The American Pageant, 13th Edition; AP Edition
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| 549734222 | Mahan | Wrote The Influence of Sea Power upon History, which argued that control of the sea was the key to world dominance;it stimulated the naval race among the great powers. | |
| 549734223 | de Lome | Spanish minister, in Washington, he wrote a letter where he called President McKinley weak and bitter. The letter was stolen and delivered to Hearst, who played it up using yellow journalism. | |
| 549734224 | Maine | A ship stationed near Cuba which exploded on February 15, 1898. The explosion was blamed on the Spanish, and provided a reason for starting the Spanish-American War. Evidence to the contrary was ignored in the rush to War | |
| 549734225 | Teller Amendment | Act of Congress in 1898 that stated that when the United States had rid Cuba of Spanish rule, Cuba would be granted its freedom. It prevented Cuba from turning hostile towards the U.S. | |
| 549734226 | Rough Riders | volunteer soldiers led by Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish-American War | |
| 549734227 | Roosevelt | 26th President of the United States, hero of the Spanish-American War; Panama Canal was built during his administration; said 'Speak softly but carry a big stick' (1858-1919) | |
| 549734228 | Anti-Imperialist League | objected to the annexation of the Philippines and the building of an American empire. Idealism, self-interest, racism, constitutionalism, and other reasons motivated them, but they failed to make their case; the Philippines were annexed in 1900 | |
| 549734229 | Foraker Act | Congress accorded the Puerto Ricans a limited degree of popular gov't and in 1917, granted then US citizenship. Worked wonders in education, sanitation, transportation, + more | |
| 549734230 | Insular Cases | Constitution didn't have full authority of how to deal with islands (Puerto Ricans & Cubans subject to American rule, but didn't have all rights) | |
| 549734231 | Olney | Secretary of State under Cleveland, he was authorized by the President to deliver a message to London that the British were ignoring the Monroe Doctrine in their attempt to dominate Venezuela. | |
| 549734232 | Weyler | Spanish General in Cuba who herded many civilians into barbed-wire reconcentration camps so they could not help the insurrectos. Called "Butcher ---" because hundreds of thousands of people died in his concentration camps | |
| 549734233 | Aguinaldo | Leader of the Filipino independence movement against Spain (1895-1898). He proclaimed the independence of the Philippines in 1899, but his movement was crushed and he was captured by the United States Army in 1901. | |
| 549734234 | Platt Amendment | This amendment to the new Cuban constitution authorized U.S. intervention in Cuba to protect its interests. Cuba pledged not to make treates with other countries that might compromise its independence, and it granted naval bases to the United States, most notable being Guantanamo Bay. | |
| 549734235 | Treaty of Paris 1898 | Signed by the United States and Spain in December 1898, this treaty ended the Spanish-American War. Under its terms, Spain recognized Cuba's independence and assumed the Cuban debt; it also ceded Puerto Rico and Guam to the United States. At the insistence of the U.S. representatives, Spain also ceded the Phillipines. | |
| 549734236 | Pan-American Conference | Meetings of an international organization for cooperation on trade and other issues. They were first introduced by James G. Blaine of Maine in order to establish closer ties between the United States and its southern neighbors, specifically Latin America. Blaine hoped that ties between the USA and its southern counterparts would open Latin American markets to U.S. trade. | |
| 549734237 | imperialism | A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries poitically, socially, and economically. | |
| 549734238 | jingoism | Extreme, chauvinistic patriotism, often favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy. | |
| 549734239 | reconcentration | Policy of moving Cubans to detention camps so that they could not aid rebels. | |
| 549734240 | Dewey | A United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War, U.S. naval commander who led the American attack on the Philippines. | |
| 549734241 | Blaine | Secretary of State, "Big Sister" policy. Presided over the first Pan-American Conference |
