Reasons for Imperialism
This was the name of the former navy officer who created an influential plan to make the US a world superpower:
Who is Alfred T. Mahan?
What is Puerto Rico or Guam
Briefly define "Foreign Policy"
What is "how a country decides to deal with other countries" or something like that
What was the name of the U.S. ship that exploded in Havana, Cuba in 1898, effectively starting the Spanish-American War?
U.S.S. Maine
In which country did the US build a canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?
This fruit company was involved in the takeover of Hawaii in the 1800s
What is Dole?
Which future state, acquired by the US in 1867, was known at the time of its purchase as "Seward's Folly?"
Alaska
This fruit company was involved in the takeover of Hawaii in the 1800s
What is Dole?
This is the nickname given to the American cavalry unit famously led by future president Theodore Roosevelt during the war.
What are the Rough Riders?
This was the term given to sensationalist writing as seen in a number of newspapers in the late 1800-early 1900s, which helped shape American public opinion on the Spanish-American War
What is Yellow Journalism?
Name one of two major economic factors that fueled American desire for new territories:
What is Natural Resources or access to new trade markets
This person was the last monarch of the Hawaiian islands before they were annexed by the United States (nickname accepted):
Who is Queen Liliuokalani (or Queen Lily for short)
This president is associated with "Big Stick Diplomacy", which says the United States is willing to use military force if necessary to protect their interests
Who is Teddy Roosevelt?
This is the name of the 1898 treaty that ended the S-A War.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
The United States' attempts to access valuable trade markets in China along with other European countries was known as this "policy"
What is the Open Door Policy?
This term refers to when a country claims another piece of land/territory as its own
What is Annexation
The U.S. had promised this country independence during the S-A War, but went back on that promise an annexed them following the war.
What is the Philippines?
President William H. Taft advocated for this type of diplomacy , wherein the United States uses financial aid to help other countries in the Western Hemisphere
What is "Dollar Diplomacy"
These are the 2 places where fighting took place during the S-A War (you need both!)
What are Cuba and the Philippines
This term refers to places like Puerto Rico that are claimed by a country but are not fully a part of that country
What is an Unincorporated Territory
What was the name given to people opposed to the US taking over new territories?
What is Anti-Imperialists
The United States basically forced Cuba to allow the US Navy to set up a base called this on the island, which is still in use today as a high-security prison and deportation station
What is Guantanamo
President Woodrow Wilson advocated for this type of diplomacy, in which the United States is only helps out countries who have similar ideas about government/economy as the US
What is Moral Diplomacy
These are the 4 territories Spain ceded to the United States following the S-A War:
What are Cuba, the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico?
This person was president of the United States during the Spanish-American War
Who is William McKinley