Yellow Journalism & the Spanish-American War
This sensational reporting helped spark the Spanish-American War.
What is yellow journalism?
The U.S. annexed this island for sugar and Pacific trade benefits.
What is Hawaii?
During WWI, these groups took factory jobs vacated by soldiers.
Who are women and minorities?
One political reason for American imperialism.
What is spreading democracy or gaining global influence?
This breakfast food is known for having squares and being superior to pancakes in the eyes of many.
What is a waffle?
This ship’s explosion led the U.S. to declare war on Spain.
What is the USS Maine?
This Roosevelt policy allowed U.S. intervention in Latin America.
What is Big Stick Diplomacy?
This case ruled that speech posing a "clear and present danger" could be limited.
What is Schenck v. United States?
One economic reason for American imperialism.
What is gaining access to new markets or natural resources?
This is the only letter not found in any U.S. state name.
What is Q?
He became a war hero after leading the Rough Riders at San Juan Hill.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
This president’s foreign policy focused on using economic influence abroad.
Who is William Howard Taft (Dollar Diplomacy)?
This law required men to register for the draft during WWI.
What is the Selective Service Act?
What made Roosevelt a national hero in 1898?
What is leading the Rough Riders at San Juan Hill? Or What is the Spanish American War?
This fruit shares its name with a flightless bird.
What is kiwi?
This treaty ended the Spanish-American War and gave the U.S. new territories.
What is the Treaty of Paris (1898)?
This type of diplomacy supported only democratic governments.
What is Moral Diplomacy?
This was a key reason the U.S. Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles.
What is fear of future foreign entanglements?
Why did U.S. imperialism grow stronger after the Spanish-American War?
What is territorial gains or military/naval strength?
This fictional city is home to a pineapple under the sea.
What is Bikini Bottom?
This organization opposed American imperialism after the war.
What is the Anti-Imperialist League?
These two policies show the difference between using force vs. money in foreign policy.
What are Big Stick Diplomacy and Dollar Diplomacy?
The U.S. never joined this international peace group after WWI.
What is the League of Nations?
Why did some senators reject the Treaty of Versailles and how did that affect the League of Nations?
What is fear of conflict, leading the U.S. to stay out of the League?
This snack once had a commercial saying, “Once you pop, the fun don’t stop.”
What are Pringles?