Hawaii & Alaska
The United States bought Alaska from this country for just over $7,000,000
What is Russia?
Exaggerated news reports or misleading headlines designed to influenced readers opinions on a subject
What is yellow journalism?
Before the Panama Canal was built, it took this long for ships to sail from the United States around South America to Asia
What is 2 months?
What country was the Spanish-American war mostly fought over?
What is Cuba??
Alaska provided the United States with these natural resources
What are oil, timber, and gold?
Approximately how long is the Panama Canal?
What is 50 miles?
The Panama Canal connects these 2 oceans
What are the Atlantic and Pacific?
This future state provided the United States' cargo and military ships with a refueling station traveling across the Pacific Ocean
What is Hawaii?
The sinking of the USS Marine
What is a reason the United States declared war on Spain?
Where is the Panama Canal located?
What is in or through the country of Panama?
This American farmer played a key role in the United States gaining control of Hawaii and was elected to be the first American leader
Who is James Dole?
Natural Resources we gained form annexing Hawaii
What are sugarcane and pinapples?
Economic interests, humanitarian concerns, and to show American power to the world are...
What are reasons Congress declared war on Spain?
About how long does it take a ship to travel through the Panama Canal?
What is 9-10 hours?
This crop was important to American business interests in Cuba
What is tobacco?
She was the Queen of Hawaii that believed Hawaiians should control Hawaii
Who is Queen Liliuokalani?
Famous leader of the Rough Riders
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
How did the Panama Canal benefit the United States' economy?
What is United States' ships carrying goods could travel to Asia cheaper and faster?
Yellow Journalism influenced the United States congress to build a canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through Panama instead of this other country.
What is Nicaragua?