Spanish American War

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Spanish American War

• SOLs Covered USII.5a-b

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• The Monroe Doctrine
• The Monroe Doctrine is a United
• States policy that was introduced on
• December 2, 1823, which stated that
• further efforts by European countries to
• colonize land or interfere with states in the
• Americas would be viewed, by the United
• States of America, as acts of aggression
• requiring US intervention.
• B. The United States would not
• interfere in European affairs.

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• II. Theodore Roosevelt
• A. Commanded a cavalry regiment known as the
  Rough Riders during the Spanish American War.
• B. Famously led a charge up San Juan Hill in Cuba
  and considered a hero of the Spanish American War.

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• C. Elected Governor of New York (1898).
• D. Elected Vice President of the United States
  (1900).

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• E. At age 42 becomes President in 1901 following
  the assassination of President William McKinley.
• F. Became a leader of the Progressive Movement.

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• III. What were Theodore Roosevelts foreign
  polices, and what were their impacts on the
  United States?
• A. Roosevelt expanded the Monroe Doctrine as a
  way to prevent European involvement in the
  affairs of Caribbean and South American countries.

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• B. The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe
  Doctrine
• 1. Asserted the United States right to interfere
  in economic matters of nations in the Americas.
• 2. Claimed the United States right to exercise
  international police power.

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• 3. Advocated Big Stick Diplomacy.
• a.Negotiated a treaty to build the Panama Canal.

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• IV. What were the reasons for the Spanish
  American War in 1898?
• A. Protection of American business interests
  (sugar) in Cuba.
• B. American support of Cuban rebels to gain
  independence from Spain.

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• C. Rising tensions as a result of the sinking of
  the U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor.

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• D. Yellow Journalism - Exaggerated news reports
  of events.

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• Yellow Journalism, Economic Interests, and
  Public Opinion influenced our involvement in the
  Spanish American War.

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• V. What were the results of the Spanish American
  War?
• A. The United States emerged as a world power.

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• B. Cuba gained independence from Spain.
• 1. The United States asserted the right to
  intervene in Cuban affairs.

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• C. The United States gained possession of the
  Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico.