Annexation of Hawaii
The three reasons the U.S. considered annexing Hawaii.
This type of sensationalized, often exaggerated reporting helped Americans support war against Spain.
What is yellow journalism?
The location that Teddy wanted to attack first because it was where a lot of Spain's military power was at.
What is The Philippines?
This country was the main focus of the Open Door Policy because many nations wanted to trade there.
What is China?
Many Americans supported annexation because they believed the Philippines could serve as a trading base with this large Asian country.
What is China?
This Hawaiian island was seen as the perfect location for coal refueling and as a military outpost.
What is Pearl Harbor?
In 1898, the explosion of this U.S. battleship in Havana Harbor helped push the U.S. toward war with Spain.
What is the USS Maine?
This U.S. naval officer led the American fleet to a decisive victory over Spain in the Philippines at the start of the war.
Who is Commodore George Dewey?
The Open Door Policy was created by this U.S. Secretary of State to make sure all countries could trade freely with China.
Who is John Hay?
This term describes a policy where a stronger country takes control of weaker countries for economic, political, or military reasons.
What is imperialism?
The last ruler of Hawaii, she was overthrown in part because Americans didn’t respect her as a woman or as a Native leader.
Who is Queen Liliʻuokalani?
This Caribbean island was a Spanish colony where a rebellion against Spanish rule in the 1890s drew U.S. attention.
What is Cuba?
The first major land battle of the war took place here, where the Rough Riders fought under Teddy Roosevelt.
What is Cuba / San Juan Hill?
The U.S. wanted to build the Panama Canal to connect these two oceans for faster trade and travel.
What are the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?
This Filipino leader fought for his country’s independence, first against Spain and then against the United States.
Who is Emilio Aguinaldo?
The U.S. acquired territories that would allow U.S. ships to stop around the world to refuel.
What did the U.S. do in order to control the sea?
The tactics used by Cubans to try to get the Spanish to leave Cuba.
What is destroying/blowing things up and killings workers?
The war lasted only about this many months, making it one of the shortest wars in U.S. history.
What is four months / 1898?
President Theodore Roosevelt helped Panama gain independence from this country so the U.S. could build the canal.
What is Colombia?
The war between U.S. forces and Filipino rebels lasted from 1899 to 1902 and caused the deaths of thousands of Filipinos.
What is the Philippine-American War?
Many American sugar planters supported annexing Hawaii so they could avoid paying these extra costs on their sugar exports.
What are tariffs or taxes?
Economic interests, like sugar plantations in Cuba, combined with reports of Spanish brutality, gave Americans multiple reasons to support this action in 1898.
What is declaring war on Spain / starting the Spanish-American War?
At the end of the war, this treaty officially ended the conflict and gave the U.S. control over the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
What is the Treaty of Paris (1898)?
This president said, “Speak softly and carry a big stick,” to describe his approach to foreign policy.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
This word means a country is growing in size, influence, or power, often by taking new land or gaining control over other countries.
What is expansion?