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

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Events Leading to War

• Cuban Revolt 1895 Spain sent 200,000
• Weylers 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 CubaThe 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
• Hays 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