Spanish American War, 1898
I.
Situation in Cuba
a. Cuba was _________’s last colony in the Western Hemisphere
b. Spain’s rule …
c. US interests
i. Heavy investment in _________________ =>
ii. Strategic location of island=>
iii. Empathy (caring) for Cuban people
II.
Factors leading to War
a. Yellow Journalism
i. Greatly exaggerated stories . . .
ii. Joseph Pulitzer =>
iii. William Randolph Hearst =>
iv. Public got . . .
b. The de Lome letter
i. Spanish ambassador to US
ii. Wrote a private letter about McKinley =>
iii. Letter is . . .
iv. Americans outraged! =>
c. Sinking of the Maine, 2/15/98
i. Battleship sent to . . .
ii. Maine story
1. Anchored in . . .
2. Explosion =>
3. Probable cause? =>
4. US newspapers blame . . .
III.
War Declared!
a. Spain was . . .
b. McKinley caved to …
c. Declaration of war
i. US claimed to be …
ii. Teller Amendment =>
IV.
“A splendid little war”
a. Admiral Dewey
i. Sent to Philippines by ____________________________
ii. Sailed to Manila =>
b. Combat in Cuba
i. Roosevelt and the “Rough Riders”
ii. Casualties =>
V.
Treaty of Paris (1898)
a. Spain gave up …
b. US paid Spain ___________________________
c. Significance, for US?
i. US got an empire!
ii. US got . . .
iii. European powers …
VI.
America, the Empire
a. US annex Cuba, Philippines, Puerto Rico
b. Cuba
i. What about the Teller Amendment? =>
ii. US force Platt Amendment on Cubans
1. US …
2. Permanent …
3. Pro US gov’t in Cuba . . .
iii. 1959 =>
c. Philippines
i. Rebellion vs . . .
ii. Casualties =>
iii. Independence only after ____________
d. Puerto Rico
i. Military rule for ___________ years
ii. Foraker Act
1. Est. civilian gov’t with . . .
2. PRs elected . . .
iii. 1952: Puerto Rico became a _______________________