Grounds for War
The President when tensions between Spain and Cuba were escalating
What did the US stand to gain in their own self-interest if Cuba gained independence?
- Economic expansion
- An ally
The name of the future US President that led 1st Volunteer Cavalry
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
How did TR become President?
McKinley got assasinated
The name of the book and author that exposed the hidden problems of the meat-packing industry
”The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair
The President who started the war
Who is William McKinley?
What catastrophic event of 1898 forced McKinley to go to war?
The explosion of the U.S.S. Maine.
The name of the Treaty that ceded a group Asian islands to the US in exchange for $25 million
What is the Treaty of Paris?
What did TR consider to be the greatest evil?
Corporations
The definition of monopoly
The control of an industry by one company
Three inventions that helped expand the US economy and global dominance
Flight, peanuts, electricity, telephone, trains
How many people died in the catastrophic event that happened on 1898?
The name of the Amendment that confirmed Cuba’s independence from Spain
What is the Teller Amendment?
Why were anti-trust laws put into place?
Because corporations were controlling too many aspects of trade, business, and the economy.
Ex: Coal companies owned the land, water rights, coal, trains, and transportation tools for their industry.
The definition of regulation
Government rules and laws meant to supervise business
The Asian country that was actively fighting alongside Cuba for independence
What is The Philippines?
The name of the group of rag tag 1st Volunteer Cavalry men who fought on San Juan Hill
What is the Rough Riders?
The name of the Amendment that allowed the US to intervene in Cuba’s independence, creating tension between the two nations
What is the Platt Amendment?
What are consumer protections?
The number of acres preserved by TR for conversation
What is 230 million?
The method used by American newspapers to convince Americans to join the war for Cuban liberation. It is noted for false interviews, graphic images of violence, inaccurate reporting or unreliable sources.
What is yellow journalism?
What is a naval blockade? Why did the US use this strategy in Cuba?
When boats encircle a harbor, isolating an area that is important to an enemy. It worked in Cuba because the US had a better Navy.
The three territories gained by the end of the war
What are the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam?
TR’s policy that expressed the government’s purpose to show fairness to workers and consumers, regulating big business rather than destroying it
The international construction project that allowed the US to expand its global economy from South America and beyond
What is the Panama Canal?