The Spanish-American War (1898) This is an ID

Unit Objectives To learn what imperialism was and how America participated in it To learn and assess the causes and impacts of the Spanish-American War

Summary of the War The war itself lasted only four months and most of it was fought at sea More died from disease (Malaria) than battle injuries America was not seen as a major world power and was seen as a big underdog in this war by the rest of the world—WHY?

Why?

Battle Readiness Of the U.S. Army: Of the U.S. Navy:

Battle Readiness Of Spain to fight America:

America and Spain fought in two locations: Cuba and the Philippines Why did they fight in the Philippines? Commodore George Dewey: Led U.S. forces to victory over the Spanish in the Philippines

Cuba Teddy Roosevelt and the “Rough Riders”: Battle of San Juan Hill: The one main land battle of the entire war; Roosevelt led the Rough Riders to victory despite having to fight on foot because they had arrived in Cuba before their horses did

Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders

End of the war Repeated losses to the American Navy caused Spain to retreat, leading to the U.S. invasion of Puerto Rico (Spanish colony) Treaty of Paris:

Impact of the War The war was a turning point for the United States—It was America’s first “war of intervention” or the first time America stuck its nose into someone else’s business It was also a turning point because it was America’s first experimentation with imperialism—America acquired Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines (the Philippines rebelled against U.S. control but the rebellion was put down; The Philippines gained independence in 1948) America gained new respect from the world powers for defeating Spain but was still not considered equal in power Cuba gained independence and became a very close ally of the U.S. until the 1950s when Fidel Castro took over The U.S. military learned how to deal with malaria