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!!