chapter 27 Flashcards
republicans on imperialism
pro
democrats on imperialism
anti
alfred thayer
control of sea= dominance
america wants hawaii for
sugar with a low tariff
teller amendment
tells cuba if they fight with us, we will give them their independence
in us constitution
battle cry to spain
“remember the maine to hell with spain”
maine explodes in havana
teddy Rosevelts rise to fame
san juan hill
platt amendment
forced cuba under us control
in cubas amendment
Alfred T Mahan
wrote the influence of sea power
spanish war fought over
boat and a note
maine exploding and delome letter from spanish leader calling american president poor leader
in spanish american war most americans die of
disease
foraker act
puerto ricans get limited pop government (became a territory)
(can vote in gov officials)
insular cases
constitution does not apply to new areas
gentleman’s agreement
agreement saying japan would stop immigrants by withholding passports
reason we wanted guam and pr
markets
