Who am I?
I am the Cuban patriot who was exiled to NYC, but came back to start a rebellion against Spain in the 1890s.
Jose Marti
The agreement that ended the Spanish American War.
Treaty of Paris (1898)
According to this act, the U.S. promised not to rule Cuba after defeating Spain.
Teller Amendment
This fight was over in about half an hour on May 1, 1898, ending the Pacific phases of the Spanish-American War.
Battle of Manila Bay
The Front Porch Campaign led to the election of this president.
William McKinley
I am the commander of the U.S. Asiatic Squadron that defeated the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Manila Bay.
George Dewey
The agreement between U.S. and Britain that was a preliminary to the Panama Canal.
Hay-Pauncefote Treaty
According to this Act, although Cuba was an independent country, there were so many limits on its government that it was practically a U.S. territory.
Platt Amendment
Engagements at Kettle Hill, San Juan Hill and El Caney were won by this most well-known military unit in the Spanish American War.
Rough Riders
Because of the celebrity he gained by being part of the Rough Riders, Theodore Roosevelt was elected to this position in 1900.
Vice President
I am the leader of the Philippine insurrection that fought against both Spain and the U.S.
Emilio Aguinaldo
According to this declaration, only the U.S. was per itted to intervene in Latin American affairs.
Roosevelt Corollary
This act established a civil government in Puerto Rico with a governor appointed by the president of the U.S.
Foraker Act
The resolution of this fight resulted in Theodore Roosevelt winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
Russo-Japanese War
This president was pressured by journalists William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer to declare war on Spain after the sinking of the USS Maine.
William McKinley
I am the Queen of Hawaii who was deposed in 1898 in a dispute with sugar growers and the Dole Fruit Co.
Queen Liliuokalani
According to this policy, various European nations, as well as Japan, had equal access to Chinese markets.
This increase of taxes on imported goods in 1890 increased interest in the annexation of Hawaii.
McKinley Tariff
This fight, resulting in the deaths of thousands of Chinese Christians, was caused by hostility toward the Open Door policy.
Boxer Rebellion
Dollar Diplomacy, which used U.S. economic strength to achieve foreign policy goals like the Open Door policy, was a strategy of this president.
William H. Taft
I wrote the book, The Influence of Sea Power on History.
Alfred Thayer Mahan
This agreement settled a dispute over segregation in San Francisco schools.
Gentlemen's Agreement
These SCOTUS cases justified imperialist policies toward Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Guam and the Philippines.
Insular Cases
A rebellion in Central America against Colombia, assisted in large degree by the U.S., led to the construction of this.
Panama Canal
Benjamin Harrison tried to annex Hawaii in 1893, but this president killed the deal.
Grover Cleveland