Spanish-American War and beyond

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Spanish-American War and beyond

• A war fought in Cuba in 1898

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Spanish-American War and beyond

• Why would we fight Spain?
• Background
• Spain controlled Cuba through a dictatorship
• A revolution in Cuba against Spanish rule calls
  for the US to get involved

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Spanish-American War and beyond

• Cubans provoked US intervention by destroying our
  sugar plantations. U.S. must protect commerce and
  trade (Reason 1)
• This opportunity could let the US gain a naval
  base as well! (Reason 2)

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Spanish-American War and beyond

• Jingoism A super sense of patriotism and demand
  for aggressive action
• Page 179

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Spanish-American War and beyond

• Yellow Journalism A type of writing that prints
  the most sensational, exaggerated, and distorted
  stories for emotional effect

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Spanish-American War and beyond

• Spanish leaders send a letter to the US telling
  them to stay out of this conflict (De Lome
  Letter)
• US must respond and do something

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Spanish-American War and beyond

• USS Maine is then sent to the harbor of Havana,
  Cuba
• It blows up mysteriously in the middle of the
  night in the harbor

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Spanish-American War and beyond

• Congress declares war on Spain in 1898
• The war lasted less than 4 months with a U.S.
  victory

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Spanish-American War and beyond

• The Treaty of Paris is signed in 1898
• Results
• Cuba gains its independence
• U.S. gets the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam

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Spanish-American War and beyond

• After 1900 the US continues to be involved in
  matters around the world
• Teddy Roosevelt Speak softly and carry a big
  stick

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Spanish-American War and beyond

• 1901 the US gained the right to build a Panama
  Canal to link the two oceans
• Reasons Keep U.S. influence in Latin America and
  make a shorter route between the Atlantic and
  Pacific Oceans
• The US stayed involved in world affairs until
  1914, with the outbreak of World War I

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Spanish-American War and beyond

• The Spanish-American War, known as The Splendid
  Little War VIDEO