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GOAL 6 PART 2 Spanish American War (1898) IMPERIALISM
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Goal 6 Part 2. Spanish American War (1898) IMPERIALISM. American Interest in Cuba. SPAIN owns the Philippines and Guam (Pacific) Cuba and Puerto Rico (Caribbean) U.S. WANTS Cuba!!! 1 st War for Cuban Independence Cuban rebelled against Spain….U.S. sympathy went out toward Cubans! - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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GOAL 6 PART 2
Spanish American War (1898)IMPERIALISM
American Interest in Cuba• SPAIN owns the Philippines and Guam (Pacific) Cuba
and Puerto Rico (Caribbean)• U.S. WANTS Cuba!!!
1st War for Cuban Independence • Cuban rebelled against Spain….U.S. sympathy went out toward
Cubans!• Legacy: Cuban slavery was abolished!• U.S. Reaction: INVEST!!!!
Spain’s Response to American intervention / Cuban Revolt• Spain sends Valeriano Weyler – to restore order in Cuba• Used barbed-wire concentration camps
• Cubans could not receive aid / medical attention – nearly 300,000 people died
3 CAUSES OF THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR (1898)(1) Yellow Journalism (indirect)(2) De Lome Letter (indirect)(3) U.S.S. Maine explosion (Direct / MAIN)
Territories that are ANNEXED through events of Spanish American War
(4) Cuba (FREE)(5) The Philippines(6) Guam(7) Puerto Rico
Headline Wars / Yellow Journalism• Yellow Journalism – introduced in the Spanish
American War (1898)• The sensational style of writing, which exaggerates the news
in order to lure and enrage readers• Example: Cuban children being thrown to sharks
(1) William Randolph Hearst(2) Joseph Pulitzer
• A perfect example of the type of sensational-yellow journalism –here from a news paper-look at details –see all the American propaganda!
Pulitzer (left) & Hearst (right) fight over the War
yellow journalism
How long shall Cuban women be the victims of Spanish outrages and lie sobbing and bruised in
loathsome prisons?How long shall women passengers on vessels flying the American flag be unlawfully seized,
stripped and searched by brutal, jeering Spanish officers, in violation of the laws of nations and of
the honor of the U.S.?How long shall American citizens, arbitrarily
arrested while on peaceful and legitimate errands, be immured in foul Spanish prisons
without trial?How long shall the U.S. sit idle and indifferent within sound and hearing or rapine and murder?
•HOW LONG?
William Randolph Hearst
• “You furnish the pictures, I’ll furnish the war”
- William Randolph Hearst (Spanish American War)
- Interpretation: as long as pictures are taken…Hearst will write outrageous stories to support a war between Spain and the U.S.
De Lome Letter• Written by a Spanish minister• Cuban rebel (intercepted) the letter and put it in the hands of the Americans• Topics: President McKinley and America were WEAK!
De Lome apologized, but America got really angry!
The U.S.S. Maine EXPLODES!!!!• ***** THE MAIN (Maine) CAUSE OF THE SPANISH
AMERICAN WAR (1898) *****• President McKinley sent the U.S.S. Maine to Cuba to
bring home American diplomats (Havana Harbor)• Feb 15, 1898…the U.S.S. Maine EXPLODED, killing 260
Americans
U.S.S. Maine Explosion
• USS Maine---260 US sailors killed
•Spain accused of blowing up the Maine…..
• Polarized Americans to support the war against
Spain.• Hearst was heard to say,
“Supply me with pictures and I’ll give you a war”.
War Erupts between Spain and America
• U.S. battle cry for U.S intervention in Cuba / against Spain = “Remember the Maine”Congress declares war and its on!What caused the Spanish American War DIRECTLY…
INDIRECTLY???
War in the Philippines:- First battle of the Spanish American War
(Not Cuba, like Spain expected!)
War in the Philippines• FIRST BATTLE OF THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR• Leader: George Dewey• U.S. gained support by the Filipinos – oppressed by Spain and wanted freedom!
End of the War in the Philippines: • Manila: Philippine Capital, Spain surrendered….
Now we need to go to Cuba!
SP War in Pacific
***Rough Riders*** (in Cuba!)• A volunteer Calvary in the Spanish American War led by TEDDY ROOSEVELT: Most famous Rough Rider / Proved himself…later to become President in 1900 -1908
• Rough Riders: landed in Cuba, 1898, Port of Santiago
• Famous Rough Rider Battles:Kettle Hill & San Juan Hill• Result: Spanish surrender!...
SP War in Caribbean
Roosevelt’s Rough Riders
Treaty of Paris• August 10, 1898..Spain and America meet in Paris to
discuss an “armistice” = cease fire agreement!• Results:
• Cuba = FREE• Guam = Owned by America• Philippines = Purchased by America • Puerto Rico = Owned by America
TREATY OF PARIS (August 12, 1898)
• ENDED the Spanish American War!!!
• Secretary of State JOHN HAY called the Spanish American War a *** “SPLENDID LITTLE WAR” *** - lasted only 16 weeks!
*** Important result of the Spanish American War = America emerged as a “World Power!”
Cartoon-Sp & US War
•Spanish and American War was referred to as a “Splendid Little War”•Cost of war in terms of loss of life and money was minimal•US became a world power as a result of this war.•Gained the following areas:
• Philippines• Guam• Puerto Rico
Imperialists•Theodore Roosevelt•William Mckinley•William Randolph Hearst•Joseph Pulitzer
Anti-Imperialist League
•Mark Twain•Andrew Carnegie•Susan B. Anthony
FOR EXPANSION■Keep up with European
nations■Desire for prestige
■Theory of racial superiority
■Provide market for surplus goods and
investments
AGAINST EXPANSION
■America’s vastness provided enough of an outlet for the country’s
energies■America should not
rule over other peoples
Cartoon-US Expansion1
US goal was always expansion
