Week 4: World War I and Imperialism

Question 1

imperialism

Answer 1

the economic and political domination of a strong nation over other weaker nations

Question 2

“yellow journalism”

Answer 2

type of sensational, biased, and often false reporting for the sake of attracting readers

Question 3

Maine

Answer 3

battleship that mysteriously exploded, the people blamed the Spanish and urged McKinley to go to war

Question 4

Hearst / Pullitzer

Answer 4

William Randolph Hears and Joseph Pulitzer owned major newspapers in New York who swayed American’s support for the rebels by using yellow journalism

Question 5

Platt Amenement

Answer 5

Amendment added to the Cuban constitution after their defeat in the Spanish-American War; said that (1) Cuba could not make any treaty with another nation that would weaken its independence or allow a foreign power to gain territory in Cuba (2) US able to buy or lease naval stations in Cuba (3) Cuba’s debts had to be kept low (4) the US has the right to intervene to protect Cuban independence and keep order

Question 6

Treaty of Paris 1898`

Answer 6

ended Spanish-American War - Cuba became independent, US would obtain Puerto Rico, Guam and pay $20 million for the Philippines

Question 7

William Jennings Bryan

Answer 7

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