Causes of U.S. Expansion
The god given right for American's to spread their will from coast to coast; later is used as a reason to expand around the globe
What is Manifest Destiny
Where does the fighting for the Spanish-American War predominately take place?
What is Cuba, Guam, the Philippines, or the Pacific Ocean
What is the Panama Canal
The land between both enemy lines; in between trenches
What is No Man's Land
The idea of "survival of the fittest"
What is Social Darwinism
What is the USS Maine
Name the Central Powers
What is Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
The author of "The Influence of Sea Power upon History" and causing the United States to expand their Navy
What is Alfred T. Mahan
The 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry, a decorated unit commanded by Teddy Roosevelt
What is Rough Riders
the name of the fleet Roosevelt used to instill Big Stick Diplomacy
the Commander of the AEF
What is John Pershing
State three reasons for US Expansionism
What is Manifest Destiny, Need for Natural Resources (Economic Opportunity), Military Bases, Technology Advancements
the law instilled by the US government in Cuba to control them
Territories gained from the Spanish American War (there is 3)
Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Philippines
State 2 reasons for US Entry into WWI
What is Unrestricted Submarine Warfare, Zimmerman Note, & Russia Leaving the war
A historian argues that industrialization helped push the United States toward expansion because increased factory production created a need for both overseas buyers and access to raw materials. This identifies which major cause of expansion?
What is Economic Opportunity
Hearst & Pulitzer popularized this type of journalism that played a major role in starting the Spanish-American War
What is the name of the senator that annexed Hawaii
What is Sanford B. Dole
the plan for peace was set in place after WWI; it was constructed by Woodrow Wilson
What is the League of Nations