Leading to WAR
What was the final straw that led to the Spanish-American War?
The explosion of the U.S.S. Maine
William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer were both
yellow journalists
Commander of the Rough Riders who captured San Juan Hill
Theodore Roosevelt
Land Secretary of State William Seward purchased from Russia
Alaska
Spain got what in the 1898 Treaty of Paris?
$20 Million from the United States
Country that rebelled against Spanish rule before war
Cuba
Hawaiian queen that refused to accept the revised constitution in Hawaii
Queen Liliuokalani
What was yellow journalism's effect on American citizens
They thought the Cubans were being treated much worse than they actually were. So they wanted to go to war with the Spaniards to fight for Cuban independence
Country Matthew Perry forced to trade with America
Japan
After the Spanish American War, the US went to war with ...
The Philippines
American imperialism placed the country at the forefront of global politics, and this led to the. . .
Spanish-American War
President that annexed Hawaii after Grover Cleveland refused to
William McKinley
Why Cuban uprising made America nervous
Americans had $50 mil invested in Cuban sugar and rice plantaions
America and Germany split the islands of. .
Samoa
According to Teddy Roosevelt, what was the purpose of the Spanish-American War?
To connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans with the Isthmus of Panama
Journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration
Yellow Journalism
Why is Commodore George Dewey a hero of the Spanish-American War?
He and his fleet of American warships sank the entire Spanish squadron at Manila Bay, Philippines
Because of Cuban rebellion, Valeriano Weyler placed Cubans into. . .
Reconcentration
John Hay proposed the open door policy with _____
China
The US betrayed __________
He fought for Philippine independence, but after the Spanish-American War, the US didn't give it to him.
Industrialization of America led to a government policy of.
Imperialism
How did Emilio Aguinaldo help America in the war?
Rebel leader who helped seize Manila from the Spanish
Battle that brought Rough Riders fame
San Juan Hill
America got what in the 1898 Treaty of Paris?
Puerto Rico, Philippines, the Pacific islands of Guam and Wake, and Cuba
After war, Cuba became a_______________of the US
Protectorate