Imperialism
The US wanted land here for a naval base in the Pacific and sought to protect the sugar trade.
What is Hawaii/Pearl Harbor?
A sensational style of writing that exaggerates the news in order to get more readers.
What is "yellow journalism".
More American lives were lost in the Spanish American War due to what?
What is disease (yellow fever and malaria).
Why was the Spanish American War called a "Splendid Little War"?
What is it lasted less than six months and fewer than 300 Americans died in combat.
The Spanish American war was fought on what two islands?
What was the Philippines and Cuba.
The U.S. purchased this territory from the Russian government in 1867?
What is Alaska.
The Teller Amendment stated that the U.S. sought independence for?
What is Cuba.
Name the Vice Presidential candidate of McKinley in the 1900 campaign?
Who is Theodore Roosevelt.
The Boxers in China targeted whom?
Who are Chinese Christians, Missionaries, and Foreigners.
What was the significance of the 9th and 10th cavalry units during the Spanish American War?
What is they helped win the major battles at San Juan and Kettle Hill and were comprised of African American soldiers.
This nation attempted to achieve independence by going to war against the United States after the Spanish American War.
What are the Philippines?
Another name for the 1st Volunteer Cavalry unit comprised of Ivy league athletes, upper class New Yorkers and cowboys and Native Americans?
Who are the Rough Riders.
Name the Filipino rebel leader who fought the U.S. control over the Philippine Islands?
Who is Emilio Aguinaldo.
In order to get the rights to the Isthmus of Panama for building a canal, TR did this controversial action?
What is support a Panamanian Rebellion.
Of the territories we gained in the Spanish American War, name one that is still under some form of control or protection from the United States.
What is Puerto Rico or Guam.
The "Bloodless Palace Coup" refers to the way in which the U.S. acquired what nation?
What is the Hawaiian Islands.
American sailors were killed in Havana harbor in 1898 when what ship exploded?
What is the U.S.S. Maine.
Name 2 islands/territories we received as a result of the Spanish American war?
What are Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico.
Identify one reason why a canal in Central America was important to Roosevelt?
What is to accelerate trade and to move our naval fleet from the Atlantic to the Pacific more effeciently.
The last ship that went down in the Spanish American War was named what?
The Columbus.
Name two reasons the United States decided to adopt a policy of imperialism in the late 19th century.
What is new economic markets, a belief in our cultural superiority, a desire to be seen as a world power, religious conversion and desire to increase the size of our military
Name 2 reasons why the United States was so interested in going to war with Spain.
What was Cuban independence, humanitarianism, Imperialism, desire to have military bases, economic opportunity.
Identify one aspect of the Filipino American War that was different from the Spanish American War?
It lasted for years, there were thousands of more casualties due to combat instead of disease.
Why was McKinley cautious before declaring war against Spain?
What is he sought to investigate to ensure that the Spanish were responsible for the loss of American lives.
Who became the first civil Governor of the Philippine islands and is later elected President?
Who is William Howard Taft.