1. Chapter 17 Section 2 USA- world power Americans- bigger and stronger

2. Chapter 17 Section 2 continued Displays of USA Power Chilean mob- attack US sailors Forced to pay $75,000 to the families Rebellion- Brazil President Cleveland- naval units- Rio de Janeiro Arbitration- settlement-dispute-person- listens- makes a decision

3. Chapter 17 Section 2 continued Cuba- rebelled-Spain-1868 Cubans- guarded camps Cuba- destroyed American sugar plantations Yellow journalism- sensational headlines and stories Jingoism- aggressive foreign policy

4. Chapter 17 Section 2 continued Steps to war De Lome letter- McKinley- weak Explosion of the USS Maine Preparing in the Philippines- key base- USA- protect its Asian trade McKinley’s war message- “Remember the Maine!”

5. Chapter 17 Section 2 continued War’s first action- Philippines Troops gather in Florida- First Volunteer Cavalry- “Rough Riders” Led by Theodore Roosevelt July 1, 1898- “Rough Riders” up San Juan Hill- most famous incident of the war Treaty of Paris- Spain- 1898- Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam to US Unincorporated territories

6. Chapter 17 Section 2 continued Cuban independence- Teller Amendment- McKinley- military government in Cuba Platt Amendment- Cuba- no foreign agreements- US- naval bases- US could intervene 1887- Hawaii and US- sugar- duty-free Spheres of influence- areas-economic and political control Open Door Policy- US and China- equal access to China’s customers