American Imperialism

Which territory did the United States NOT take as a territory and became a US protectorate?

• Puerto Rico

• Cuba

• Philippines

Why did the Filipino-American War begin?

• The US promised Filipino independence from Spain and then denied the people their independence

• The Filipino people refused to fight against the Japanese

• The Filipino rebels blew up US naval ships docked in Manila Bay in the Philippines

What event caused the Spanish-American War?

• Americans were upset at the treatment of the Cuban people and threats to American business investments

• Americans blaming Spain for the United States Navy ship, U.S.S. Maine, exploding in a Cuban harbor.

• Spain began sending nasty letters about President McKinley to the press to be published

What was a huge concern for American investments when Cuban fell into another Revolution against Spain?

• They were afraid Spain would invade the U.S.

• Many Americans had businesses in Cuba which were being destroyed

• Americans feared Spain would bomb their navy

**(2 answers) Americans were sympathetic to the Cuban Rebels' cause because of the following causes

• It reminded Americans of their own struggle for independence

• The Cuban Rebels would give American businesses better deals on sugar than the Spanish

• The Spanish had put Cubans into reconcentration camps which lead to many deaths

Most American soldiers during the war against Spain died from...

• combat

• starvation

• disease and sickness

What was the cause of the conflict between Cuba and Spain?

• Spain wanted to convert the Cubans to a Christianity

• Spain wanted to convert the Cuban government to communism

• Cuba wanted independence from Spain

What was a result of Yellow Journalism?

• People stopped buying newspapers

• Public opinion for the war increased

• Public outcry against the war increased.

This person, along with William Randolph Hearst, competed to sell the most yellow newspapers in New York.

• Joseph Pulitzer

• William McKinley

• Charles Foster Kane

Why was the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in the late 1800s?

• protect the Cubans

• protect US trading interests

• start a war against Cuba