USII.5a Imperialism and the Spanish-American War

Territories gained as a result of the Spanish American War

- Guam - Philippines - Puerto Rico

Results of the Spanish American War

- U.S. became a world power - Cuba gained independence from Spain - U.S. gained the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico

Reasons for the Spanish American War

- protection of American business interests - American support of Cuban rebels - rising tensions between Spain and the U.S. - exaggerated news reports (yellow journalism)

isolationism

A national policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs

24th Infantry, 9th/10th Cavalry "Buffalo Soldiers"

African American military units who helped the Rough Riders take San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War

Why was Alaska called "Seward's folly"?

It was a frozen wasteland with no known resources

The United States acquired Alaska from

Russia, when we bought it

Cubans wanted independence from -

Spain

Rough Riders

The group of volunteer cavalry forces run by Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish-American War

Reasons for increased tensions between Spain and the U.S.

sinking of the USS Maine; the U.S. blamed Spain, but we still don't know why the ship sank

In Hawaii, Americans who owned plantations there overthrew the Hawaiian monarchy and took over. How did the United States get Hawaii after that?

We annexed this place.

annexation

When a country goes into another country and takes over without a wa

-ism

a suffix that means "belief"

What often influences American involvement in international affairs?

economic interests ($$) and public opinion

America emerged as a world power as a result of -

the Spanish American War

imperialism

the belief in gaining colonies to build an empire, usually by invading other countries/places

expansionism

the belief in growing your country