1. Setting the Stage for War
Task: Create a representation for others to learn about the factors setting the stage for the Spanish-American War.
Topics: (pg )
1. Displays of power (1s & 5s)
2. Cuban Rebellion (2s & 6s)
3. Yellow Journalism (3s & 7s)
4. Steps to War (de Lome letter & USS Maine) (4s & 8s)
Info to Include: (limit to 5 bullet points!)
What happened? (major events, causes, etc.) – Be concise!
What resulted? (actions, public opinion, etc.)
AND 2 visuals/symbols (each the size of a piece of paper)
Jobs in Group: Readers/information gatherers, writers, drawers

2. 1. Cuban Rebellion
Valeriano Weyler’s “Reconcentration” policy

3. 1. Cubans burn U.S. sugar plantations

4. 2. Yellow Journalism

5. 3. The de Lome Letter

6. 4. Explosion of the USS Maine Havana Harbor, 1898

7. Notes
Spanish-American War

8. McKinley’s demands to Spain
Compensation for the Maine
An end to the concentration camps
A truce in Cuba
Cuban Independence**

9. Spanish-American War Lasted 3 months (May – August)
Nicknamed “A splendid little war”
Battle in Philippines lasted 7 hours
San Juan Hill – TR and the Rough Riders
Fewer than 400 soldiers died in battle
Almost 2,500 dead because of disease: yellow fever, malaria, etc.

10. Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough-Riders

11. Treaty of Paris, 1898 (w/ Spain)
Spanish recognition of Cuba’s independence
For $20 million, Spain gave up Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam to US
These islands became “unincorporated” territories

12. US Actions
Other effects of war

13. Cuba Cubans felt betrayed by U.S.
U.S. helped Cubans draft new constitution (modeled after U.S.’s)
Platt Amendment (1900)

14. Annexation of Hawaii, 1898 Took over Hawaii
Claimed it was “manifest destiny”
Need for naval stations

15. China Chinese population was so large  many countries wanted:
“Spheres of influence” in China
“Open Door Policy” - access to China’s consumers

16. Letter to the President
Give your opinion on the decision made to go to war with Spain
Letter to the President

17. Shared Drawings
With a partner, draw something that we have discussed to represent a cause of US beginning to get involved in world affairs.
Draw something to represent an effect of US imperialism.