Chapter 10 America Claims an Empire Question and Answer Samples and Techniques
Feb 24, 2016
Chapter 10 America
Claims an Empire
Question and Answer Samples and Techniques
Name three things that stimulated U.S. imperialism.1. Thirst for new economic markets2. Desire for military strength3. A belief in the cultural superiority
of the Anglo-Saxon culture
Which country’s residents became citizes of the United States in 1917?
Puerto Rico
Who told the artist Frederic Remington, “You furnish the pictures and I’ll furnish the war”?
William Randolph Hearst
For which action did Theodore Roosevelt win the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize?
Negotiating an end to war between Russia and Japan
Name three conflicts in which the U.S. military troops were involved.1. The Boxer Rebellion2. The Hawaiian Revolution3. Cuba’s second war for
independence
What did the United States insist that Cuba include in its constitution?
The Platt Amendment
On what did the Roosevelt Corollary build?
Monroe Doctrine
What was included in the de Lome letter?
Criticisms of President McKinley
What war ended with the Treaty of Paris of 1898?
Spanish-American War
What was the purpose of the Foraker Act?
To end military rule and set up civil government in Puerto Rico
The mysterious sinking of which ship fueled the movement for war with Spain?
U.S.S. Maine
What was the name for the sensational and often irresponsible news headlines and stories?
Yellow journalism
Where did General John J. Pershing lead a force of fifteen thousand soldiers and what was he trying to capture?
Into Mexico in an attempt to capture Pancho Villa
What did Luis Munoz Rivera, a newspaper editor, support?
Independence for Puerto Rico
What was “Remember the Maine!”?
A rallying cry for U.S. intervention in Cuba
Who previously controlled the land in which the Panama Canal was built?
Colombia
The United States would not withdraw its army from Cuba until that country adopted this.
The Platt Amendment
In this war, the United States treated Filipinos in much the same way the Spanish had treated the Cubans.
Philippine-American War
Who surrendered Hawaii to the United States in 1893?
Queen Liliuokalaniaka Queen “Lil”
Who was known as the hero of San Juan Hill?
Theodore Roosevelt
Map directions, distances before and after, map legend.
What did Jose Marti, Luis Munoz Rivera, and Emilio Aquinaldo have in common? What country was each man from?
Think About• Conditions in each man’s country• The beliefs and actions of each
man• The events in the men’s lives
What effect did the yellow journalism used by Hearst and Pulitzer before and during the Spanish-American War have on American reactions to the situation in Cuba? How do you feel about the use of such journalism?
Write About:The definition of yellow journalismThe reasons for using such journalismA specific example of yellow journalismThe indirect results of yellow journalism
What is tonight’s homework?
Study for tomorrow’s test on Chapter 10!!