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Foxborough History Department1 Spanish American War

Foxborough History Department2 Overview  Causes  Leaders  Conclusion

Foxborough History Department3 Causes of Spanish American War  Imperialism  Social Darwinism  Yellow Journalism  Militarism  Industrial Revolution  World Power (land)

Foxborough History Department4 Imperialism The policy of extending a nation's authority by territorial acquisition or by the establishment of economic and political control over other nations

Foxborough History Department5 Social Darwinism The application of Darwinism to the study of human society, specifically a theory in sociology that individuals or groups achieve advantage over others as the result of genetic or biological superiority.

Foxborough History Department6 Yellow Journalism Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers.

Foxborough History Department7 Militarism 1.Glorification of the ideals of a professional military class 2. A policy in which military preparedness is most important to the state.

Foxborough History Department8 World Power Need for new markets to sell goods More land to get raw materials Keep up with European Powers Goals of leadership

Foxborough History Department9 To Heck with Spain Remember the Maine At 9:40pm on February 15, 1898, the battleship U.S.S. Maine exploded in Havana Harbor 268 men were killed, shocking the American population What or who caused this explosion?

Foxborough History Department10 Leaders  William McKinley  Theodore Roosevelt  George Dewey  William Randolph Hearst  General Weyler “The Butcher  Emilio Aguinaldo

Foxborough History Department11 William McKinley, Jr. ( ) 25 th President Wanted to avoid war in Cuba Yellow journalism and public supported war In April 1898, President McKinley abandoned his failed diplomatic efforts and asked Congress for permission to intervene in Cuba.

Foxborough History Department12 Theodore Roosevelt Assistant Secretary of the Navy. “I should welcome almost any war, for I think this country needs one” First Volunteer Cavalry, nicknamed the "Rough Riders.“

Foxborough History Department13 Commodore George Dewey May 1, 1899— Commodore Dewey and his Asiatic Squadron defeated the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay During and after the war, George Dewey became one of the war's most celebrated heroes

Foxborough History Department14 William Randolph Hearst Newspaper publisher and leading example of yellow journalism New York Journal started a public hysteria for war with Spain by publishing incendiary articles and illustrations Hearst once said "You provide the pictures and I'll provide the war."

Foxborough History Department15 General Weyler “The Butcher” In 1896, the Spanish sent "The Butcher," to Cuba To prevent the insurrections – Weyler built concentration camps in which he imprisoned a large portion of the population Under the harsh and unsanitary conditions in the concentration camps, –Cuban prisoners died rapidly, especially from disease

Foxborough History Department16 Emilio Aguinaldo  The Philippines' revolutionary leader  Fought first against Spanish imperialism  After the end of the Spanish- American War, fought against American

Foxborough History Department17 July 1, 1898: San Juan Hill taken by "Rough Riders"

Foxborough History Department18 Results of the Spanish American War Treaty of Paris signed on December 10, 1898 ended the Spanish- American War Cuba went free, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines were ceded to the US, and the US agreed to pay Spain an indemnity of $20 million America becomes a world power