Imperialism Ch. 7

1. built to save time with commercial shipping
7. seized control of eastern Cuba and declare independence
10. idled guerillas on a raid at Columbus, N.M.
11. created a civil government for the island
12. battleship that exploded outside of Havana harbor
15. created by U.S. and Britain to preserve equal trading opportunities
17. increased sales of American goods
18. congress pledged to leave the government and control to Cuba and their people
19. divided among stronger powers
20. governed the relations between Cuba and U.S. for 33 years

2. Argentina, Brazil, and Chile mediated to end the dispute
3. ordered men, women, and children into reconcentration camps in Cuba
4. caused many Americans to support the rebels
5. policy of establishing colonies and building an empire, would answer those who need
6. Secretary of State that called the Spanish/American war a “splendid little war”
8. a Spanish ambassador of the US that wrote a letter printed in the journal
9. the refusal to take sides on Cuba
13. separation from the political affairs of other countries
14. prevented the Spanish from leaving Manila Bay
16. a nation or region controlled by a stronger state