Spanish American War

USS Maine

The US battleship mysteriously sunk in the Havana Harbor

yellow journalism

printing sensational stories used to stir up people's emotions

imperialism

practice of one country taking over a weaker country - building an empire

annex

to add

neutral

not taking sides

isolationism

a belief in staying out of the business of politics of other nations

"Remember the Maine"

the battlecry of the Spanish American War

President McKinley

President of the US during the SAW

Roosevelt's Rough Riders

group made up of volunteers from all walks of life- rich, poor, educated, uneducated, college graduates, cowboys, Indians, politicians, etc.

Alaska

purchased from Russia, became the 49th state in 1959

Hawaii

taken over by America, considered an ideal fueling spot for our ships on their way to markets in China, Congress made it an American territory, became 50th state in 1959

Phillippines

America took possession of the islands as a result of the SAW, like Hawaii, America thought it was an ideal fueling spot, granted independence in 1946 after WWII

Puerto Rico

Took possession in 1900 after the SAW, made commonwealth of the US in 1952, Puerto Ricans are considered American citizens but cannot vote

Panama Canal Zone

controlled by American until 2000, created to cut down on the time and cost to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

Anti-Imperialist

Included Mark Twain and Grover Cleveland. They were opposed to American imperialism and expansion.

Social Darwinism

The application of ideas about evolution and "survival of the fittest" to human societies - particularly as a justification for their imperialist expansion.

Manifest Destiny

A notion held by a nineteenth-century Americans that the United States was destined to rule the continent, from the Atlantic the Pacific.

Monroe Doctrine

PEEING DOG- A statement of foreign policy which proclaimed that Europe should not interfere in affairs within the United States or in the development of other countries in the Western Hemisphere.

Treaty of Paris

(1898) treaty that ended the Spanish American war. Provided that Cuba be free from Spain.

Imperialist Debate

The argument between Americans during the 19th century over whether or not the US should expand and spread their power and influence. Both sides used democracy as their main argument.

Imperilaist

Included William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. They supported the idea of American expansion into other nations