17.6 Flashcards
19th century latin american gov often went into debt in order to develop facilities fo their ____industires
export
in order to build the Panama Canal, the US aided ____ in winning its independence from Columbia
Panama
The purpose of the ____ was to shorten travel distances for ocean-going ships
Panama Canal
The ___ became a U.S. colony following the Spanish American War but fought the U.S. unsuccessfully for 3 years.
Phillipines
___ became a U.S. colony following the removal of the native gov by U.S. buisness interests
Hawaii
___ became a U.S. colony following the Spanish- American War, but was controlled by a U.S military gov.
Cuba
Panama events
A) a French company attempts to build a canal across Panama, but is
unsuccessful
B) the U.S. uses its navy to help Panama win its independence from
Columbia
C) Panama grants the U.S. a 10-mile-wide zone for building a canal
D) the Panama Canal opens
addition of territory
annexation
Last Hawaiian ruler of Hawaii
Queen Liliuokalani
military dictator
Caudillo
Monroe Doctrine
U.S. statement of opposition to European influence
Jose Marti
Cuban writer who fought for Cuban independence
Spanish-American War
war fought between the United States and Spain in 1898, in which the Americans supported the Cuban fight for independence
Emilio Aguinaldo
Filipino nationalist who fought against the Americans
Panama Canal
Man-made waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans