1. Make sure to get out your worksheets from last week: “America Becomes a World Power”

2. Battle of Manila Bay, Philippines May 1, 1898 Spanish fleet defeated in a matter of hours; no U.S. killed sailors.

3. Battle of San Juan Hill, Cuba July 1, 1898 Take the hills surrounding the Port of Santiago

4. Battle of Santiago, Cuba July 3, 1898 Spanish fleet leaves Santiago Harbor and is destroyed.

5. Consequences of the Spanish-American War -1 - U.S. takes possession of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines Puerto Rico Guam American Samoa

6. Consequences of the Spanish-American War -2 - Cuba has pseudo self-rule until 1934 with the change of the “Good Neighbor” Policy. -Platt Amendment – Ties Cuba to United States, with requirements of … -[1] Cuba could not make a treaty with other nations to weaken its independence -[2] U.S. will rent / buy a naval base (Guantanamo Bay) -[3] Cuba’s level of debt is restricted -[4] U.S. reserves the right to intervene -3 - U.S. adopts more “active” role in the affairs of the world, as the “defender of democracy” in the world. -4 - Theodore Roosevelt becomes a new national hero.

7. Handout: Arguments for and against U.S. imperialism