History Chapter 10 Flashcard practice

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What is the process called when nations expanded their power by acquiring new territories?

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When nations build empires by adding colonies.

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What did the United States gain after the Spanish-American War?

Back

More land

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What is yellow journalism?

Back

A kind of writing that exaggerates the news to shock and attract readers

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How did American newspapers report on the treatment of Cuba by Spain?

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Cubans were treated cruelly.

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What was one of the causes of the Spanish-American War?

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Americans blaming Spain for the United States Navy ship, U.S.S. Maine, exploding in a Cuban harbor.

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What did the United States do after the U.S.S. Maine exploded?

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Congress declared war on Spain.

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Who led the Rough Riders?

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Theodore Roosevelt

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What was the outcome for Cuba after the Spanish-American War?

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Cuba became an independent country.

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What did Spain have to give to the United States after the Spanish-American War?

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Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines, and Guam

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What does it mean when a country annexes a neighboring land?

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to add the area to an existing country