The Spanish-American-Cuban War

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The Spanish-American-Cuban War Chapter 18 Section 2

I American Interests in Cuba A. Cuban Political Instability Cuba rebels against Spainabolishes slavery but fails to get independence Amer. capitalists invest in sugar cane plant. Cuban econ. Depends on sugar cane making US a big market US abolish tariff on Cuban sugarskyrocket in production Restore tariffruination of Cuban econ.

B. Second War for Independence Jose Marti= Cuban poet & journalist exiled in NY who helped launch 2nd Cuban rev. Org. campaign to destroy Amer. owned sugar plantations Some Amer. wanted gov’t to support Spain to protect Amer. investment Others enthusiastic about rebel cause “Cuba Libra” similar to “give me liberty or give me death”

II Threat of War Escalates Newspaper comp. between Hearst & Pulitzer inflates/exaggerates events in CubaYellow Journalism Yellow Journalism= reporting that exaggerates the news to lure new readers Spanish authorities restrict access for reportersbegin to make up stories of battles that didn’t happen Hearst sends illustrator insisting him to depict war on the horizon De Lome letter leaked which accused McKinley of being weakAmer. angered at Spanish

B. USS Main Explodes USS Main sent to Cuba to protect Amer. prop Explosion on shipsinking Explosion caused by accident on ship but yellow journalists pin it on Spanish Hearst offers reward for Spaniards who committed crime

III War Breaks Out A. The Philippines 1st battle on Spanish held Philippines Filipinos repeatedly rebelled against Spanish rule US troops join forces with Philippine rebels Spanish troops surrender to Americans rather then Filipinos

B. US Forces invade Cuba US blockades Cuba while land troops invade US victory in Philippines demonstrates US naval Sup. US troops land in port city Santiago under command of Leonard Wood & Teddy Roosevelt Amer. newspapers declare Roosevelt a hero of Battle of San Juan Hill

C. Treaty of Paris 1898 Cuba becomes independent Spain gives PR & Guam to US US pays Spain $20 mil for annexation of Philippine Islands

D. Annexation of Philippines McKinley claims US must “uplift & Christianize the Filipinos” Filipinos already Christianized for centuries Some felt treaty violated Dec. of Ind by denying self-gov’t to acquired lands Some feared Filipinos would compete for Amer. jobs Senate passes treaty and adds Philippines to its territories