1. The Spanish-American War
Viva Cuba Libre!

2. The Imperialist Taylor

3. Cuba Libre!
U.S. had its eye on Cuba and its resources in the 1800s.
They tried to buy it in 1854 for expanded plantations
slavery was abolished in Cuba.
U.S. invests in Cuban plantations.
In 1895, Jose Marti launched a revolution in Cuba against Spanish rule
Rebels destroyed property to evoke U.S. interest.

4. Concentration Camps Under harsh rule of Valeriano Weyler “The Butcher”
Spain responded by rounding up rebels in concentration camps.
300,000 people suffered starvation and abuse.

5. Spanish Misrule in Cuba

6. De Lôme Letter Dupuy de Lôme, Spanish Ambassador to the U.S.
Criticized President McKinley as weak
Result?

7. Theodore Roosevelt Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Criticized President McKinley as having the backbone of a chocolate éclair!
Resigns his position to fight in Cuba.

8. “Yellow Journalism” & Jingoism William Randolph Hearst
Joseph Pulitzer
Hearst to Frederick Remington: You furnish the pictures, and I’ll furnish the war!
William Randolph Hearst

9. THE U.S.S. MAINE EXPLODES
The Maine was sent to Cuba to retrieve U.S. citizens.
The Maine exploded, killing over 260.

11. Remember the Maine and to Hell with Spain!
Funeral for Maine victims in Havana

12. It’s On Now!
Congress approved McKinley’s request for declaration of war.

13. The Spanish-American War (1898): “That Splendid Little War”
We attacked where?

14. Surprise!
The U.S. attacked the Spanish Navy in the Philippines on May 1st.
The Philippines were “liberated” by August.

15. Dewey Captures Manila!

16. The Spanish-American War (1898): “That Splendid Little War”

17. The “Rough Riders”
Charge up San Juan Hill

18. Treaty of Paris 1898
Philippines
Guam
Puerto Rico

19. Is He To Be a Despot?

20. Emilio Aguinaldo July 4, 1946: Philippine independence
Leader of the Filipino Uprising.
July 4, 1946: Philippine independence

21. In the Philippine-American War
( )
70,000 U.S. soldiers fought
- 4,000 died, and as many
as 600,000 Filipinos were killed.

22. William H. Taft, 1st Gov.-General of the Philippines
Great administrator.

23. The American Anti-Imperialist League
Founded in 1899.
Mark Twain, Andrew Carnegie, and William Jennings Bryan among the leaders.
Campaigned against the annexation of the Philippines and other acts of imperialism.

24. Cuban Independence? Teller Amendment (1898) Platt Amendment (1903)
Cuba could not make treaties without US approval
The U.S. could intervene in Cuban affairs if necessary to maintain an efficient, independent govt.
Cuba must lease Guantanamo Bay to the U.S. for naval and coaling station.
Cuba must not go into significant debt.
Senator Orville Platt

25. DILEMMA--Did
U. S. citizenship
follow the flag??

26. Puerto
Rico

27. Puerto Rico: 1898 1900 - Foraker Act. 1901-1903  the Insular Cases.
PR became an “unincorporated territory.”
Citizens of PR, not of the US.
Import duties on PR goods
 the Insular Cases.
Constitutional rights were not automatically extended to territorial possessions.

28. China

29. Stereotypes of the Chinese Immigrant
Oriental [Chinese] Exclusion Act, 1882

30. The Boxer Rebellion: 1900 The Peaceful Harmonious Fists.
“55 Days at Peking.”

31. The Open Door Policy Secretary John Hay.
Give all nations equal access to trade in China.
Guaranteed that China would NOT be taken over by any one foreign power.

32. The Open Door Policy

33. America as a Pacific Power

34. Our “Sphere of Influence”