1. Spanish-American War Mr. Bermudez

2. “Remember the Maine!”  Rally call for war with Spain  Spanish agreed to everything US wanted on April 9 th  Public opinion favored war  April 11 th McKinley asks congress to use force  April 20 th Congress declares war

3. War Tactics  Spain: USA will attack Cuba= WRONG  USA Attacks the Philippine Islands…. WHY?  April 30 th  Commodore George Dewey  Open fire on Spanish Fleet in Manila, Philippines.  Hours later- Entire Spanish Fleet DESTROYED!

5. Filipino Support  Filipinos jumped at the opportunity  11,000 US Troops joined with Filipino Rebels  August Spanish troops surrender

6. War in the Caribbean  Naval Blockade-Cuba  Admiral William T. Sampson  Traps Spanish Fleet in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba

8. Land  Naval force success in Philippines  Army small professional force  Army larger inexperienced force  Army not prepared 125,000 volunteers  Army heavy woolen uniforms+ Caribbean weather= HOT  Officers= Civil War Vets= Talk a lot about the past

9. Rough Riders  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbCO9chiK98 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbCO9chiK98

10. Rough Riders  US Troops land in Cuba in June 1898  Volunteer Calvary  Leonard Wood and Theodore Roosevelt  July 1 st near Santiago. San Juan Hill  9 th and 10 th Cavalries  Clear way for infantry attack 

11. San Juan Hill

12. Destruction of Spanish Fleet  Spanish try to escape  Fleet destroyed  US Troops invade Puerto Rico on July 25th

13. Treaty of Paris  USA and Spain sign Armistice/ cease fire  August 12 th  “John Hay – Splendid Little War” Fighting = 16 weeks  December 10 th 1898  Spain Frees Cuba, USA gets Guam and Puerto Rico  USA pays Spain 20 Million for Philippines

14. Debate Over Treaty  Do we have the right to annex the Philippines?  Imperialism  President McKinley: “There was nothing left for us to do but to take them all, educate the Filipinos, and uplift and Christianize them.”- Justify imperialism

15. Debates  Political, Moral, and Economic  Violation of Declaration of Independence  Denying self Gov. to newly acquired territories  Booker T. Washington- US should settle race-related issues before taking on social issues else where  Samuel Gompers- Labor issue of Filipinos would take American jobs

16. New Empire  Debates Settled: February 6 th 1899  Senate approves treaty of Paris  Empire Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines

20. Presenting Imperialism  Get into Groups of 2  Create a Yellow Journalist Article or  Have an Interview or  Have a Debate on the Treaty of Paris