1890-1914

Question 1

Year of Cuban revolt

Answer 1

1895

Question 2

Who aided the rebels through creating American sympathisers

Answer 2

Yellow press- randalph and pullitzer

Question 3

1898

Answer 3

Anti-imperialist leagye created with wiliam jennings Bryan and isolationist as the spokesperson

Question 4

Jose Marti

Answer 4

Cuban nationalist revolt leader

Question 5

USS Maine

Answer 5

At Havana harbour 266 killed. Spanish say it was a fault on the ship but Americans say it was a Spanish mine. More ammoninthe form 9f a letter sent from the Spanish ambassador found by the Cuban rebels.

Question 6

Treaty of Paris

Answer 6

Requirement of Philippines, Guam and puerto Rico

Question 7

Hawaii annexed

Answer 7

1898 gains pearl harbour and sugar was duty free allowing a fulfilment of a need for the market

Question 8

Open door policy Taft and China

Answer 8

1900 boxer rebellion lead to a destabilty in the Chinese government showing that European powers may intercept therefore America not wanting trade affected came up with the Open Door Policy

Question 9

1901

Answer 9

Platt amendment American influence over Latin America control of Cuban banks treaties and trade

Question 10

1903

Answer 10

Panama purchase for $110m and annual purchase rent, due to Colombian disagreements Roosevelt helps initiate a revolt with Panamanianpanamanianss as recognised by U.S. as a independent country, total cost 921m

Question 11

1904

Answer 11

Roosevelt corollary allows America to become a policing power

Question 12

1904

Answer 12

126000 troops fight Filipino revolt costing total 620m

Question 13

1904

Answer 13

Russo Japanese war. US supports Russia

Question 14

1905

Answer 14

Treaty of Portsmouth China free with trading with Japan and Russia

Question 15

Root takahira

Answer 15

1908

Question 16

Zimmerman telegraph

Answer 16

German ambassador to Mexico 1917 Mexican govt get back Texas Arizona and new Mexico, American intercept and got angered

Question 17

1917 Feb and March

Answer 17

US boats sunk by German u boats

Question 18

1915

Answer 18

Sinking of lusitania

Question 19

US trade increased by…

Answer 19

400%

Question 20

If Germany won how much would be posting loans

Answer 20

$2bn

Question 21

1914

Answer 21

Wilson says we are going to stay neutral

Question 22

Pacifism Nd Wilson

Answer 22

Wilson got involved in the war as in order to get peace the US had to be involved

Question 23

Taft and Latin America

Answer 23

1909 Taft brought up debts in Honduras in order to set up financial control there as done in Nicaragua and Haiti

Question 24

1914

Answer 24

Troops sent into Honduras to deal with a revolt

Question 25

Taft dollar diplomacy

Answer 25

Tafts ideology was that the control of the railroads meant control over the economy- bills for bullets

Question 26

Fenian raids end

Answer 26

1871

Question 27

1905

Answer 27

Treaty of Portsmouth stop Japan and Russia from trading with China