10.1 - 10.2 History Word Scramble
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| Definition | Term |
| The policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories. | Imperialism |
| The last monarch of Hawaii. | Queen Lil |
| Desire for military strength, thirst for new markets, and belief in cultural superiority fueled...? | American Imperialism |
| Urged America to build up its navy in order to compete with other countries. | Alfred T. Mahan |
| The U.S. wanted to compete with other nations through its...? | Navy |
| Convinced the U.S. to purchase Alaska; was made fun of for the efforts, but paid off in the end. | William Seward |
| What did the U.S. do to Hawaii in order to obtain it? | They annexed it. |
| Why did the U.S. want Hawaii? | We wanted the sugar planters. |
| Ran Hawaii after Queen Lil was overthrown, stayed before he decided what to do with the place. | Sanford B. Dole |
| America was interested in Cuba since...? | They had sugar planters, along with the fact that the U.S. wanted to help them gain independence from Spain. |
| A martyr who helped gain Cuban independence from Spain | Jose Marti |
| Sent from Spain to put down Cuban rebellion; constructed Cuban concentration camps. | Valeriano Weyler |
| Author of the "New York Journal." | William Randolph Hearst |
| Author of the "New York World." | Joseph Pulitzer |
| A type of sensationalized, biased, and often false reporting for the sake of attracting readers. | Yellow journalism |
| Cuban Rebels burnt sugar plantations in the U.S., The De Lôme letter was published, the USS Maine exploded, and yellow journalism rose, causing the...? | Spanish-American War |
| What happened to the USS Maine? | It exploded, and yellow journalists were quick to blame Spain. |
| Sent to sink Spanish fleet; he and his forces then sunk every Spanish ship there was. | George Dewey |
| Strong volunteer Naval forces who rode on horsebacks, | Rough Riders |
| The last decisive battle of the Spanish-American War happened here. | San Juan Hill |
| The U.S. acquired Wake Island, Guam, Puerto Rico, and freed the Cubans (with conditions) as a result of the...? | Treaty of Paris |
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