Spanish American War
This exaggerated news reporting about Cuba led to the start of the Spanish American War.
What is yellow journalism?
This Florida city played a crucial role during the Spanish American War as a military port for soldiers and a major supply point.
What is Tampa?
Due to increased industrialization, Americans wanted _____ and new markets to sell to.
What are raw materials?
The construction of this would benefit every state in the U.S. regardless of its location.
What is the Panama Canal?
This policy by President Taft focused less on military use and more on economic development in Latin America.
What is Dollar Diplomacy?
The explosion of this ship in the Havana Harbor led to the start of the Spanish American War.
This Cuban exile raised funds in Ybor City to organize a revolt in Cuba.
Who is Jose Marti?
After acquiring this territory, this country resented US takeover and began a three-year war for independence.
What is the Philippines?
According to Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan, the US should establish these to increase security.
What are naval bases?
This policy was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine and justified US military intervention in Latin America.
What is Roosevelt's Corollary?
According to the Treaty of Paris, the United States acquired these new territories after the Spanish American War.
What are the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam?
As a result of the Spanish American War, the United States was viewed as a major _____.
What is a world power?
In order to create equal trading rights in China, this policy was created.
What is the Open Door Policy?
These three challenges made it difficult to construct the Panama Canal.
What are diseases, cultural differences, and engineering difficulties?
U.S. foreign policies in Latin America focused on removing this from the Western Hemisphere.
What is European powers?