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- Colonization
- Establishing colonies
- Prestige
- High standing; respect earned by accomplishments
- yellow journalism
- writing the exaggerates
- U.S.S Maine
- Ship sent to cuba to bring home americans but was sunk, blamed on the Spanish.
- Emilio Aguinaldo
- Filipino Rebel
- Treaty of paris
- 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. The Senate ratified the treaty on February 6, 1899.
- How much did spain sell the Philippines for in the treaty of paris?
- 20 million $
- What country did spain free in the treaty of paris?
- Cuba
- What countries were given to the Americans in the treaty of paris?
- Guam and Puerto Rico.
- Protectorate
- A country whose affairs are partially controlled by a stronger power.
- Platt Amendment
- Legislation that severely restricted Cuba's sovereignty and gave the US the right to intervene if Cuba got into trouble
- Cause of the Philippine-American war
- United states wants to annex the Philippines
- Guerilla warfare
- hit and run
- Open door policy
- The right to trade with china
- The rough riders
- Americans sent to cuba to kill spanish, cavalry group