The Spanish-American War

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The Spanish-American War

• The US as a World Power
• Mrs. Deming

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Spanish History

• By the 1890s, Cuba and Puerto Rico were the last
  Spanish colonies in the Americas
• Cuba rebels against Spanish control
• Spanish fought backset up camps to separate
  ordinary Cubans from the rebels
• Over 500,000 Cubansmen, women and childrensent
  to camps

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Going to War with Spain

• Many Americans supported the Cuban uprising
• Yellow press sensationalized the news in the
  media vivid headlines attention-getters

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Remember the Maine

• President McKinley sends the battleship Maine to
  protect American lives and property
• Explosion sank the Maine and killed 260 menno
  one knows what caused the explosion
• US blame the Spanish

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Going to War with Spain

• US demanded changes in how Spain governed
  CubaSpain made some but not all
• Congress declares Cuba an independent nation in
  1898
• Spain declares war on the US..US declares war on
  Spain

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The War in the Philippines

• Spanish-American War fought on two war fronts
  (battle zone or area of fighting) Cuba and the
  Philippine Islands in the Pacific Ocean

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Peace Treaty

• Spain and the US sign a peace treaty for Cuban
  independence
• Granted the US Puerto Rico, the Philippines and
  the Pacific Islands of Guam and Wakein return,
  the US paid Spain 20 million
• Debatetaking colonies violated the Declaration
  of Independence vs. new business opportunities

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The Results

• In 1900, Puerto Rico became a US
  territoryCongress wrote its laws and appointed
  its government
• In 1917, Puerto Ricans were given US citizenship
• Cuba granted independence in 1901
• US insists that Cuba lease Guantanamo Bay to the
  US to use as a naval base

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The Panama Canal

• During the Spanish-American War, the US Navy sent
  the battleship Oregon from California to
  Cubawhere did it have to travel????
• President Roosevelt offers Colombia 10 million
  and 250,000 a year in rent to build a canal
  through Panama