Vocabulary
Spanish-American War
People
New Lands
Social, Economic, and Political
100
This is the name for a chain of islands.
What is archipelago?
100
This cavalry group was led by future president Theodore Roosevelt.
Who are the Rough Riders?
100
This US President advised to "Speak softly and carry a big stick."
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
100
This new US territory was known as "Seward's Folly" or "Seward's Ice Box" when it was purchased, because it was thought to be a mostly empty wasteland.
What is Alaska?
100
This type of cause has to do with trade, wealth and resources.
What is Economics?
200
Define "Annex"?
What is to add a new territory?
200
This ship was sunk by a mysterious explosion and led to the US going to war with Spain.
What is the USS Maine?
200
This woman was the last queen of Hawaii.
Who is Liliuokalani?
200
This manmade river connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans but cutting through Central America.
What is the Panama Canal?
200
This type of cause has to do with individuals, communities and cultural factors.
What is Social?
300
The use of outrageous headlines, pictures and biased writing to sell newspapers and push a certain agenda.
What is "Yellow Journalism"?
300
Very few American soldiers died in combat. Most of them died from this.
What is disease?
300
This president's foreign policy was called "Dollar Diplomacy".
Who is William H. Taft?
300
The people in this territory gained in the Spanish-American war continued fighting against the United States for independence from 1899-1902.
What is the Philippines?
300
The United States wanting to gain new lands in order to establish new military bases is this type of cause.
What is Political?
400
This US law allowed the US to intervene in Cuban affairs whenever it wanted.
What is the Platt Amendment?
400
Name two new territories gained by the US after the war.
What are:
Puerto Rico, The Philippines, and Guam?
400
This man led the fight for Filipino independence.
Who is Emilio Aguinaldo?
400
This law made Puerto Rico a protectorate of the United States and made Puerto Ricans US citizens.
What is the Foraker Act?
400
Missionaries going to a new land to spread their religion is this type of factor.
What is Social?
500
This is an area of one country that is dominated by another. China was divided up into these areas by European powers.
What is a "sphere of influence"?
500
This Spanish general was known as "The Butcher" for his brutal treatment of the Cuban people.
Who is Valeriano Weyler?
500
This man was an inspiration for Cuban revolutionaries fighting against Spain. He returned to Cuba and was killed in his first battle.
Who is Jose Marti?
500
The US feared being shut out of trade with China by European powers. US diplomats proposed this policy to allow equal trade for all in China.
What is the Open Door Policy?
500
Name two economic reasons why a nation would want to expand to a new territory.
What are:
1. Access to natural resources/raw materials.
2. Access to new markets to sell goods.