Unit 3 Assessment Flashcards
Annexation
To incorporate territory into an existing country or state
Apply annexation
US agreed to import Hawaii sugar duty free
McKinley tariff eliminated duty free status of Hawaii sugar
So American planters in Hawaii called for US to annex the islands so they wouldn’t have to pay the duty
Imperialism
The policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories
Reasons for start of Spanish American war
Partly imperialism Spain out of Cuba Yellow journalism De lome letter USS Maine
Start of flow chart for Spanish American war
Jose marry starts a revolution in Cuba because people want freedom from Spain
How does Spain respond to revolution
Sent general valeriamo weaker to Cuba to restore order
What was going on in America during Cuba revolution
Exaggerated the news to lure and enrage readers (yellow journalism)
Americans are sympathetic toward Cuba but president McKinley wants to try
Diplomacy, avoid war
Diplomacy works until
The New York journal publishes the de lome letter calling the president weak
After calling the president weak what happened
USS Maine explodes in Havana, killing 260 men, which lead to war
America fights Spain in which places for the Spanish American war
Philippines
Cuba
Caribbean
Effects of Spanish American war effects were America gains
Guam, Puerto Rico, Philippines
Agreements reached at annexing the Philippines voiced three concerns
Treaty violatedDeclaration of Independence (deny self gov)
Should settle race- related problems at home before problems elsewhere
Philippine immigrants compete for jobs
Panama Canal
Columbia wouldn’t give permission to panama for us, so panama declared independence supported by us, then gave us panamal canal
Zimmerman note
Alliance between Mexico and Germany