1. STAAR QUIZ – Week 1
Get out a pencil or pencil and clear your desk, we will take the quiz as soon as the bell rings!
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2. America Builds an Empire
Day 4 – April 17

3. Spanish-American War 1898 – U.S. becomes World Power
Driven by economic interest in sugar and tobacco plantation sin Cuba
Cubans began to want their independence from Spain.
3 Causes of Spanish American War
Yellow Journalism
De Lome Letter
USS Main
Let my people be free!

4. Yellow Journalism
The mistreatment of the Cubans by the Spanish alarmed the American public.
These events were reported on U.S. newspapers like
Joseph Pulitzer’s
William Randolph Hearst
Newspapers deliberately exaggerated the news, showing the Spanish as murderous brutes in order to sell more newspapers.

5. Examples of Yellow Journalism
* Spain – All black, evil, villainous bad guy
* Cuba – Depicted as a women to seem helpless, begging the U.S. for help/protection
* U.S. – depicted as hero, protector in the Western Hemisphere
Exaggerated News
It gave the American public a distorted view of events in Cuba.
This misinformation caused Americans to worry about U.S. investments and citizens living in Cuba at the time.
Soon it would escalate to war.
What do you see?
How is Spain being depicted?
Describe the environment and surroundings

6. The American President is weak
De Lome Letter
The American President is weak
In 1898, a letter by the Spanish Ambassador De Lome was published in American newspapers.
This letter called the President McKinley ‘weak’ and it angered Americans.
Soon the U.S.S. Maine, an American battleship, was sent to investigate in Cuba.
While in a Havana Harbor, it was sunk by a mysterious explosion killing 258 U.S. sailors.
America was outraged and cried for war!
“Remember the Maine”

7. How did these events affect the United States?
F. They increased public support for cuts in US defense spending
G. They prompted the end of Dollar Diplomacy in Latin America
H. They set a precedent of including territorial acquisitions in
settlements
J. They helped establish the United States as an imperial power
similar to European nations
Imperialism: the domination of a strong and/or large nation over small and/or weaker nation

8. The Spanish-American War Begins
2 Front War
The Philippines in the Pacific
Cuba in the Caribbean Sea
Battles in the Philippines
Spanish defeated in the Battle of Manila Bay in the Philippines.
The U.S.A. took control of the Philippines, even though the Filipino people had expected their freedom would be given to them by the United States.
 Imperialism!!

9. The Spanish-American War Begins
After a quick victory in the Philippines the U.S. turned towards Cuba.
Battle of San Juan Hill
Teddy Roosevelt raised a volunteer cavalry called the “Rough Riders” that helped the U.S. win the battle.
The U.S. also took control of Guantanamo Bay (We still have it)

10. Spanish-American War Is A Turning Point
The U.S.A. took control of Cuba just as it had the Philippines.
Soldiers had to be removed from Cuba because of yellow fever
Platt Amendment - treaty ended the war and gave the U.S. control of colonies formerly controlled by Spain.
Acquired Territories:
Cuba & Puerto Rico
The Philippines & Guam
 Imperialism!!
 Imperialism!!

11. America and Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is a small island nation in the Caribbean Sea.
U.S. set up a government, Puerto Rico is considered a territory of the U.S. and its people have U.S. citizenship.
Citizens lack voting representation in the United States Congress
Citizens are not eligible to vote in national presidential elections

12. Which sentence provides information needed to complete both the cause and effect portions of this diagram?
= independent today
Spanish American War of 1898
US becomes a
world power
with overseas
territory
F. The 1898 Spanish-American War led to world power status for the U.S.
G. The 1914 opening of the Panama Canal encouraged international trade
H. The 1919 Treaty of Versailles contributed to the start of WWII in Europe
J The 1929 stock-market crash set off the Great Depression in the U.S. f
The territories in the box were all acquired as a result of the Spanish American War
 Imperialism!!

13. The US Annexes Hawaii Hawaii was a monarchy until 1893
Ruled by Queen Liliuokalani
US forced the overthrow of the queen and annexed Hawaii
Hawaii became a State in 1959
 Imperialism!!

14. What were these Hawaiian citizens protesting?
To His Excellency William McKinley, President, and the Senate, of the United States of America . . We, the undersigned, native Hawaiian citizens who are members of the Hawaiian Patriotic League of the Hawaiian Islands, and others who are in sympathy with the said League, earnestly protest against the [addition] of the said Hawaiian Islands to the said United States of America in any form or shape.
— Petition, 1897
F. The forced annexation of the islands as a U.S. territory after the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy
G. The classification of the islands as a protectorate after the Hawaiian government signed a treaty with the United States
H. The granting of U.S. statehood to the islands after they were purchased from the Hawaiian monarch
J. The colonization of the islands by political refugees from the United States

15. Expansionism/Imperialism!!
America and East Asia
Geography had placed the USA in a great place for trading with East Asia, specifically Japan and China.
Expansionism/Imperialism!!
Hawaii
Cuba & Puerto Rico
Philippines
Guam

16. The USA needs to continue trade with China
America and China
Spheres of Influence were areas where a nation enjoyed special privileges within another nation.
European nations
most had a sphere of influence in China
United States
No sphere of influence in China
U.S. worried we might lose all ability to trade with China.
The USA needs to continue trade with China

17. Boxer Rebellion
In 1900, the Boxers, Chinese who opposed the influence of Western nations rebelled, and began killing foreigners living in China.
The Boxer Rebellion was crushed by the US and other western nations who wished to keep China open for trade.

18. China and the United States
To keep China’s markets open, the U.S. announced the
“Open Door Policy”
This policy gave equal trading rights with China to all nations, not just those with a sphere of influence.
 Expanding Trade

19. America and Japan
Japan had long been an isolationist nation and avoided Western influences.
American Commodore Matthew Perry landed in Japan to open trade relations.
 Expanding Trade

20. America and the Panama Canal
During war, U.S. warships sailed around South America to get from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
Panama, is the narrowest point in Central America and the logical place to build a canal. (Quicker, efficient)
Panama was part of Columbia who refused to allow the building on the canal
Roosevelt offered independence to Panama if they let us build the canal
Panama agreed, Roosevelt sent warships to aid in the rebellion against Columbia.
Many died from yellow fever during the building process

21. Which outcome was an important effect of the 1898 event illustrated by this map?
Increased U.S. foreign aid to the developing countries in South America
Increased U.S. public support for the construction of a canal through Central America
Decreased U.S. economic influence in the Western Hemisphere
Decreased U.S. naval presence in the Caribbean Sea
Nice Shortcut!

22. The Caribbean as an American Lake
The Monroe Doctrine (1832) prevented European nations from establishing new colonies in the Western Hemisphere.
Pres. Roosevelt repeated this warning with his “Roosevelt Corollary” warning Europe to stay away.
The Roosevelt Corollary became known as the “Big Stick Policy”.
Teddy Roosevelt often boasted he would “walk softly but carry a big stick”.
America would control the Caribbean area as Roosevelt sent U.S. troops to Central America to defend U.S. interests.
The USA became the police for the Western Hemisphere

23. President Roosevelt issued this statement in response to -
Chronic wrongdoing, which results in a general loosening of the ties of civilized society, may in America, as elsewhere, ultimately require intervention by some civilized nation, and in the Western Hemisphere the adherence of the United States to the Monroe Doctrine may force the United States, however reluctantly, in flagrant cases of such wrongdoing to the exercise of an international police power.
—President Theodore Roosevelt, 1904
“Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine” in Action
The construction of a canal in Panama
The threat of European intervention in Latin America
Spanish efforts to suppress a rebellion in Cuba
Public outcry regarding war between Russia and Japan
Intervene: to interfere by force in another
nation's internal affairs especially to compel
or prevent an action
What was the US trying to prevent?
European interference in our hemisphere

24. Taft and Dollar Diplomacy
William Taft chose “Dollar Diplomacy,” using American investment to promote American foreign affairs.
U.S. banks loaned Latin American nations money, if they couldn’t repay the loans on time, the U.S. government would send troops to make sure it was repaid.

25. Wilson and Latin America
During his presidency, Woodrow Wilson wanted to be seen less as a bully but forced to send U.S. troops to Central American nations to protect American interests.
Mexico had a revolution, Wilson refused to recognize the new government
Pancho Villa entered U.S. soil and murdered U.S. citizens
Wilson sent General John Pershing to capture Pancho Villa but he escaped capture by the Americans.
American military entering Mexico in search of Pancho Villa.

26. Cuban Revolution Mexican War World War I Spanish-American War
The policy outlined in the excerpt was directly influenced by problems that the U.S. Navy had recently confronted during —
No single great material work which remains to be undertaken on this continent is of such consequence to the American people as the building of a canal across the Isthmus connecting North and South America. Its importance to the Nation is by no means limited merely to its material effects upon our business prosperity President Theodore Roosevelt
Cuban Revolution
Mexican War
World War I
Spanish-American War
The Panama Canal saves time and money for both military and commercial shipping

27. The United States emerged as a World Power after what conflict?
Spanish American War
The United States emerged as a World Power after what conflict?

28. The agreement that everyone would have equal trading rights with China
Open Door Policy
The agreement that everyone would have equal trading rights with China

29. Panama Canal
This structure was built to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean and would be under the control of the United States until Carter’s presidency

30. Rough Riders
What was the name of the group that defeated the Spanish at San Juan Hill, they were led by Teddy Roosevelt

31. Hawaii
Which island was annexed by the United States after Queen Liliuokalani was removed

32. Yellow Journalism
This type of writing showed up in newspapers during the Spanish American War. It exaggerated and sensationalized the news, causing the public to want war

33. Pancho Villa
General Pershing and the AEF chased this murderous man down during the Mexican Revolution but were unable to capture him

34. Imperialism
Expanding a country by building your empire through gaining control of other countries

35. Roosevelt Corollary
This addition to the Monroe Doctrine declare the United State international police and urged Europeans to stay out of the Western hempisphere

36. De Lome Letter
This letter was sent by the Spanish ambassador bad mouthing President McKinley and made Americans want war even more than before

37. USS Maine
What was the name of the ships that was sunk in Havana Harbor, leading to the Spanish American War