries in the Caribbean and South America?
The Caribbean/South American countries owed Europe money.
Why did people like Alfred Mahan say that controlling the seas were important?
Trade OR Military Power
What was an economic factor that led to the Great Migration?
The Boll-Weevil ruined the cotton crop in the south OR the supply of industrial jobs in factories in the North and Midwest OR the reduction in European immigration to the North OR etc...
1796 statement that urged the U.S. to avoid permanent alliances and political entanglements with foreign nations, promoting isolationism and focus on domestic prosperity.
George Washington's Farewell Address
The United States battleship was found blown up in the harbor of Havana and used as a reason for the United States to declare war.
The USS Maine
What did President Theodore Roosevelt vow to use to protect United States interests in the Western Hemisphere?
The United States military
Why did people like Alfred Mahan say that controlling the seas were important?
Trade OR Military Power
What was a social factor that led to the Great Migration?
Jim Crow laws in the South OR Prevention of African-American Voting OR Violence by Racists
1823 declaration that European powers should not interfere in the Western Hemisphere and warned Europe that they are not allowed to colonize or intervene.
Monroe Doctrine
What did the United States Navy's report that we read say caused the explosion of the battleship listed above
An internal explosion accident
Why did some people consider the Roosevelt Corollary discriminatory to the countries of the Caribbean and South America?
The Roosevelt Corollary implied that those countries were uncivilized and could not defend themselves against European influence.
This disease passed by mosquitos killed more than 20,000 people during the construction of the Panama
Malaria
Which poet wrote One Way Ticket, the poem we read as the warmup in our Great Migration Lesson?
Langston Hughes