Spanish American Spanish American WarWar

18981898

Spanish territoriesSpanish territories

Once a great Once a great powerpower

1800s control 1800s control Philippines and Philippines and CubaCuba

U.S. wanted to buy U.S. wanted to buy CubaCuba

1886 American 1886 American investment in investment in sugar canessugar canes

Anti-Spanish Sentiment Anti-Spanish Sentiment in Cuba1895 in Cuba1895

Jose Marti called for Jose Marti called for Cuban revoltCuban revolt

American public American public opinion splitopinion split

Business leaders Business leaders supported Spain/ supported Spain/ protect investmentsprotect investments

Other supported Other supported rebel cause/ own rebel cause/ own American RevolutionAmerican Revolution

Spanish Brutal toward Spanish Brutal toward CubansCubans

Cubans placed in Cubans placed in concentration campsconcentration camps

Disease, hunger, Disease, hunger, deathdeath

Yellow Journalism: Yellow Journalism: Exaggerated news Exaggerated news stories to lure stories to lure readersreaders

Fanned war feverFanned war fever American sympathies American sympathies

for Cubans grew for Cubans grew

The Spanish-The Spanish-American WarAmerican WarWhen?When?18981898

Where?Where?The Caribbean islands and the The Caribbean islands and the Philippine IslandsPhilippine Islands

Why?Why?1.1. Monroe DoctrineMonroe Doctrine2.2. De Lome LetterDe Lome Letter2.2. U.S.S. Maine disasterU.S.S. Maine disaster3.3. Yellow JournalismYellow Journalism

1. Monroe Doctrine1. Monroe Doctrine

What does the Monroe Doctrine have What does the Monroe Doctrine have to do with this?to do with this?

2. De Lome Letter2. De Lome Letter

President McKinley President McKinley wanted to avoid wanted to avoid warwar

Spanish Minister’s Spanish Minister’s letter interceptedletter intercepted

Letter insulted Letter insulted MckinleyMckinley

Newspapers Newspapers published letterpublished letter

Spain apologized/ Spain apologized/ America outragedAmerica outraged

3. U.S.S Maine Explodes3. U.S.S Maine Explodes

Sent to protect Sent to protect American propertyAmerican property

Bring home Bring home AmericansAmericans

1898 ship blew up 1898 ship blew up in harbor of Havanain harbor of Havana

Cause is unknownCause is unknown U.S. blames SpainU.S. blames Spain Yellow journalismYellow journalism

William Randolph Hearst and other newspaper owners capitalized on this opportunity…4. Yellow Journalism:The use of sensationalism in the media

“You furnish the pictures and I’ll furnish the war.”

- William Randolph Hearst

U.S. Declares WarU.S. Declares War

April 20, 1898April 20, 1898 Spain willing to Spain willing to

compromise compromise negotiatenegotiate

American War American War fever/ Remember fever/ Remember the Mainthe Main

The war was mostly fought at seaThe war was mostly fought at sea

Major battles were fought in the Major battles were fought in the Caribbean Sea and in Manila BayCaribbean Sea and in Manila Bay

War in the PhilippinesWar in the Philippines

U.S. fired on the U.S. fired on the Spanish fleet in ManilaSpanish fleet in Manila

Entire Spanish fleet Entire Spanish fleet destroyeddestroyed

U.S. troops landed in U.S. troops landed in PhilippinesPhilippines

Filipinos welcomed Filipinos welcomed Americans/ wanted Americans/ wanted independenceindependence

Spanish troops Spanish troops surrendered in Augustsurrendered in August

War in CaribbeanWar in Caribbean

Naval blockade of Naval blockade of CubaCuba

Trapped Spanish Trapped Spanish fleetfleet

Roosevelt and the Roosevelt and the Rough Riders: Rough Riders: Voluntary CalvaryVoluntary Calvary– Battle of San Juan HillBattle of San Juan Hill

July- invaded Puerto July- invaded Puerto RicoRico

Treaty of ParisTreaty of ParisDec. 1898Dec. 1898

Aug. 12, 1898/ ArmisticeAug. 12, 1898/ Armistice US. And Spain met in US. And Spain met in

ParisParis Spain freed CubaSpain freed Cuba Guam and Puerto Rico Guam and Puerto Rico

turned over to U.S.turned over to U.S. U.S. purchased U.S. purchased

Philippines for $20 Philippines for $20 millionmillion

War that followed costWar that followed cost

$400 million$400 million

Arguments about imperializing Arguments about imperializing the Philippinesthe Philippines

Pro: Americans can “uplift and Pro: Americans can “uplift and Christianize them”Christianize them”

Problem most already ChristianProblem most already Christian Against: violated Declaration Against: violated Declaration

of Independenceof Independence Feared Filipino immigration/ Feared Filipino immigration/

cheap laborcheap labor Filipinos hoped U.S. would Filipinos hoped U.S. would

grant them independence.grant them independence. War followedWar followed Officially annexed in 1902 and Officially annexed in 1902 and

don’t gain independence until don’t gain independence until July 4July 4thth, 1946, 1946