1. UNIT #4 – BECOMING A WORLD POWER LESSON #3 –American Empire (4-3) (149-151)

2. LESSON #1 – Spanish American War & Amer. Empire (12/1)
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
5. What did the US obtain as a result of the Spanish American War?
6. What restrictions did US put on Cuba and Puerto Rico after their win in the war?
VOCABULARY
Debate over annexing Philippines (149)
1899 Treaty of Paris (149)
Platt Amendment (150) (to the new Cuban constitution)
Foraker Act (150)
Emilio Aguinaldo (151)

3. The Growing American Empire

4. Should USA become an imperialist nation?
What would this mean?
What are costs? (both to the mother country and the country taken over)
What are benefits?
What are some “American ideals”?
How is the very American?
How is this NOT American?
See a picture in your head of what IS “American,” and what is American leadership…

5. The Spanish American War
“A splendid little war” (Sec of State John Hay)
Why would he say that?
Why would we care about a Cuban revolt?
Reminded Americans of the American revolution
We had investments in Cuba
It was way too close to our shores to ignore
PRIDE

6. Click – 3m history

7. Teddy Roosevelt, San Juan Hill

9. A major two front war

10. Peace Treaty to end Spanish American War
1899
Treaty of Paris
Controversial
Made USA an imperial nation
What are the three issues (regions)? (149)
Guam and Puerto Rico (to be annexed)
Cuba (to be set free)
Philippines (controversial – what to do with it?)

11. Debate over Annexation
Guam and Puerto Rico are small
Cuba had been promised independence
But, what to do with Philippines? (149)
PRO-ANNEXATION
ANTI-ANNEXATION
Could provide a valuable navy base on way to China
Another market for American goods
Civilize people who are more primitive
Very expensive to protect maintain a large empire
Cheap labor could hurt American workers
Imperialism is very un-American
DECISION: PHILIPPINES ANNEXED 1899

12. Platt Amendment To be added to the Cuban Constitution
Read the four numbered specifics (150)
What does it seem was our concern?
Keep other nations OUT of Cuba
Keep Cuba independent and strong

13. Governing Puerto Rico 1900 – Foraker Act
Established a Puerto Rican government
Specified PRs are not Americans
1917 – What happened to that last clause?
PRs became American citizens
What is the current debate? (150)
Should PR remain a part of USA?
Should PR become a state?
Should PR be set free and independent?

14. Rebellion in Philippines
1899 – Philippines annexed by USA
Emilio Aguinaldo staged rebellion
Attacked US troops
Guerilla style fighting against us
Governor Taft set up a program
What was the program meant to do? (151)
Improve Education, transportation and Health Care
Hostilities decreased
Philippines set free in 1946

15. Activity with your group…
Give the USA a grade (A, B, C…)
In terms of staying true to American ideals
In showing leadership in the region

16. LESSON #1 – Spanish American War & Amer. Empire (11/30)
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
5. What did the US obtain as a result of the Spanish American War?
6. What restrictions did US put on Cuba and Puerto Rico after their win in the war?
VOCABULARY
Debate over annexing Philippines (149)
1899 Treaty of Paris (149)
Platt Amendment (150) (to the new Cuban constitution)
Foraker Act (150)
Emilio Aguinaldo (151)

17. Homework What was so exceptional about Sec. of State John Hay?
Find at least two things he did that were exceptional.

18. Plessy vs. Ferguson (1896) What did Adolph Plessy do? (135)
What “doctrine” did this lead to? (136)
He was a partially black man (1/8 black, and very light skinned) who took a seat on a train in a car designated just for whites
The doctrine was known as “separate but equal,” and led to legal discrimination in the South that lasted for more than 50 years