History Chapter 21

Front 1

Why did Roosevelt want war with Spain?

Back 1

A. To free Cuba and expel Spain from the hemisphere

B. Ignite the people (no material gain)

C. The army and Navy needed the practice.

Front 2

1890's expansion-

Back 2

Involved taking over of islands, but was primarily done to expand naval bases, trading outposts, or commercial centers on trade routes.

Front 3

Isolationism-

Back 3

Desire to avoid, foreign, entanglements.

Front 4

Imperialism-

Back 4

Expanding a countries power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

Front 5

United States begins to export more than it imports-

Back 5

late 1890's: More supplies than U.S customers. Sales shift to oversea's.

Front 6

Seward buys Alaska

Back 6

-1867: Seward is a big believer in Imperialism, constructing a plan to push West into Asia and South into Latin America.

Front 7

Pan American Union-

Back 7

American nations exchange political, cultural, and scientific knowledge.

Front 8

Reciprocity Treaty of 1875-

Back 8

Hawaii now trades with the U.S, exclusively.

(1887)- U.S gains exclusive use of Pearl Harbor.

Front 9

McKinley Tariff Act of 1890

Back 9

U.S gains a 2 cent bounty on Hawaiian sugar. Rebels take over Hawaii. It's annexed in 1898.

Front 10

Bureau of Construction and Repair-

Back 10

Formed to rebuild the Navy in 1889.

Front 11

Yellow Journalism-

Back 11

Journalism based on sensationalism and crude exaggeration.

Front 12

McKinley's final notion to Spain before war-

Back 12

A, Declare an armistice

B. End reconstruction Policy

C. Move toward Cuban independence.

Front 13

Teller Amendment-

Back 13

U.S has NO intention of annexing Cuba after sending on soldiers to ease tensions.