The Spanish-American war
This war taking place in 1898 between America and Spain determining Cuba's control
What is The Spanish-American War
The President at the time of the war who being deemed weak
Who was William McKinley
The U.S. and Spain meet up to discuss terms in this city
What is Paris
The U.S.'s former policy to keep out of foreign affairs that ended do to this war
What is Isolationism
a nations policy toward other countries
what is foreign policy
This Cuban refugee leads others to sail back to Cuba and start a revolution.
Who is Jose Marti
An American ship that's explosion was blamed on the Spanish
What was the U.S.S. Maine
What is Cuba
What is Imperialism
This American president warned his successors not to involve America in the business of other countries.
Who is George Washington
During this year Cuban refugee Jose Marti declared Cuba's independence.
1895
On April 21st 1898 after the President asked them to who voted to declare war on Spain
What is Congress
Spain gave these two places to the U.S. after the war
What are Guam and Puerto Rico
This belief that you deserve respect or admiration more because of the country that you were born in.
What is nationalism
when one nation becomes too powerful, other nations band together to protect themselves or make sure that the one nation does not over-throw them.
What is Balance of power
This tactic used to sell more papers involved embellishing or exaggerating stories and was used to help lead America into war with Spain
What is Yellow Journalism
What is the Philippines
Spain sells the Philippines to the U.S. for this amount of money
What is 20 million dollars
This being another reason America wanted to become an imperial power, expand and colonize
What is need for materials and markets
The idea that when citizens in each country are subject to law, the governments of nations are not subject to international laws in all cases.
What is International Anarchy
Leading up to and during the war Americans believed it was their job to do what for Cuba
take over Cuba and or save Cuba from Spanish rule
This country that was more prepared than the other won the Spanish-American war
What is America
This secretary of state went as far as calling this short war "a splendid little war"
Who is John Hay
What is yes
The constitution divides this power between Congress and the President.
What is control over US foreign policy