The Cuban Revolution against
Spain began on February 24, 1895.
Video Link: Causes of the Spanish-American War
0 General Weyler reacted to
the revolution by
introducing terror
methods: periodic
executions, mass exile,
destruction of farms and
crops.
0 Weyler's methods reached
their height on October 21,
1896, when he ordered all
countryside residents and
their livestock to gather in
various fortified areas and
towns occupied by his
troops within 8 days and
put into concentration
camps.
0 Hundreds of
thousands of
people had to
leave their
homes, creating
appalling and
inhumane
conditions in
the crowded
towns and
cities.
It is
estimated
that this
measure
caused the
death of at
least one
third of
Cuba's rural
population.
225,000
Cuban
civilians
died in 18
months
1896-97.
United
States
businesses
had invested
millions of
dollars in
Cuba's sugar
and tobacco
industry.
"LET GO OF HIM MCKINLEY!"
Many Americans
thought we should
go help the
Cubans to gain
independence.
The United States
government wanted to
stay out of war if
possible, but also felt
the need to protect
American business
interests in Cuba.
January 25, 1898
The U.S.S Maine is sent to
Havana Harbor, Cuba to
protect Americans and
American business interests.
4 weeks later, the U.S.S Maine mysteriously
explodes at 9:40 pm on February 15, 1898
killing 266 American men.
Mr. Hurst was the
editor and chief of the
New York Journal
~William Randolph
Hearst to an
American artist
who was coving the
Cuban Revolution
Yellow Journalism: Origins and Definition:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0mjkLPvrQM&NR=1&feature
=fvwp
Hearst and the Spanish
American War:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A
bzd41k_OhQ&feature=channel
The Century, America's Time: Seeds Of Change (3 of 3): (start at
4:40/end 10:20)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dae7QI6gIsA&feature=related
Actual film
of the
Maine:
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgibin/query/r?ammem/pap
r:@filreq(+@FIELD(NUMB
ER+@band(sawmp+0229)
)+@field(COLLID+spanam
))
“REMEMBER THE
MAINE ~
TO HELL WITH
SPAIN!!!!!!”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlrdsWAXi
EQ&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL&safety_mo
de=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Theodore
Roosevelt sent a telegram to our Pacific fleet to
blockade the Spanish fleet docked in Manila Harbor,
Philippines and prepare for possible hostilities.
Manila Harbor, Philippines
Spain declared
war on April
23,1898.
Two days later,
on April 25,
1898, the U.S.
congress
formally
declared war on
Spain.
May 1, 1898:
Commodore
George Dewey
attacked
Manila in the
Philippines
destroying all
10 Spanish
ships sitting in
the Harbor.
After destroying the old, decrepit, and
rotting Spanish fleet at Manila, the US
prepared for an invasion of the
Philippines.
Battle of Guantánamo Bay
The Battle of Guantánamo
Bay was fought from
June, 6-10 1898.
US troops land at
Daiquiri in June 20, 1898.
The Landing
at Daiquiri,
Cuba
Capture of Guam:
On June 21, 1898
Commodore Dewy
captured the Spanish
held island of Guam.
The US
also
invaded
Puerto
Rico and
other
Spanish
island
colonies,
during the
war.
The Battle of Santiago de Cuba,
fought between Spain and the
United States on July 3, 1898,
was the largest naval
engagement of the SpanishAmerican War.
Two weeks after landing, on July 4,
1898 the U.S. defeated the Spanish at the
Battle of San Juan Hill in Cuba.
Leaving for Cuba:
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgibin/query/r?ammem/papr:@filreq(+@FIELD(NUMBER+@band(sawmp+0964))+
@field(COLLID+spanam))
Roosevelt was not known for saying
“CHARGE!!!” but… “Follow Me!!!”
“A Splendid Little War”
4 months after it began, the
Spanish are defeated!!!
The
Treaty of
Pans
EFFECTS
CAUSES
1. What were the causes of the
Spanish American War (nicknamed
a "splendid little war")?
a. Protection
of American
business
interests
(especially sugar
plantations).
1. What were the causes of the
Spanish American War (nicknamed
a "splendid little war")?
c. Rising
tensions between
Spain and the
United States as
a result of the
sinking of the
U.S.S. Maine in
Havana Harbor.
1. What were
the causes of the
Spanish American
War (nicknamed a
"splendid little
war")?
d. Exaggerated
news reports of
events (yellow
journalism).
Roosevelt’s Resume
0 Harvard Graduate
0 NY State Congressman
0 NY Police Chief
0 Assistant Sectary of the Navy
0 Leader of the 1st Regiment of the US
Calvary Volunteers in Spanish-American
War.
0 Governor of NY
0 Vice President of the U.S.
0 President of the U.S.
Roosevelt's Rough Riders :
Reenactment of the Battle
for San Juan Hill
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgibin/query/r?ammem/papr:@filreq(+@FIELD(
NUMBER+@band(sawmp+0318))+@field(COLL
ID+spanam))
2. What were the
results of the Spanish
American War?
a. The
United
States
emerged as
a world
power.
2. What were the results
of the Spanish American
War?
b. Cuba
gained
independence
from Spain.
2. What were the results
of the Spanish American
War?
c. The
United States
gained
possession of
the Philippines,
Guam, and
Puerto Rico.
3. How did Theodore
Roosevelt impact the United
States' foreign policy?
a. He expanded the
Monroe Doctrine as a
way to prevent European
involvement in Latin
American countries.
-Its official name was
the Roosevelt Corollary
to the Monroe Doctrine.
3.How did
Theodore Roosevelt
impact the United
States' foreign
policy?
b. Roosevelt believed that the United States
should "speak softly and carry a big stick".
He believed that nations should try to solve
differences peacefully, but if that did not
work, he thought the United States should
take stronger measures.
(This was nicknamed Big Stick Diplomacy.)
“Speak Softly
and carry a
big stick!”
“…America is ready,
and if need be,
desirous of battle…”~
T. Roosevelt
0 Teddy Roosevelt Speech:
0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhkCWpbZyJU&saf
ety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
3. How did Theodore
Roosevelt impact the United
States' foreign policy?
c. Roosevelt
ensured the
building of the
Panama Canal
using Big Stick
Diplomacy.
“I thought that instead of debating for a half century
before building the canal, it would be better to build the
canal first , and debate me for a half century.”
~President Theodore Roosevelt
American Imperialism and Expansionism
under Theodore Roosevelt:
The Panama Canal
0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6c66PDGvB4&NR=1
4. What was the Roosevelt
Corollary to the Monroe
Doctrine?
a. It asserted
that the United
States' right to
interfere in the
economic matters
of other nations
in the Americas.
4. What was the Roosevelt
Corollary to the Monroe
Doctrine?
b. It claimed
the United
States' right
to exercise
international
police power.
Political
Cartoon
Analysis
Primary
Resources:
“Yellow
Journalism”
Theodore
Roosevelt
The actual voice of
Theodore Roosevelt:
http://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=uhlzdjPGxrs
&feature=related
EFFECTS
CAUSES
Writing a yellow journalism article http://misspittctge5910.blogspot.com/
Yellow Journalism: Origins and Definition:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0mjkLPvrQM&NR=1&feature=fvwp
Hearst and the Spanish American War:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Abzd41k_OhQ&feature=channel
“You furnish the pictures and I’ll furnish the war.”
The Century, America's Time: Seeds Of Change (3 of 3): (start at 4:40/end 10:20)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dae7QI6gIsA&feature=related
25 mins.
Teddy Roosevelt - 6of22 (HistCh): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFs8r4w19JQ&feature=related
7of22 (HistCh): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wc5DwyutR3s&NR=1
8 of22 (HistCh): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl1KeHOMtNw&NR=1
Rough Riders Part 1/2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twubZ717iRY&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=acti
ve
Rough Riders Part 2/2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sbKlam75d0&feature=endscreen&NR=1&safety_mode=true&persi
st_safety_mode=1&safe=active