Latin America and the Pacific U.S. and Virginia History

Spanish American War - 1898 __________________________________________ ______________________________________ We decided to intervene and help Cuba – naturally, this led to a war with Spain The short war (it only lasted 10 weeks) _________ __________________________________________ The United States was victorious, _____________ __________________________________________ The U.S. will also annex (gain) ________________ __________________________________________

Roosevelt and the Rough Riders __________________________________________ __________________________________________ ________________. His volunteer cavalry brigade, the Rough Riders, won public acclaim for its role in the battle of San Juan Hill in Cuba. Roosevelt returned a hero and was soon elected governor of NY and later president of the U.S.

The Panama Canal In 1903, Teddy Roosevelt ____________________ __________________________________________ ___________________________– this became the Panama Canal Once problem presented itself – ______________ __________________________________ With the backing of the U.S., _________________ __________________________________ This rebellion meant that the United States would have sole control of the canal Jerk move or smart move on our part? The canal officially opened in 1914

Hawaii In 1898, the U.S. ___________________________ ______________________________________ The man in charge of the annexation was a guy named ___________________ Last name sound familiar? He was a planter. He liked fruit. Most of Hawaii’s population was the native – due to racial tensions the U.S. ____________________ __________________________

Open Door Policy In the early 1900s, __________________________ __________________________________________ The purpose of this policy was to ______________ _________________ (mainly the U.S. and Europe) China continued to be exploited by Western countries for the next several decades and the ______________________________