A form of college students,athletes, cowboys, and cowhands that fought in San Juan Hill led by future president Teddy Roosevelt
100
What is symbolism?
The use of symbols to recognize larger ideas
ex dove- peace
skull- heavy metal
100
What did William McKinley try to do in the Spanish American War?
He tried to nogotiate a peace treaty but it didnt work
200
What is 1892?
When most immigrants arrived
200
What was the percent of immigrant children that attended school?
35%
200
fill in the blank: ____________ exploded on febuary, 15, 1898 ending the lives of 200 Americans and was at the time blaimed on the spanish ( althougyears later it was found out that it was an engine faulty) but at the time it caused McKinely to change his mind and to send americans to join the war
What is the USS Maine
200
What is an Analogy?
It is a comparison between 2 unlikely things.
ex. spanish as animals
snorlax as stealthy
200
What is a Strike?
When workers stop working to protest their working conditions
300
What are the main reasons that immigration happened during that time period?
A new life, violence, and religious reasons
300
What city did the fire occur?
New York City
300
fill in the blank: The Maine sank in____________________.
What happened in Havana Harbor?
300
What is a political cartoon?
A cartoon that makes a point about a political issue or event using either symbolism, exaggeration, labeling, analogy, irony or all of them together.
300
What branch of US Government declared war on Spain?
Congress declared war on Spain
400
How were New Immigrants alike?
1) Their religions were mostly Catholic, Jewish, and Greek orthodox
2) Most didnt speak english
3) Most immigrants were used to living and working conditions that were different to those living in the Us
400
What were the materials that caused the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire?
Oil and rags
400
What is a protectorate?
A country that is technically independent but is still under control of another country which was cuba after the war only for a little while
400
What is irony?
Words that mean the opposite of the literal meaning of the words
ex: Its ironic that i became a baseball player because i was a quarterback
400
What is the majority of union members/factory workers?
Teenage Girls
500
Northern and Western Europe
Where did most immigrants come from in 1892?
500
Who were the owners of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory who not only escaped the fire, but were also charged with first and second degree murder?
Max Blanck and Isaac Harris
500
Who said the quote "this is a splendid little war." Also what was his position in government?
Secretary of State John Hay
500
What is Labeling?
When cartoonists label objects or people to make the point clear.
ex: A house that represents obamacare with the words obamacare on the top
500
What is Valiant?
ps. its on our spanish american war vocab
marked by exhibiting or carrying out heroic or courageous feets.