Spanish-American War
This ship’s explosion in Havana Harbor pushed the U.S. into war with Spain.
USS Maine
This war began when Filipinos resisted U.S. rule after Spain surrendered.
Philippine-American war
This term means a powerful nation controlling weaker territories.
Imperialism
The Roosevelt Corollary was an addition to this earlier U.S. policy.
Monroe Doctrine
The Panama Canal connects these two oceans.
Atlantic and Pacific
The Spanish-American War occurred in this year
1898
The U.S. first gained control of the Philippines through this treaty.
The treaty of Paris
This group argued that U.S. expansion violated American principles.
Anti-Imperialist Leauge
The Monroe Doctrine warned European nations not to interfere in this region.
Western Hemisphere
The U.S. supported this country’s independence movement to gain rights to build the canal.
Panama
Two territories the U.S. gained from the Spanish-American War.
Puerto Rico & Guam
Filipino forces were led by this independence leader.
Emilio Aguinaldo
Supporters of imperialism said expanding overseas would help grow these two things.
Markets and Resources
The Roosevelt Corollary said the U.S. could act as this in Latin America.
International Police Power
The canal was built mainly to shorten the travel time for this group.
US military and commercial ships
This style of exaggerated news helped spark public support for war.
Yellow Journalism
One major argument against ruling the Philippines was that it violated this core U.S. value.
Democracy
Opponents said imperialism contradicted ideas found in this U.S. founding document.
Declaration of independence
Roosevelt added the corollary partly to prevent European nations from doing this.
Collecting debts through force
Before the canal was built, ships had to travel around this continent.
South America
This U.S. volunteer cavalry group, led by Theodore Roosevelt, became famous during the war.
The Rough Riders
The war in the Philippines strengthened the national debate over this U.S. foreign policy topic.
Imperialism
This idea claimed some nations were “more fit” to rule others, often used to justify imperialism.
Social Darwinism
The corollary increased U.S. involvement in this geographic region.
Latin America
The Panama Canal strengthened U.S. power by increasing control over this.
Global trade