Chapter 22

Question 1

Secretary of State, called the Spanish American War a “splendid little war”

Answer 1

John Hay

Question 2

Owned the New York Journal

Answer 2

William Randolph Hearst

Question 3

Captured Manila Bay

Answer 3

John Dewey

Question 4

Elected Vice President in 1900

Answer 4

Theodore Roosevelt

Question 5

Erupted in guerilla war after the US refused to recognize its independence

Answer 5

Philippines

Question 6

The platt amendment outlined the conditions under which the US had the right to intervene in its affairs

Answer 6

Cuba

Question 7

Concluded a treaty with US for the sale of Alaska

Answer 7

Alaska

Question 8

What played a role in bringing on the Spanish American war in 1898?

Answer 8

Officer led riots in Havana, the sinking of the Maine, and the de lome letter

Question 9

A resolution that declared Cuba independent and also demanded the withdrawal of Spanish forces. It also declaimed any designs the US had on Cuban territory.

Answer 9

Teller Amendment

Question 10

Theodore Roosevelt announced the US could intervene militarily to prevent interference from European powers in the Western Hemisphere

Answer 10

Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine