Chapter 20 Flashcards
Who favored expansion and believed buying Alaska was a great opportunity for trade with Asia and the Pacific
US Secretary of State William Seward
How much money did Russia get from the US for Alaska
$7.2 million
For many years the US followed a policy of isolationism. What is isolationism
Avoiding involvement in other countries affairs
Why did many Americans start to favor expansion?
Economic growth and a way to spread American values
Why did the US Great Britain and Germany all want the Somoa islands in the pacific
To set up coaling stations where ships could stock up on coal. Germany and the US divided it up
Why did Americans want Hawaii
They wanted Hawaii because of its location between the US and Asia for military and commercial outposts
When did Congress vote to make Hawaii US territory
1898
After revolts in 1895 where did the Spanish put Cubans
They used a policy of reconcentration which forced movement of people into detention camps for military or political reasons
Who led The Cubans calling for the US to help
Jose marti
Which presidents tried to stay neutral in the Cuban Spanish conflict
President Grover Cleveland and McKinley
Name two journalists who used yellow journalism
Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst
What happened to the battleship of the Maine
On February 15, 1890 the Maine exploded and sank killing 260
Who was blamed for the explosion of the Maine and what was the result
The Spanish were blamed and in April 1898 President McKinley asked Congress to declare war on Spain
Who sank an entire Spanish squadron at Manila Bay
Commodore George Dewey
Who was the main Filipino rebel leader
Emilio aguinaldo
What was the name of the Cuban rebels who were led by Theodore Roosevelt
The rough riders and they charged San Juan Hill
Where did most fighting happening Cuba
Santiago
What was included in the December 1898 US and Spanish Treaty
1 Spain accepted Cuban independence 2 The US gained Puerto Rico the Philippines Guam and Wake 3 US paid Spain $20 million
What did the platt amendment do
Limited Cuba’s power to make treaties or borrow money. The US could intervene in Cuban affairs and keep a naval base at Guatanamo
What is a protectorate
An independent country whose policies are controlled by an outside power
What did the Foraker Act of 1900 do
In Puerto Rico there was a US appointed governor and Puerto Ricans had limited self rule
When were Puerto Ricans made US citizens
1917
When did the Philippines become independent
1946
Who wanted to build a canal across Central America that would connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and why
Teddy Roosevelt because a shorter route was needed and global shipping would be easier
