Chapter 20 The Spanish American War
Chapter 20 The Spanish American War
Chapter 20 The Spanish American War
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Spanish</strong> <strong>American</strong> <strong>War</strong>
When is it appropriate for the US to send<br />
soldiers to fight and face death on foreign soil<br />
• To assist an ally of the United States<br />
• To protect territory close to US borders<br />
• To stop human rights abuses<br />
• To acquire resources<br />
• To gain power<br />
• To acquire territory<br />
• To improve national security<br />
• To spread or protect <strong>American</strong> values/morals<br />
• To fight against tyrannical governments<br />
• Under no circumstances is it appropriate<br />
• Other (Explain)
Trouble in Cuba<br />
• 1868 demand for<br />
independence and an<br />
end to slavery<br />
• <strong>American</strong> investment<br />
huge; nervous<br />
• 1895 another<br />
rebellion; Marti<br />
• 1896 reconcentration<br />
camps
Weyler’s Reconcentration Policy
<strong>The</strong> Cuban Holocaust<br />
225,000 Cuban civilians died in 18 months 1896-97
Heading Toward <strong>War</strong><br />
• Newspapers and<br />
magazines mass<br />
media<br />
• Yellow journalism<br />
spurs anti-<strong>Spanish</strong><br />
feeling<br />
• 1898 de Lome letter<br />
• USS Maine<br />
• Teller Amendment
Push to <strong>War</strong>
<strong>American</strong> Newspapers React<br />
Pulitzer<br />
Hearst
THE WORST INSULT TO THE UNITED<br />
STATES IN ITS HISTORY<br />
De Lôme<br />
McKinley is: weak and catering to the rabble, and, besides, a<br />
low politician, who desires to leave a door open to me and to<br />
stand well with the jingoes of his party.
A “Splendid Little <strong>War</strong>”<br />
• Starts in the<br />
Philippines<br />
• Dewey destroys the<br />
fleet<br />
• Moves to Cuba<br />
• Rough Riders and<br />
San Juan Hill<br />
• US is an imperialist<br />
power<br />
• Platt Amendment
<strong>The</strong> Beginning
<strong>The</strong> End-Treaty of Paris 1898
<strong>The</strong> Anti-Imperialist League
Processing<br />
• Which of the reason listed in the Preview do you<br />
think best applies to the <strong>Spanish</strong>-<strong>American</strong> <strong>War</strong><br />
Why<br />
• Do you think the US was justified in sending<br />
troops to Cuba and the Philippines to fight<br />
against Spain Why or why not<br />
• Did US actions in the war promote or hinder the<br />
advancement of ideals of opportunity and<br />
democracy In what ways<br />
• How did the war reflect the new role of the US<br />
as a world power
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