Spanish-American War
US Imperialism in Asia
Other Imperialism
Vocabulary
Where am I?
100
William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer used yellow journalism when reporting the destruction of this US ship; helping cause the war.
What is the USS Maine?
100
The Philippines wanted self-rule, or this vocabulary word that also means free of outside control.
What is autonomy?
100
The construction of this was important because it made travel between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans easier, faster, and cheaper.
What is the Panama Canal?
100
A country or region governed internally by a foreign power, like New England before the American Revolution.
What is a colony?
100
Actual fighting in the Spanish-American war started here.
Where is the Philippines?
200
Cuba became this after the war; a country with its own internal government but under the control of an outside power.
What is a protectorate?
200
For business reasons, he convinced the US to annex Hawaii into the United States.
Who is Sanford Dole?
200
This event was a major contributing factor for US imperialism?
What is industrialization?
200
Aggressive foreign policy, like Roosevelt's New Diplomacy ("big stick diplomacy").
What is jingoism?
200
Past and current US military base that was one of the reasons for the US annexing Hawaii.
Where is Pearl Harbor?
300
He became famous for his military leadership of his land troops in support of the key naval battle against the Spanish at Santiago, Cuba.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
300
The cartoon shows foreign nations carving China into these areas of economic control within China.
What is sphere of influence?
300
In contrast to Roosevelt, Taft's foreign relations known as this was based on the influence of US wealth; not US military.
What is Dollar Diplomacy?
300
Independent but less developed nations controlled by private business interests rather than by other government.
What is economic imperialism?
300
Country the US bought Alaska from.
Where is Russia?
400
This gave us a military base in Cuba and said we could intervene in Cuba anytime the US felt it should.
What is the Platt Amendment?
400
The violence of the Boxer Rebellion against foreign spheres of influence caused the US to argue for free trade in China through this.
What is the Open Door Policy?
400
Factors of imperialism included the desire for resources/markets, spreading culture, national pride, and this?
What is the military or need for bases?
400
This concept was supposed to help improve the relationship of the US with its neighboring nations to the South.
What is Pan-Americanism?
400
The actions of the Spanish against people here first brought the attention of the US government to the circumstances that would lead to war against the Spanish.
Where is Cuba?
500
The outcome of this gave the US Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
500
He supported the US against the Spanish and then led the Filipinos in their fight for independence from the US.
Who is Emilio Aguinaldo?
500
His New Freedom approach to diplomacy was based on morality but was difficult to adhere to, especially when he needed to send troops to Mexico to "protect" US interests.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
500
This added "bite" to the Monroe Doctrine's warning to foreign nations to stop colonizing our Western Hemisphere.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
500
These are still US territories from the Spanish-American War.
Where is Puerto Rico and Guam?