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Spanish American War
The notes on the Spanish American War "A splinded little war"
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| The Spanish American War | War between the Spanish and the U.S over Cuban's freedom |
| Cuba | Controlled by Spain and wanted freedom away from Spain. |
| Harvana harbor | The Harbor where the U.S.S Maine Exploded in the Water |
| U.S.S Maine | The huge War ship they sent down to Cuba to control but ended up Exploding in the Harvana harbor |
| Yellow Journalism | Yellow Journalism Was famous newspaper writers going to Cuba and sending back newspapers on what is happening down in Cuba |
| Theodore Roosevelt | Was president and Leader in the War of U.S and Spain |
| Rough Riders | A mixed group of people that collided with the Troops against Spain |
| Philippines | Controlled by Spain and wanted there freedom and there own goverment |
| Puerto Rico | Was also controlled by Spain and didn't want Spain's oppressive government They wanted there own Government |
| Guam | Controlled by Spain and rebelled against the U.S government and wanted there own |
| Imperialism | Policies of powerful countries seeking to control smaller ones |
| Foreign Policy | Action that a nation takes in relation to other nations |
| Big Stick Demplomacy | People where threatening American lives so they had to set rules on what they where allowed to do and not |
| Panama Canal | A built canal by Roosevelt to help them get in and out of somewhere using boats.(ect) |
| Corribean contries | Faced hard times while the U.S was taking over Spain |
| Theodore Corollary | A statement by Theodore Roosevelt that the U.S had the right to intervene in Latin America to preserve Law and Order |