American Imperialism
What U.S. President warned America to remain isolated?
George Washington
Who controlled Cuba for most of the 1800s
Spain
What man became famous for fighting in the Spanish American War?
Teddy Roosevelt
What did Teddy Roosevelt do with our navy?
He made it larger
Step 1 of looking at a political cartoon.
look to the center and identify
What does Isolationism mean?
Remaining out of foreign affairs
What business interests did America have in Cuba?
Sugar (Sugar and tobacco acceptable)
What did Cuba gain from who the results of the Spanish-American War?
Independence from Spain
What U.S. Policy did Roosevelt expand to keep Europe out of the Western Hemisphere?
Monroe Doctrine
Step 2 of looking at political cartoons
look for surrounding clues
What two continents were being colonized by Europe?
Africa and Asia?
What ship was destroyed and who was blamed?
USS Maine, Spain
What was the name of Teddy Roosevelt's Cavalry Unit?
The Rough Riders
What form of American diplomacy used intimidation to keep other countries in check?
Big Stick Diplomacy
Step 3 for looking at political cartoons
Look for titles, captions, and words
What are two reasons why a country would want colonies?
Resources and Spreading power/influence
Define Yellow Journalism
Inaccurate, crude, and overexaggerated news reporting used to sell copies
What THREE territories did America gain from the Spanish-American War?
Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines
What did Roosevelt add to the Monroe Doctrine that would have America act as the policing power of the Western Hemisphere?
Roosevelt Corollary
What does this political cartoon represent?
see photo
Define Capitalism
An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
What president asked congress to declare war on Spain?
William McKinley
What did the United States emerge as from winning the Spanish-American War?
A new world power
Why did we support Panama wanting independence from Columbia?
We wanted to build the Panama Canal to control trade and have access to move our military from Pacific to Atlantic.
What does this political cartoon represent?
see photo