Sea Power
This author was the President of the Naval War College.
Who is Alfred Thayer Mahan?
This is the year the Spanish-American War started and ended.
What is 1898?
William Seward wanted to buy this state.
What is Alaska?
She was the last Queen of Hawaii.
Who is Queen Lili?
This is the author of "Big Stick" diplomacy.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
This popular book was written in the late 1800s and supported the idea of a strong navy.
What is "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History"?
Give 2 reasons why the US decided to go to war with Spain.
What is the USS Maine, De Lome letter, Mistreatment of Cubans, US wanted to take over Cuba?
William Seward bought a large piece of land from this country.
What is Russia?
The US established a naval base at this location in Hawaii.
What is Pearl Harbor?
This is the author of "Dollar Diplomacy".
Who is William Taft?
Alfred Thayer Mahan believed the only way for the US to become a superpower was to have a strong this.
What is Navy?
At the end of the Spanish-American War, the US received these 3 territories in addition to freeing Cuba.
What is Guam, Philippines, and Puerto Rico?
At the time William Seward made his purchase, the American public thought this about it.
What is a bade idea?
This businessman wanted control of Hawaiis' pineapple trade.
Who is Sanford B. Dole?
This is the author of "Moral" Diplomacy.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
Alfred Thayer Mahan attended this academy.
What is the Naval Academy?
This is the amount the US paid Spain at the end of the war.
What is 20 million?
William Seward paid this TOTAL amount for his folly.
What is 7.2 million dollars?
The US wanted to take over Hawaii for these two reasons.
What are economic and military reasons?
This is the President that built that Panama Canal.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
After Alfred Thayer Mahans' book came out, the US decided to improve this.
What is the Navy?
This was the treaty that was signed to end the Spanish-American War.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
William Seward paid this much an acre for his folly.
What is 2 cents an acre?
This is the year Hawaii became a state.
What is 1959?
The Panama Canal provided an alternative to this strait.
What is the Magellan Strait?