Slides 7-15
A nation's policies toward other countries.
What is foreign policy?
The sinking of USS Maine
What is the event that killed 258 US soldiers?
Guam and Puerto Rico will be given to the US
What were one of the terms of the Treaty of Paris?
Mark Twain and Andrew Carnegie
What were some of the names of people who were opposed to colonialism?
Guam
What was an important re-fueling stop for US ships that is still a US territory today?
Balance of Power
What is one element of Foreign Relations?
April 21, 1898
What is the day Congress voted to declare war on Spain?
Guam and Puerto Rico
What two territories were given to the US due to the Treaty of Paris?
Moorefield Storey
Who was the first President of the NAACP?
Samoa
What was a Pacific Island group that was divided between the US and Germany?
1894
What is the year the US raised its tax on sugar imported from Cuba?
The Philippines
What is the name of the country where the first battles of the Spanish-American war were fought?
The policy of extending a nation's authority over other countries by economic, political, or military means.
What is imperialism?
The Platt Amendment
What were Cubans forced to agree to inorder to gain their freedom?
Midway
What became a US possession in 1867?
Joseph Pulitzer's New York World and William Randolph Heart's New York World
What were two of the major newspapers that covered the story of the Spanish-American war?
Yellow Fever
What was one of the many problems of the Spanish-American War?
Nationalism
What was one of the reasons for American Colonial Expansion?
The Platt Amendment
What gave America the right to intervene in Cuban affairs at any time?
Economic Intrests
What was one of the reasons for US intrest/involvment in the Caribbean?
unbalanced, sensational reporting intended to sell more pappers
What is Yellow Journalism?
December 15th
What day was the Treaty of Paris signed?
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Who was the author of The influence of Sea Power Upon History?
Queen Lilioukalani
Who was Hawaii's last Queen?
The Panama Canal Zone
What was a 10 mile strip in Panama known as?