U.S. History Test review

The Great Dying

80-90% people die in Hawaii because they don't have a good immune system because people were never there since they are in their own country.

1875 The Reciprocity Treaty

U.S. and Hawaii treaty to help Hawaiian farmers sell sugar to the U.S.

1887 The Bayonet Constitution 

hawaiian king who was made to give power to wealthy American businessmen

Queen Liliʻuokalani 

Last queen of Hawaii. She wanted to give power to native hawaiians

The Committee of Safety

Group of American businessmen who overthrew the queen lili’uokalani.

Why did the U.S. want to annex Hawaii?

because of pearl harbor

1895 The Cuban Revolution 

1895 same ideas as America many Cubans died because of it. Cubans revolted against Spanish and wanted independence

Monroe Doctrine

europe should stay out of the americas

Yellow Journalism

newspaper font where its big and exaggerated inorder people to read it

Jingoism

Extreme nationalism and strong support for war

U.S.S. Maine

ship that exploded in harbor and made the Americas mad towards spain

The De Lôme Letter 

Spanish letter that criticized president mckinley and made america mad towards spain

1898 The Teller Amendment 

The U.S. promised they were not going to annex Cuba

The Rough Riders 

Theodore Roosevelt group of many different people and different backgrounds who decided to come together and fight Spain IN CUBA

Treaty of Paris

ended the spanish american war

What New territories did the U.S. acquire after the War?

Puerto rico, guam, philippians, cuba

M.A.N.I.A.

Military, access to new market, nationalism, Ideology, Adventure

Manifest Destiny

Belief that the U.S. was supposed to expand across north america

Philippines

U.S gained philippines from spain after the spanish american war

American-Philippino War 

Filipinos fought the U.S. control because they wanted independence

Guam

island in the pacific Spain gave to the U.S after the Spanish american war

Puerto Rico

Spain gave Puerto Rico to the U.S. after Spanish american war

China: Century of Humiliation 

China lost power and privileges but the other foreign countries gained it

The Boxer rebellion 

China runs in Beijing against foreigners, especially christians

Election of 1900

McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt ran together, They both won and Roosevelt became vice president.

William McKinley

president during the Spanish american war

Trustbuster

break up powerful monopolies that were harmful to competition

The Square Deal

Roosevelt plan to fair deal for workers, business, consumers

French in Panama

france build canal through panama but failed 

How did the U.S. acquire the Panama Canal?

The U.S. helped panama become independent to sign a treaty to control canal zone

Big Stick Diplomacy

Theodore Roosevelt foreign policy to keep strong military as back upon

Dollar Diplomacy

President Taft use american money to increase U.S influence in other country 

Moral Diplomacy

President Wilson supported democratic countries

Annexation

When a country takes/absorbs another territory and makes it part of itself.

Imperialism

When a powerful country extends control over other countries/territories.