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Unit 3: The Rise of Modern America as a Global Power: Imperialism and World War I (1898-1920) Expansion in the Pacific War With Spain Expansion in Latin America World War I Breaks Out The United States Goes to War The War at Home The War’s End and Aftermath

Ch. 11 (s.2) War with Spain

Conflict with Spain over Cuba Reasons for American Interest in Cuba Humanitarian Concerns Economic Interests DeLome Letter Sinking of the USS Maine Yellow Journalism

Humanitarian Concerns Many Americans felt they had a moral obligation to help Cuban people in their struggle for independence from Spain Spain sent Valeriano Weyler to Cuba to stop the native Cuban revolt Weyler sent many of the native Cuban revolutionaries to concentration camps He became known as “The Butcher” by the American press (yellow journalism)

Economic Interests Many leaders in the American government wanted to protect the $50 million that Americans had invested in Cuba Also wanted to prevent further interruption of trade by Spain with Cuba

De Lome Letter The Spanish Ambassador to the U.S. (Enrique De Lome) insulted President McKinley in a private letter The letter was leaked to the press American opinion against Spain grew

Sinking of the USS Maine The U.S. battleship Maine exploded in Cuba’s Havana Harbor The press blamed the explosion on Spanish sabotage Americans grew angrier towards Spain

Sinking of the USS Maine It was later discovered that five tons of ammunition powder located in the ship’s lowest vessel ignited, causing a major explosion

Yellow Journalism Sensationalized news events created to sell more copies of newspapers New York Journal and New York World distorted the truth about Cuba and the Maine William Randolph Hearst New York Journal Joseph Pulitzer New York World

U.S. Involved to Spread Democracy U.S. recognizes Cuban independence from Spain Teller Amendment: A proclamation to the U.S. Declaration of War w/Spain that promised Cuban freedom/independence from U.S./Spain should we win the war U.S. wins Spanish-American War Cuba independent 1898 U.S. gets Guam and Puerto Rico (From Spain) U.S. buys Philippines (From Spain) U.S. in now a global empire in control of many non-American areas