Vocab
Policy where a bigger and better country takes control of a smaller country.
What is imperialism
Who was president during the Spanish American War?
President McKinley
A ship that was heading towards spain to help with the conflict and was destroyed mid way. No one knows who destroyed it.
U.S.S Maine
A lot of passengers died on a ship on Feburary 15,1898
What is the destruction of the U.S.S Maine
"If Colombia wont let me build a canal then I will take it by force!"
Theadore Roosevelt
When someone exaggerates the new to make seem more interesting. Usually against a president or an event.
What is Yellow Journalism
A war that was started by the destruction of the U.S.S Maine. Cuba blamed Spain on them destroying the ship. US wanted revenge.
What was the Spanish American War?
Cuban poet and journalist that included burning american owned sugar mills and plantations
Who is Jose Marti
A nickname given to a group lead by Teddy Roosevelt to help out with the Spanish-American War.
What is Rough Riders
A agreement that was signed by King George lll in Paris with the United States to end the American Revolutionary War.
What was the Treaty of Paris?
One of the two big players that are in the journalism category, this one is in the New York Journal
Who is W.R Hearst
To make a city, country, state larger with more territory added to the land.
What is annexation
It was a 82 km waterway that connects the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean to make ships go in and out easy.
What is the Panama Canal?
Second of the two big players in the journalism catagory, this one is in the New York World
Who is J Pulitzer