Causes
The Spanish ambassador called American President McKinley "weak" in this letter.
What is the DeLome Letter
This man was secretary of the Navy and leader of the Rough Riders
What is Teddy Roosevelt
This group opposed western influence in China and threw a rebellion.
What is the Boxers
What country did the Open Door Policy open?
What is China
What is jingoism
What is an aggressive, threatening patriotism that helped to create a warlike mood
Joseph Pultizer and William Hearst "exaggerated" stories in newspapers
What is yellow journalism
This man was President of the Naval War College and leading supporter of imperial expansion.
What is Alfred Thayer Mahan
What year did the Spanish American War take place?
What is 1898
This amendment said that the U.S. has the right to intervene in Cuban affairs.
What is the Platt Amendment
What is the name of the Naval Base on Cuba?
What is Guantanamo Bay.
This vessel exploded and was sunk in Havana Harbor and the U.S. blamed Spain.
What is U.S.S. Maine
She was the native ruler of Hawaii before she was overthrown by Americans in 1893
What is Queen Liliuokalani
Where was the Spanish American War Fought?
What is Cuba and Philippines
Why did the U.S. want an Open Door in China?
What is to prevent European powers from carving it up like they did Africa and shutting the U.S. out of its huge market (trade).
Why did the Philippinos revolt against American forces at the end of the Spanish American War?
What is they were expecting their independence like Cuba.
In addition to economics, why did the U.S. pursue a policy of Manifest Destiny in the late 1800's?
What are mililtary, nationalism and humanitarian factors
This man was the creator of the Open Door Policy with China
What is John Hay
What are two of the four reasons for colonial expansion for the U.S.?
Markets, Resources and ports for refueling and protecting American possessions around the world.
Who said, "speak softly, but carry a big stick"?
Who is Teddy Roosevelt
Why was building the Panama Canal a matter of strategic importance to the United States?
What is the need to quickly travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans for purposes of trade and to protect American possessions around the world.
What is the main reason why the U.S. declared war on Spain?
What is the Spanish refused to give Cuba its independence
This man led the provisional government in Hawaii after the Queen was kicked out.
What is Sandford B. Dole
What are the major terms of the Treaty of Paris?
What is Cuba gets independence, the U.S. takes possession of Guam and Puerto Rico, and pays $20 million for Philippines.
What was President Taft's foreign policy for dealing with Latin America?
What was Dollar Diplomacy - using U.S. aid to encourage cooperation from Latin American countries.
What was the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine?
What was Roosevelt's foreign policy statement added to the Monroe Doctrine which made the U.S. (Navy) the policeman of the western hemisphere