Imperialism
Territories
American Foreign Policies
People
The Spanish-American War
100
New markets, cheap labor and raw materials.
What are the factors that fueled American expansion?
100
this land purchased by the United State was important to the economy because it was rich in timber, gold and oil.
What is Alaska?
100
the belief of a nation to separate itself from other nations.
What is isolationism?
100
urged the U.S. to acquire territories overseas, especially in the Pacific
Who are Theodore Roosevelt and Alfred Thayer Mahan?
100
This group of men consisted of cowboys, policemen, college students and Native Americans.
Who are the Rough Riders?
200
Promoted expansion and settlement of untamed lands for economic and social development
Who is Frederick Jackson Turner?
200
It was the narrowest part of Latin America, to build a canal.
What is Panama?
200
the establishment of colonies in a foreign country for economic gain
What is imperialism?
200
organized a volunteer calvary unit, became a nationa hero at the Battle of Saun Juan Hill and later became President of the U.S.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
200
The Filippinoes believed they were fighting with the Americans to gain
What is independence?
300
Urged the U.S. to acquire overseas territory in the Pacific, build a canal and naval bases outside of America.
Who is Alfred Thayer Mahan?
300
Purchased for 20 million dollars after the Spanish-American War
What is the Philippines?
300
American foreign policy told Europe to stay out of the Western Hemisphere
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
300
worried that imperialistic views might threaten U.S. values by violating fundamental human rights
Who are anti-imperialists
300
a major result of the of the Spanish Amercan war for the United States
What was gaining overseas colonies?
400
the view is shown in the following quote,
...we are in the Philippines as righteously as we are there rightly and legally. . . . the taking of the Philippines does not violate the principles of the Declaration of Independence, but will spread them among a people who have never known liberty, and who in a few years will be as unwilling to leave the shelter of the American flag as those of any other territory we ever brought beneath its folds.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Speech to US Senate, 1900
What is imperialism?
400
The Philiiopines, Guam and Puerto Rico
What are the territories gained by the U.S. after the Spanish American War?
400
The independence of Panama and the construction of the canal occured due to.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
400
Wanted to restore the power of Hawaii to the people, was overthrown by American farmers
Who is Queen Liliokalani
400
the U.S. battleship sent to Cuba to protect Americans that mysteriously exploded
What is the USS Maine?
500
The belief in the duty to civilize and Christianize the savages of the world.
What is the White Man's Burdin?
500
Annexation of this territory had trade advantages for American sugar growers
What is Hawaii?
500
Adding the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine declared the United States to be...
What is the policeman for the Western Hemisphere?
500
Supported expanding America by arranging the purchase of Alaska from Russia
Who is William Seward?
500
Influenced Americans to support Cuba and their war against Spain, exaggerated stories to sell newspapers, and blamed Spain for the explosion of the battleship Maine.
What is Yellow Journalism (the role it played in the Spanish-American War)?