AGE OF IMPERIALISM

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AGE OF IMPERIALISM

• Spanish American War

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U.S. Standards and EQ

• SSUSH14 The student will explain Americas
  evolving relationship with the world at the turn
  of the twentieth century
• EU Students will be able to explain how A
  nations foreign policy changes to ensure that
  the nations interests are protected and advanced
  
• EQ Since President Obama has taken office, how
  has he changed the direction of the United
  States foreign policy affairs? Why?

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What is imperialism

• Imperialism strong nations attempt to create
  empires by DOMINATING weaker nations.

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Economic factors Manufacturing countries need
more natural resources and markets
MILITARY FACTOR Growing navies need new naval
bases worldwide
WHY IMPERIALISM DEVELOPED
NATIONALIST FACTOR Nationalism drives countries
to compete for colonies
Humanitarian/Religious Westerners believed in
spreading Christianity
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USS MAINE

• http//historicalthinkingmatters.org/spanishameric
  anwar/

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Yellow Journalism and the Spanish American war

• The New York World and New York Morning
  Journal publish heartfelt, exaggerated stories
  about the Cubans plight.
• This is called Yellow journalism
• Americans become aware of situation and cry out
  for U.S. intervention

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After reading articles from the New York
Journal and New York Times answer the
following (slides 7-8)

• From slide 7 What things did the newspaper
  write that would have incited outrage in America?
  (cite 2 things)
• From slide 8 What things did the newspaper
  write to create doubt in the reader that the
  Maine was blown up as opposed to accidently
  destroyed? (cite 2 things)

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USS Maine Readings
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Slides 10 and 11

• 1. Which article Reconcentration camps or
  March of the Flag outlines the more likely
  reasons that America went to war with Spain?
• 2. After reading these 2 articles, what is your
  feeling about Americas true intentions for war
  with Spain?

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The start of Yellow Journalism
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Teller amendment

• A pre-war promise by the United States to return
  the government of Cuba to the Cuban people
• Passed in 1898 by Congress as a response to
  President McKinley's war message to the people of
  America.
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teller_Amendment

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SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR

• CAUSES
• Cuba revolts against Spanish rule
• Send 150,000 troops
• Put Cubans in Concentration camps (kill up to
  200,000)

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Splendid Little War

• Only 1 of 4 wars the U.S. ever declares (April
  11, 1898)
• May 1st Captain Dewey attacks Phillipenes, a
  protectorate of Spain. Blows up whole Spanish
  Pacific fleet in 7 hours.
• U.S. troops gather in Tampa to go to Cuba

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Splendid Little War

• Rough Riders led by Teddy Roosevelt 1st
  volunteer Cavalry (random soldiers) famous tough
  guys. Lead the charge up San Juan Hill in the
  final battle of war.
• July 1 U.S. gets whole Spanish fleet pinned in
  Santiago harbor, sinks the fleet on the 3rd.
• SpanishAmerican War - Wikipedia, the free
  encyclopedia

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TREATY OF PARIS 1898

• Forces Spain to recognize Cubas independence.
• Forces Spain to accept 20 million for
  Phillipenes, Puerto Rico, and Guam
• Treaty of Paris (1898) - Wikipedia, the free
  encyclopedia

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Aftermath

• Puerto Rico 1917 gains U.S. citizenship rights
• Philippines rebels fight U.S. for 3 more years.
  1946 granted ind.
• Samoa split up between U.S., G.B., and Germany

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Platt Amendment

• The Platt Amendments conditions prohibited the
  Cuban Government from entering into any
  international treaty that would compromise Cuban
  independence or allow foreign powers to use the
  island for military purposes. The United States
  also reserved the right to intervene in Cuban
  affairs in order to defend Cuban independence and
  to maintain a government adequate for the
  protection of life, property, and individual
  liberty. Other conditions of the Amendment
  demanded that the Cuban Government implement
  plans to improve sanitary conditions on the
  island, relinquish claims on the Isle of Pines
  (now known as the Isla de la Juventud), and agree
  to sell or lease territory for coaling and naval
  stations to the United States. (This clause
  ultimately led to the perpetual lease by the
  United States of Guantánamo Bay.) Finally, the
  amendment required the Cuban Government to
  conclude a treaty with the United States that
  would make the Platt amendment legally binding,
  and the United States pressured the Cubans to
  incorporate the terms of the Platt Amendment in
  the Cuban constitution.
• Platt ammendment from State.gov