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Sea Power and Maritime Affairs
  • Lesson 5.7 The U.S. Navy and American
    Imperialism, 1898-1914

2
Enabling Objectives
  • Know the influence of mass media in U.S.
    relations with Spain and the effect of the
    destruction of the USS Maine on public opinion.
  • Comprehend the impact of the Mahanian Doctrine on
    the naval strategy and conduct during the
    Spanish-American War.
  • Comprehend some reasons for the acceleration of
    the U.S. Navy expansion following the war with
    Spain.
  • Know the effect of the Progressive Era in
    domestic politics on the Navy during the period
    1900-1914.

3
Remember the Maine!!
  • Cuban Revolution 1895-1898
  • USS Maine Explosion - February 1898
  • Destroyed by underwater mine with 260 dead.
  • 1975 Rickover proved it was caused by an
    internal explosion.
  • President William McKinley
  • Congress declares war on Spain in April 1898.

William McKinley 25th POTUS
4
You May Fire When Ready, Gridley
  • Battle of Manila Bay
  • 1 May 1898.
  • Admiral Dewey
  • 4 cruisers, 2 gunboats and a revenue cutter.
  • Gunnery and fire control drills on the way to
    Manila.
  • Admiral Montojo
  • 2 cruisers (1 modern 1 immobile) 5 other
    ships at Manila.
  • Spanish use shore guns to augment anchored fleet.

5
Advancement to Cuba
  • Adm Pascual Cervera
  • Commander
  • Spanish Fleet

Adm Schley CDR North Atlantic Flying Squadron
Adm Sampson CDR North Atlantic Squadron
6
Battle of Santiago
  • Spanish governor orders fleet to flee harbor on 1
    July 1898
  • Spanish losses
  • 160 killed, 1800 captured
  • American losses
  • 1 killed, 1 wounded

Battle of San Juan Hill
7
U.S. Empire Established
8
Mahan Vindicated
  • Spanish American War vindicated Mahans theories.
  • Guerre de course no longer a single viable way of
    fighting a naval war.
  • Battleships enshrined as principal warship.

9
Big Stick Diplomacy1901-1909
The Great White Fleet - 1907
  • Speak softly but carry a big stick
  • Steam, armor, and rifled breech-loading guns
  • 4 1st Class Battleships Indiana, Massachusetts,
    Oregon, and Iowa
  • 2 2nd Class Battleships Texas and Maine
  • 12 Armored Cruisers

10
Naval Aviation
1903
1910
1911
11
Panama Canal
  • Panama Canal Zone ceded to U.S. after Panamanian
    Revolution against Colombia in 1903.
  • Construction of the canal begins in 1904.
  • Completed in 1914.
  • U.S. undisputed control of Caribbean Sea.

Construction of locks on the Panama Canal, 1913
12
Battle History Video
  • 1865-1890
  • Chapter 1 Born Into War
  • Time 2540 - 4434

13
Enabling Objectives
  • DESCRIBE the influence of mass media in U.S.
    relations with Spain and the effect of the
    destruction of the USS Maine on public opinion.
  • EXPLAIN the impact of the Mahanian Doctrine on
    the naval strategy and conduct during the
    Spanish-American War.
  • EXPLAIN some reasons for the acceleration of the
    U.S. Navy expansion following the war with Spain.
  • DESCRIBE the effect of the Progressive Era in
    domestic politics on the Navy during the period
    1900-1914.

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Discussion
Next Time The U.S. Navy and World War I,
1914-1918
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