American Imperialism and the Spanish-American War

Flashcards about American Imperialism and the Spanish-American War.

What is imperialism?

A policy in which stronger nations extend their political and/or military control over weaker territories.

What secretary of state acquired Alaska and Midway Islands?

William Seward

In what year did the U.S. purchase Alaska from Czarist Russia?

1867

Name three causes/motives for American Imperialism.

Foreign Trade Access, Increase Military Strength, Cultural Superiority Beliefs, Competition with European Powers

What raw materials did the U.S. need for its factories?

Raw Materials

Why did the U.S. need new markets to sell goods?

Industrial & agricultural overproduction

Who urged the U.S. government to build American naval power?

Navy Admiral Alfred T. Mahan

What was the name of the naval destroyers built under President Roosevelt?

The Great White Fleet

What fueled racial superiority beliefs among some Americans?

Social Darwinism and a belief in the racial superiority of the Anglo-Saxon race

Who wrote 'The White Man's Burden'?

Rudyard Kipling

What territories did European countries colonize by the late 1800s?

Africa & China

What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference of 1884?

Europe "carved up" Africa

When did First American Christian missionaries arrive in Hawaii?

1820

Why did sugar owners seek Hawaii’s annexation?

To avoid high tariff

What tariff increased calls for annexation of Hawaii?

McKinley Tariff

Who led the coup against Queen Liliuokalani?

Sanford Dole

When was Hawaii proclaimed an American territory?

1898

What American businesses had pressured Congress to buy from Spanish since 1850s?

Cuba

What territories were still under Spain's control by the 1890s?

Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines

Who was sent to Cuba to suppress the rebellion?

Gen. “Butcher” Weyler

What is yellow journalism?

Appealed to emotions over facts - stories often biased with only Cuban sources

What was unflattering critical letter of Pres. McKinley?

DeLôme Letter

What ship Exploded in Havana Harbor?

U.S.S. Maine

When did U.S. declared war on Spain?

April 21, 1898

What document stated U.S. would not keep a permanent military presence in Cuba?

Teller Amendment

What the group of soldiers that T. Roosevelt was part of?

Rough Riders

Who led Filipino rebels against Spanish?

Emilio Aguinaldo

When did Spain surrender?

August 13, 1898

What treaty officially ending the war?

Treaty of Paris

What territories did America gained control of after the war?

Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines (in exchange for $20 million), Guam