People
The first president of the U.S. (a layup to get started!)
The capital of the United States
What is Washington D.C. ?
The United States declared war on this country whom they blamed for the sinking of a naval ship and for atrocities committed against the Cuban people
What is the "Spanish Empire" or "Spain?"
To take strong or violent action against an authority
What is to "revolt?" (or "revolution?")
The leader of the Rough Riders and future Vice President and President of the United States
Who is Theodore Roosevelt? (Teddy Roosevelt)
Major island off the coast of Florida in the Caribbean Sea. The people here revolted against Spain in 1895
What is Cuba?
The name of the ship that exploded off the coast of Cuba on Feb. 15 1898, causing the death of over +200 American sailors
What is the "USS Maine?"
when a nation extends its power and dominion over other territories and peoples, gaining more land, markets, resources, etc.
What is "Imperialism?"
Commodore of the United States Asiatic Squadron and more famously led the US victory at the Battle of Manilla Bay
Who is George Dewey?
Major islands in the Pacific Ocean that exchanged ownership after the war for $20 Million. The capital is Manilla.
Less than a year after the war began, the United States and Spain signed a peace treaty in December 1898 in this country and city.
What is Paris, France.
Reporting that is exaggerated, dramatic, sensationalized, and meant to inflame emotion in the reader
What is "Yellow Journalism?"
President during the Spanish-American War
Who is President William McKinley?
The small island in the Pacific Ocean that the US captured on its way to Manilla. It is still a US Naval base to this day.
What is Guam?
The battle where the US Navy sunk the entire Spanish Pacific Fleet off the coast of the Philippines.
What is the "Battle of Manilla Bay?"
a country that is protected and partially controlled by a larger power
What is a "protectorate?"
Who is Emilio Aguinaldo? (impressive if you got this!)
Where Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders and the US Army won a major victory against the Spanish. Hint, its a hill.
What is San Juan Hill?
This battle took place off the coast of a major Cuban city and resulted in the US Navy defeating the Spanish Caribbean Fleet; ensuring US victory in Cuba
the vocab term for extreme and fanatical patriotism or nationalism that favors aggressive foreign policy and use of force
What is "Jingoism"