Spanish American War Lesson

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To get us started, I want you to review a term you learned about in World History, Imperialism. Do a quick google search, and in your OWN words, define imperialism.

Multiple Choice

Today the main focus is imperialism in regard to the Spanish American War. At first the U.S. did not seem interested in creating colonies and the idea of imperialism like the rest of the world did. They showed this initial resistance to imperialism, when there were coups staged to. dethroned the Queen of what nation, that the US originally did not support?

• Great Britain

• Hawaii

• Alaska

• Russia

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Not long after the coup, disturbing news came from Cuba. In 1895, Cubans rose in rebellion against Spain, which had been in control of the island since the 1500s. In an attempt to quell the uprising, the Spanish rounded up Cubans and forced them into reconcentration camps, where poor sanitation and disease killed thousands. American newspapers, eager to sell copies, whipped the public into a frenzy against the Spanish by reporting sensational stor​ies (both true and untrue) in a practice known as ​

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journalism.

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Who was considered the father of Yellow Journalism? ​ ​

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William Hearst

Joseph Pulitzer

Multiple Choice

According to the last slide, what actually happened to the USS Maine?

• The Spanish sabotaged the ship.

• There was a malfunction that led to the explosion.

• Cuba was staging a coup.

• It never actually exploded and was a false story.

Multiple Choice

After a few failed attempts at mediating the dispute, the United States declared war against Spain on April 11, 1898. In order to prevent the possibility of US annexation of Cuba, Congress passed what Amendment, which proclaimed that the United States would help the Cuban people gain their freedom from Spain but would not annex the island after victory?

• McKinley

• Johnson

• Teller

• Cuban

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The tired remnants of Spain's New World empire were no match for brand new American warships. On the seas, US forces quickly dispatched the Spanish fleet. The Spanish were surprised when Americans captured the Philippines, a Pacific outpost of the empire whose citizens were also rebelling against Spanish rule. On land, the contest was not quite so easy. The American military force was composed mainly of volunteers who were ill-equipped for an expedition in the tropics. However, a future president garners fame when he assembles the Rough Riders. Who is this future American president? ​

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Open Ended

One word you will hear frequently this unit is annex. Do a quick google search and IN YOUR OWN WORDS tell me what it means to annex a country. (I.E. if the US annexed Hawaii, what does that mean?)

Multiple Choice

In 1898 what nation did the United States annex? (This was one we mentioned earlier that originally the United States was NOT imposing imperialism on them.)

• Alaska

• Cuba

• Hawaii

• Philippines

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Weary of war, Spain signed an armistice on August 12, 1898. Fewer than four hundred Americans had died, leading Secretary of State John Hay to declare the conflict a "splendid little war". However, he also wrote a letter to the leader of the Rough Riders outlying​ that more casualties were had due to what disease than there were in the war itself. ​

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Multiple Choice

Neither Cuban nor Filipino representatives were permitted to participate in the negotiations. The question was soon raised on if the US would uphold its commitment to Cuba's freedom, or would it take Spain's place as a distant oppressor? The answer was a bit of both: although the U.S. did not annex Cuba outright, it did force Cubans to recognize American control in their constitution and created an amendment to it saying that Cuba would agree to permit American diplomatic, economic, and military intervention and to lease Guantanamo Bay for American use. What was the name of this amendment?

• Teller

• Platt

• Smith

• Washington

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True or False: The ​ Philippines slowly realized that the United States were also imperialistic and rebelled against them. ​

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True

False

Open Ended

For Filipinos, who had allied with US forces to oust Spain, the outcome of the war was a cruel joke. Although the Americans were unwilling to allow the Philippines to remain int he hands of the Spanish, they were also unwilling to give Filipinos their freedom. This is something we will pick up in our next activity, when we continue to look at American Imperialism. Thinking back to the causes of the Spanish American War, do you think America annexation of the Philippines was hypocritical or do you think it was necessary and just. Explain your reasoning.