The Spanish-American War

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The Spanish-American War

• Viva Cuba Libre!

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The Imperialist Taylor
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Cuba Libre!

• U.S. had its eye on Cuba and its resources in the
  1800s.
• They tried to buy it in 1854 for expanded
  plantations
• 1886 - slavery was abolished in Cuba.
• U.S. invests in Cuban plantations.

• In 1895, Jose Marti launched a revolution in
  Cuba against Spanish rule

Rebels destroyed property to evoke U.S. interest.
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Concentration Camps

• Under harsh rule of Valeriano Weyler The
  Butcher
• Spain responded by rounding up rebels in
  concentration camps.
• 300,000 people suffered starvation and abuse.

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Spanish Misrule in Cuba
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De Lôme Letter

• Dupuy de Lôme, SpanishAmbassador to the U.S.
• Criticized PresidentMcKinley as weak
• Result?

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Theodore Roosevelt

• Assistant Secretary of the Navy
• Criticized PresidentMcKinley as having the
  backbone of a chocolate éclair!
• Resigns his position to fight in Cuba.

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Yellow Journalism Jingoism
Joseph Pulitzer
Hearst to Frederick Remington You furnish
the pictures, and Ill furnish the war!
William Randolph Hearst
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THE U.S.S. MAINE EXPLODES

• The Maine was sent to Cuba to retrieve U.S.
  citizens.
• The Maine exploded, killing over 260.

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Remember the Maineand to Hell with Spain!
Funeral for Maine victims in Havana
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Its On Now!

• Congress approved McKinleys request for
  declaration of war.

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The Spanish-American War (1898)That Splendid
Little War
We attacked where?
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Surprise!

• The U.S. attacked the Spanish Navy in the
  Philippines on May 1st.
• The Philippines were liberated by August.

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Dewey Captures Manila!
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The Spanish-American War (1898)That Splendid
Little War
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The Rough Riders
Charge up San Juan Hill
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Treaty of Paris 1898
Philippines
Guam
Puerto Rico
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Is He To Be a Despot?
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Emilio Aguinaldo

• Leader of the FilipinoUprising.
• July 4, 1946Philippine independence

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In the Philippine-American War (1899-1902) 70,000
U.S. soldiers fought - 4,000 died, and as
many as 600,000 Filipinos were killed.
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William H. Taft, 1stGov.-General of the
Philippines
Great administrator.
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The American Anti-Imperialist
League

• Founded in 1899.
• Mark Twain, Andrew Carnegie, and
  WilliamJennings Bryan amongthe leaders.
• Campaigned against the annexation of
  thePhilippines and otheracts of imperialism.

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Cuban Independence?

• Teller Amendment (1898)
• Platt Amendment (1903)
• Cuba could not make treaties without US approval
• The U.S. could intervene in Cuban affairs if
  necessary to maintain an efficient, independent
  govt.
• Cuba must lease Guantanamo Bay to the U.S. for
  naval and coaling station.
• Cuba must not go into significant debt.

Senator Orville Platt
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DILEMMA--Did U. S. citizenship follow the flag??
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Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico 1898

• 1900 - Foraker Act.
• PR became an unincorporated territory.
• Citizens of PR, not of the US.
• Import duties on PR goods
• 1901-1903 ? the Insular Cases.
• Constitutional rights were not automatically
  extended to territorial possessions.

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China
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Stereotypes of the Chinese
Immigrant
Oriental Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882
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The Boxer Rebellion 1900

• The Peaceful Harmonious Fists.
• 55 Days at Peking.

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The Open Door Policy

• Secretary John Hay.
• Give all nations equalaccess to trade in China.
• Guaranteed that China would NOT be taken over by
  any one foreign power.

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TheOpen Door Policy
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America as a Pacific Power
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Our Sphere of Influence