1. Latin America and the Pacific
U.S. and Virginia History

2. Spanish American War
__________________________________________ ______________________________________
We decided to intervene and help Cuba – naturally, this led to a war with Spain
The short war (it only lasted 10 weeks) _________ __________________________________________
The United States was victorious, _____________ __________________________________________
The U.S. will also annex (gain) ________________ __________________________________________

3. Roosevelt and the Rough Riders
__________________________________________ __________________________________________ ________________. His volunteer cavalry brigade, the Rough Riders, won public acclaim for its role in the battle of San Juan Hill in Cuba.
Roosevelt returned a hero
and was soon elected governor
of NY and later president of the
U.S.

4. The Panama Canal
In 1903, Teddy Roosevelt ____________________ __________________________________________ ___________________________– this became the Panama Canal
Once problem presented itself – ______________ __________________________________
With the backing of the U.S., _________________ __________________________________
This rebellion meant that the United States would have sole control of the canal
Jerk move or smart move on our part?
The canal officially opened in 1914

5. Hawaii
In 1898, the U.S. ___________________________ ______________________________________
The man in charge of the annexation was a guy named ___________________
Last name sound familiar? He was a planter. He liked fruit.
Most of Hawaii’s population was the native – due to racial tensions the U.S. ____________________ __________________________

6. Open Door Policy
In the early 1900s, __________________________ __________________________________________
The purpose of this policy was to ______________ _________________ (mainly the U.S. and Europe)
China continued to be exploited by Western countries for the next several decades and the ______________________________