THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR TROUBLE IN CUBA. Cuban “insurrectos” burn sugar cane fields in revolt against Spanish overlords Americans watched with interest.

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THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR TROUBLE IN CUBA

Cuban “insurrectos” burn sugar cane fields in revolt against Spanish overlords Americans watched with interest Reminded us of our own fight for independence Felt it supported the Monroe Doctrine Might open up a gateway for a Latin American canal

HALTING THE REVOLT Gen. Valeriano “Butcher” Weyler Violent methods of control Reconcentration camps Yellow journalism “You furnish the pictures, I’ll furnish the War” Wm. Randolph Hearst to Frederick Remington

SPANISH RECONCENTRATION CAMPS

THE ROAD TO WAR DOCUMENT ANALYSIS

THE ROAD TO WAR The de Lôme Letter: Spanish ambassador in US who wrote a letter which criticized President McKinley and called him a wimp Mysterious explosion of the U.S.S. Maine in Havana harbor Killed 260 American sailors “Remember the Maine!” Found later to be an accident McKinley slow to enter a war Secretary of the Navy, Teddy Roosevelt said he had “the backbone of a chocolate éclair.”

DECLARING WAR ON SPAIN Spanish American War begins April 11, 1898 Teller Amendment: Said the U.S. would give Cuba its freedom after kicking out Spain.

VICTORY AT MANILA Commodore George Dewey sent to Philippines Victory at Manila Bay Emilio Aguinaldo

THE CONFUSED INVASION OF CUBA Underprepared for war The Rough Riders Theodore Roosevelt San Juan Hill Barricade of Havana harbor Armistice August 12, 1898

ISSUES STEMMING FROM WAR

Jingoism John Philip Sousa Stars and Stripes Forever ‘MURICA!

ENDING THE WAR Cuba was now free from Spanish control; U.S. gains Puerto Rico Guam, and the Philippines Anti-Imperialist League emerged to halt annexation Mark Twain, Carnegie, Samuel Gompers Other lands had generally been closely located or sparsely populated; not so with Spanish territories Strain on American resources, harming business/labor The War Prayer “I don't think the prayer will be published in my time. None but the dead are permitted to tell the truth."

WHAT TO DO WITH THE PHILIPPINES? Assumed they’d be granted independence like Cuba had been promised; denied Bloody guerrilla warfare against the U.S. Led by Emilio Aguinaldo U.S. creates reconcentration camps and the “water cure” Effects for Philippines Set up a democratic government - Governor William Howard Taft Improved transportation, sanitation, public health, and education

WHAT TO DO WITH CUBA? A military government set up after the war to rebuild Offered U.S. statehood; rejected The Platt Amendment: Ensured U.S. involvement in Cuban affairs Guantanamo Bay Naval Base

WHAT TO DO WITH OUR “LITTLE BROWN BROTHERS?” Insular Cases: SCOTUS cases concerning the status of territories acquired after the Spanish American War QUESTION: Do American laws and rights apply to foreign lands and peoples? DECISION: Supreme Court said NO. We are Americans now, no? NO! …oh, except you Hawaii. You have white people.

DIFFERING OPINIONS OF WAR DOCUMENT ANALYSIS