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Spanish-American War 1898 “Splendid Little War” (133 Days, less than 4 months)

Terms to know Imperialism Colonialism Expansionism The Imperialist Tailor

Causes Economic Ties—Sugar Cuba struggle for independence “Concentration Camps (Jose Marti’)” (Killing 1 out of ever 4 Cubans) “Butcher” Weyler Imperialism – “Manifest Destiny”

Spanish Misrule in Cuba

Valeriano Weyler’s “Reconcentration” Policy

“Yellow Journalism” & Jingoism Joseph Pulitzer William Randolph Hearst Hearst to Frederick Remington: You furnish the pictures, and I’ll furnish the war!

De Lôme Letter Dupuy de Lôme, Spanish Ambassador to the U.S. Criticized President McKinley as weak and a bidder for the admiration of the crowd, besides being a would-be politician who tries to leave a door open behind himself while keeping on good terms with the jingoes of his party.

USS Maine (Feb. 15, 1898) –A. Harbor in Havana B Americans Died “Remember The Maine” War Message Apr. 11, 1898 –William McKinley

The Spanish-American War (1898): “That Splendid Little War”

Dewey Captures Manila!

II. Two Main Theaters A. Manila Bay (May 1, 1898) –1. George Dewey (Destroy Spanish Fleet) 2. Had a total of seven ships 3. Battle took a few hours 4. Spain- 160 dead & 210 Wounded US- No fatal casualties

B. Cuba 1. Blockade of Cuba 2. Fighting Force – AEF –A. Major General Shafter –B. Major General “Fighting Joe” Wheeler –C. Rough Riders 1. Colonel Leonard Wood 2. Teddy Roosevelt 3. 9 th and 10 th Cavalries

Theodore Roosevelt Assistant Secretary of the Navy in the McKinley administration. Imperialist and American nationalist. Criticized President McKinley as having the backbone of a chocolate éclair! Resigns his position to fight in Cuba.

The “Rough Riders”

3. Weapons.45 vs Food and other friends. 5. Santiago Bay, San Juan Hill »(Kettle Hill)

III. Results (Treaty of Paris) –A. Peace treaty signed Dec. 10, 1898 –B. Spain surrendered Cuba, ceded Puerto Rico and Guam –C. US Bought Philippines for $20 mill. (Treaty ratified Feb 6, 1899 by one vote) –D. Platt Amendment in 1901 Made Cuba a protectorate US Gained Guantanamo Bay as a Naval Base E. Participants 392,000 –Deaths 5,400—(11,000)