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The Spanish American War Causes for the War War in Cuba Anti-Imperialism Advocates War in the Philippines

The Spanish American War

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The Spanish American War. Causes for the War War in Cuba Anti-Imperialism Advocates War in the Philippines. Events Leading to War. Cuban Revolt 1895: Spain sent 200,000 Weyler’s “reconcentration camps,” starvation Cuba Libra Movement: New York junta Propaganda campaign for support - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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The Spanish American WarCauses for the War

War in Cuba Anti-Imperialism Advocates

War in the Philippines

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Events Leading to War

• Cuban Revolt 1895: Spain sent 200,000– Weyler’s “reconcentration camps,”

starvation• Cuba Libra Movement: New York

junta– Propaganda campaign for support

• Yellow Journalism: Hearst & Pulitzer• Cleveland favored neutrality• McKinley: sent agent to Cuba

– Tries to mediate Cuban independence• The de Lome Letter • The sinking of the Maine (Photos)

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The USS Maine: Before

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USS Maine: After

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Congress Declares War

• McKinley delays, Congress $50 million – diplomacy breaks down

• War declared April 1, 1889• Platt Amendment: US will not annex

– Cuba if there is a war• George Dewey orders to leave Hong

Kong and prepare attack on Manila.

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War Starts

• First steam powered, armored naval battle

• America wins due to new navy• Dewey surprises Spanish fleet in

Manila• Two American ships sink whole

Spanish fleet of 8 with only one death

• Dewey a hero

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Commodore George Dewey

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USS Massachusetts

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USS Norwalk

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War In Cuba“The Splendid Little War”

• Building an American Army: volunteers, community militias, Smoked Yankees,– 25,000 US v. 200,000 Spanish

• Rough Riders: Teddy Roosevelt • Guantanamo, Kettle Hill & San Juan

Hill• Spain caught in Santiago de Cuba• Puerto Rica captured• 5,500 U.S. dead; 379 from battle

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Battles in Cuba

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Roosevelt takes San Juan Hill

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Cuban Independence

• US takes control of Puerto Rico & Guam

• Cuban reconstruction and freedom in 1902

• Platt Amendment– A) No treaties with other countries which

Could lead to Cuba loosing independence

– B) No debt it cannot pay– C) U.S. can return to protect government

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Debate on Philippines

• Paris Peace Treaty: $20 million for Phil.• Loud Opposition to Imperialism: Carnegie,

– Mark Twain, Mugwumps, Bryan

• McKinley struggles to make up his mind– Decides in favor annexation, then freedom

• Senate approves treaty by two votes• Emilio Aguinaldo leads insurrection; A.

McArthur• 3 year War: 50,000 to 200,000 Filipinos die• Taft civilian government: good

organization • Public distaste: American Imperialism ends

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Emilio Aquinaldo

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U.S. Troops in the Philippines

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U.S. Troops in the Philippines

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Filipino Rebels

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U.S. Teacher in the Philippines

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China

• Japan, England, German, Russia and France break China up into “Spheres of Influence”

• Hay’s Open Door notes: One & Two– A) Each sphere respect rights of others– B) China should collect duties at ports– C) All spheres same train & port rates

• The Boxer Rebellion: Chinese nationalists– Hole up the foreign embassies for 2 months– US joins European powers to put down

insurrection