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How did the US Become a World Power? The Spanish- American War

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1 How did the US Become a World Power? The Spanish- American War
“That Splendid Little War”

2 Why did we go to war? Hearst to Frederick Remington: You furnish the pictures, and I’ll furnish the war! Cuba Cuban rebellion Spanish abuses yellow journalism McKinley is spineless

3 Why did we go to war? The Spark 1898 USS Maine

4 Where did we go to war? Cuba The Philippines
Not Europe or North America

5 How did the US win? Cuba Jose Marti 3 months
Rough Riders and San Juan Hill Spam “Independence” (Platt Amendment)

6 How did the US Win? The Philippines Emilio Aguinaldo Commodore Dewey
“The enemy of my enemy…” Battle of Manila Bay The War in the Philippines or 1913?

7 What was the result? The Philippines as a colony Cuban independence
Platt Amendment Puerto Rico Guam and other Pacific Islands $20 Million The US is an Empire! What was the result?

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