1. Spanish-American War
USH-5.2

2. I. Causes
RAW MATERIALS AND
NEW MARKETS

3. I. Causes Spain is oppressing Cuba One of its last colonies
Cubans had been fighting for independence for a while
Things are not very coordinated or violent
Spanish General “Butcher” Weyler was putting rebels in concentration camps

4. I. Causes Capitalism and industrialism means the US needed…
RAW MATERIALS AND NEW MARKETS!!!!
Increasing our navy
Mahan proposes it is necessary to be a world power
Have to look strong
Have to be strong

5. I. Causes Yellow Journalism During muckraking
Find horrible stories that are… “true”
Bad news sells a lot more papers than good news

6. I. Causes U.S.S. Maine de Lôme letter
Warship was sent to Cuba to protect American interests blows up
Probably an accident, but Spanish get the blame
“Remember the Maine!”
de Lôme letter
Spanish ambassador to US says McKinley is weak and just trying to get people to like him
An attempt to make US look bad

7. II. The war US declares war in April 1898 Attack Cuba
Defeat Spanish fleet in Manila Bay in the Philippines
Attack Cuba
Few big battles that are well covered by the press
Easily defeat the Spanish
2910 dead, but only 345 from bullets
Attack Puerto Rico
Also very easy win
War is over in 4 months
“A splendid little war”

8. III. Aftermath Land acquisitions Cuba is not annexed to US
Treaty gives US
The Philippines
Wake Island
Guam
Puerto Rico
Hawaii is also annexed
Was NOT from the war
Used as fuel & trading stops and navy bases
Cuba is not annexed to US
Platt Amendment says US can intervene in Cuba whenever we want
Cuba becomes a sphere of influence
We do get a permanent navy base

9. III. Aftermath US took the Philippines b/c of the access to China
We had no intention of giving them freedom
Filipino-American War
Aguinaldo and the Filipinos fight with the US to get rid of Spain
They fight against the US to get independence
War lasts 3 years and kills 4,200 Americans and over 100,000 Filipinos

10. IV. Social Darwinism
The people living in the new lands had NO chance for statehood
They were too different
Insular Cases said the “Constitution doesn’t follow the flag”
Conquered people do not have the same rights as US citizens
Dred Scott anyone?
The same feelings that led to Jim Crow laws at work