Scotts Flashcards
what is the era called directly after the civil war
The reconstuction
Who made the “Yellow Press,” describing over sea exploits as manly activities?
Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolf Hearst
What book inspired many to spread religion to the “backward people.”
Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis
Who wrote Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis
Reverend Josiah Strongs
What Newspaper wrote about how america is at the point where it should imperialize
The Washington Post
What Political Cartoon shows William Mckinley waiting on Uncle Same
The Imperial Menu
Which aggressive political people interpreted Darwinism to mean that the world belongs to the strong (uncle sam)
Theodore Roosevelt and Congressman/senetor
Henry Cabot Lodge.
Which country did Japan, Germany and Russia take resources and land from in the 1890’s
China
What continent was partitioned by the Europeans in the 1880s in colonial conquest
Africa
What did capt. alfred thayer mahan argue in the book “The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660-1783
That is was the way to world dominance
Who cause a naval race between great powers that caused america to increase its navy and create the panama canal
capt. alfred thayer mahan
What two time secretary of state pushed the Big-Sister policy
James G. Blaine
What policy involved using the Latin Amerucas to increase US power
Big Sister Policy
Where was the first Pan-American Conference held
Washington D.C
Which country did america get close to war over after their natives got close in the Soman islands
Germany
The lynching of 11 people of what group lead America getting close to war with its country
Italians
What country did America get close to after they killed 2 american sailors
Chile
Which country did america get close to war over the seal hunting in the Pribilof Islands of Alaska
Canada
Gold in a disputed jungle boundary cause war to nearly happen between which two countries
Venezuela and Britian
Who wrote an undiplomatic note to Britain about how the US was unstoppable
Richard Olney
Richard Olney aggrivated which country with a note
Britian
The reconciliation between Britian and America is called what
The Great Rapproachement
Which country was britian close at war with which caused the Great Rapprochement with America
Germany
What was the final action of many events causing the Hawiaiin sugar markets to crash
The McKinley Tariff
Who outnumberd the natives of hawaii because of the American Sugar Lords
Chinese and Japanese immigrants
Why did Ameria take Hawaii over
For its sugar farming
Who rallied the Native Hawaiians to resist annexation
Queen Liluokalani
What did the insurrectors of the Cuban Revolution against spain do
Burn sugar fields, mills, and blow up trains
Who said whoever controls Cuba controls the Gulf of Mexico
Senator Lodge
Who created concentration camps in Cuba
Spanish General “Butcher” Weyler
Who spread misinformation about the cuban war that made it sound way worse than it was
William Randolf Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer
Who was forced out of office after a letter talking about the president negatively was leaked
Spanish minister in Washiington, Dupuy de Lome
What battle ship that mysteriously blew up was sent to Cuba for a “Friendly Visit”
Battleship Maine
What was the battle cry of Americans towards spain
Remember the Maine to Hell with Spain
What did the Spanish call the Americans
Jingoes
What was President Mckinley called during the Cuban Revolution
Wobbly Willie
What did theodore say about mckinley because of the fact mckinley coudn’t make a decsion about the cubans
The “White-livered” occupant of the White House didnt have “The Backbone of an Eclair
Who sent a war message to Congress statung the Cubans needed an armed intercention from the Spanish after much public backlash
President Mckinley
What was the agreement proclaimed by the Americans stating that when they had overthrown the Spanish out of Cuba, they would give Cuba it’s freedom called
The Teller Amendment
Who encouraged and amplified the impulsive war against Spain
The Yellow Press
Which person told General Dewy to head to the Philippines before America declared war on Spain
Roosevelt
Which General destroed the warships of Manila
George Dewey
Who had a poem written about them after they destroyed the warships at Manila
George Dewey
What happened after Dewey destroyed the Warships of Manila
The ships were stuck in the bay and had to wait for reinforcements
Why was the annexation of Hawaii rushed
The US was scared of Japan taking it from them, they also needed it for a coaling station
Who lead the Americans in their takeover of Cuba
General William R. Shafter
What was William R. Shafter carries around on
A door
Who was the regiment of volunteers, constituting mostly of cowboys with a sprinkling of ex polo players and ex convicts called
The Rough Riders
Who were the Rough Riders lead by
Colonel Leonard Wood
Who organized the Rough Riders
Theodore Roosevelt
What did Theodore Roosevelt carry around a dozen of
spectacles
Who lead the Philipean insurrention after being exiled from it and went on to live a life of Politics and Warfare
Emilio Aguinaldo
Why was Shaftners landing in Santiago met with little opposition
The Cuban insurrectos helped
Who fought at El Caney and Kettle Hill
The Rough Riders and Cuba
What did satirist Finleu Peter Dunne remarked Roosevelts book about when he was in Cuba should have been called
Alone in Cuba
What did Capt. Philip of the “Texas” say to his seamen while the Americans surrounded Santiago
“Don’t cheer, men, the poor Devils are dying.”
Where did the American army receive even less resistance than in cuba
Puerto Rico
What caused Spain to sign an armistice with the US
The US takeover of Puerto Rico
Who wrote about the Rough Riders saying that most men in it where better than him, but nobody else could command them as he did
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
Who did America take Guam from
Spain
What island was divided between Germany and America
Samoa
