Spanish-American War and US Imperialism Vocabulary and Facts

The US played a significant role in deposing Hawaii’s last queen. President Grover Cleveland wanted Queen Liliuokalini restored to the throne. Congress disagreed and by the McKinley administration, we ________ Hawaii.

• annexed

• abandoned

• sold

• ignored

Filipinos helping Americans -- The Spanish-American War was fought in multiple places -- including the Philippines. The first major battle took place in the ________ and not in Cuba.

• Philippines

• Puerto Rico

• Guam

• Hawaii

Spanish-American War (1898) -- Fueled by expansionist feelings, yellow journalism, a sympathy for the plight of the Cuban people, and *The explosion of the USS Maine, the Spanish-American War resulted in the US becoming an imperialist power. America gained control of the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, and Cuba became an American ________.

• protectorate

• colony

• state

• territory

Who was the navy admiral whose book The Influence of Sea Power argued that great nations had great navies and influenced both McKinley and TR?

• Alfred Thayer Mahan

• George Dewey

• David Farragut

• Chester W. Nimitz

Dewey -- Commodore George Dewey defeated the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay (Philippines) as part of the opening of the ________.

• Spanish-American War

• World War I

• Mexican-American War

• American Civil War

Yellow Journalism -- A sensational style of journalism that was designed to sell newspapers. The Hearst and Pulitzer publishing empires tried to outdo one another. A contributing factor in our going to war against Spain and getting involved in ________.

• Cuba

• Mexico

• Panama

• Philippines

Who was the leader of the Filipino resistance to both Spanish and American rule of the Philippines?

• Aguinaldo

• Rizal

• Bonifacio

• Mabini

Puerto Rico -- US invaded the island and gained control as a result of the Spanish-American War. Puerto Rico became a US territory as a result of the Treaty of Paris ________.

• 1898

• 1901

• 1917

• 1865

Foraker Act -- Established a civil government on the island of ________. The US would appoint the governor and the upper legislative chamber.

• Puerto Rico

• Cuba

• Hawaii

• Guam

Platt Amendment -- US required Cuba to insert this into their constitution. Part of this included that Cuba could not go into debt to a foreign nation, the US had a right to intervene if our interests were threatened, and the US had the right to lease land for a naval base -- that naval base exists to this day -- ________.

• Guantanamo Bay

• Pearl Harbor

• Panama Canal

• Key West