Hawaii annexation
Who is William McKinley
What is the 25th U.S president?
What is the biggest benefit of Hawaii’s annexation by the U.S?
What is access to sugar plantations?
This Caribbean island fought for freedom from Spain for years, leading to U.S. sympathy and eventual intervention?
What is Cuba?
This 19th-century belief held that it was America's divine right and destiny to expand across the North American continent.
What is manifest destiny?
As a result of the Spanish-American War, this Caribbean island became a U.S. territory and remains one today.
What is Puerto Rico?
This final Hawaiian monarch was overthrown in1893, leading to the establishment of provisional government.
Who is Queen Lili’uokalani
What naval advantage did the U.S get after annexing Hawaii
What is, Pearl Harbor?
William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer used this style of exaggerated reporting to fuel public outrage against Spain?
What is yellow journalism?
The 1898 conflict that marked the U.S.'s emergence as an imperial power, resulting in the annexation of the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
What is the Spanish-American war?
This Southeast Asian archipelago was ceded to the U.S. for $20 million, leading to a bloody rebellion against American rule.
What is the Philippines?
The 1887 document nicknamed after a weapon that severely limited the Hawaiian monarchy’s power and transferred authority to wealthy foreign interests
What is the Bayonet Constitution?
What was one of the biggest consequences that affected the native population after annexing Hawaii
What is, loss of sovereignty and cultural identity
The explosion of this U.S. battleship in the Havana Harbor was blamed on Spain and served as a major catalyst for war?
What is the USS Maine?
This group of islands in the Pacific was annexed by the United States in 1898, largely due to its strategic location and economic value for sugar plantations.
What is Hawaii?
This treaty officially ended the Spanish-American War in 1898.
What is the treaty of Paris?
This massive Hawaiian protest effort collected nearly 21,000 signatures against annexation, representing approximately 95% of the Native Hawaiian population
What are the Kū’ē Petitions
What president signed for the resolution to Hawaii’s annexation
Who is William McKinley ?
American businesses were particularly invested in this Cuban industry, leading to concerns over instability and intervention?
What is The sugar industry?
U.S. business interests sought these two key benefits abroad, helping drive imperialistic expansion—especially in Latin America and Asia.
What are new markets and access to new materials?
This territory in the Pacific, acquired after the war, became an important U.S. naval and coaling station.
Wha is Guam?
This 1893 investigation commissioned by president Cleveland concluded that U.S. diplomatic and military representatives had abused their authority and were responsible for the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy.
What is the Blount Report?
What was one the biggest benefit of annexing Hawaii in a geological perspective
The Spanish-American War helped the U.S. acquire these three overseas territories, increasing American influence?
What are Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines?
This term describes a policy where a powerful country extends its control over weaker nations or territories, often through force or influence
What is imperialism?
Though it gained independence from Spain, this island nation came under U.S. influence through the Platt Amendment.
What is Cuba?