Spanish American War and Imperialism Lesson

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U.S.
IMPERIALISM &
THE SPANISH
AMERICAN WAR

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QUEST FOR EMPIRE

AN EMPIRE IS A GROUP OF COUTRIES CONTROLLED BY ONE
STRONGER, MORE POWERFUL NATION.

IMPERIALISM IS WHEN ONE COUNTRY DOMINATES OTHER
COUNTRIES.

IN THE LATE 1800'S EUROPEAN NATIONS COMPETED FOR
POWER AS EMPIRES.

THE UNITED STATES WANTED TO BE RESPECTED AS AN
EMPIRE.

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IS A GROUP OF COUTRIES CONTROLLED BY ONE ​

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, MORE POWERFUL ​

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EMPIRE

STRONGER

NATION

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IN THE LATE 1800'S, EUROPEAN NATIONS COMPETED FOR POWER AS ​

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. THE UNITED STATES ALSO WANTED TO BE INVOLVED AND RESPECTED AS A ​

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EMPIRES

WORLD

POWER

CUBAN
INDEPENDENCE

•IN THE 1890'S CUBA, A COLONY OF SPAIN'S EMPIRE,
WAS FIGHTING FOR INDEPENDENCE.

•OTHER COLONIES, SUCH AS THE PHILIPPINES, WERE
ALSO FIGHTING FOR INDEPENDENCE.

•THE UNITED STATES AT THIS TIME DID NOT WANT
EUROPEAN EMPIRES CONTROLLING TERRITORIES IN
THE AMERICAS. THEY WANTED TO GET INVOLVED
AND SUPPORT CUBA'S FIGHT FOR INDEPENDENCE.

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IN THE 1890'S ​

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, A COLONY OF ​

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EMPIRE, WAS FIGHTING FOR ​

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CUBA

SPAIN'S

INDEPENDENCE.

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THE UNITED STATES AT THIS TIME DID NOT WANT ​

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EMPIRES CONTROLLING TERRITORIES IN THE ​

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. THEY WANTED TO GET INVOLVED AND SUPPORT ​

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FIGHT FOR INDEPENDENCE.

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EUROPEAN

AMERICAS

CUBA'S

MAIN EVENTS OF THE
WAR

•AFTER THE U.S.S. MAINE
EXPLODED NEAR CUBA,
AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS MADE IT
LOOK LIKE THIS WAS CAUSED BY
SPAIN.

•THE U.S. DECLARED WAR ON
SPAIN.

•WITHIN A SHORT TIME, THE
AMERICANS DEFEATED THE
SPANISH IN CUBA, PUERTO RICO,
AND THE PHILIPPINES.

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AFTER THE ​

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EXPLODED NEAR CUBA, AMERICAN ​

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MADE IT LOOK LIKE THIS WAS ​

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BY SPAIN.

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U.S.S. MAINE

NEWSPAPERS

CAUSED

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THE U.S. DECLARED ​

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ON SPAIN.

WITHIN A SHORT TIME, THE AMERICANS ​

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THE SPANISH IN ​

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, PUERTO RICO, AND THE PHILIPPINES.

SPAIN LOSES
IT'S COLONIES

• AS A RESULT, SPAIN LOST

IT'S OVERSEAS COLONIES
IN THE PHILIPPINES,
GUAM, PUERTO RICO,
AND CUBA.

• THE UNITED STATES, THEN

PUT THESE TERRITORIES
UNDER IT'S CONTROL

• AMERICA WAS

EXPANDING AS AN
OVERSEAS EMPIRE

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• SPAIN LOST

• IMPERIALISM

• INDEPENDENCE

• EMPIRE

OVERSEAS COLONIES

WHEN STRONGER NATIONS DOMINATE SMALLER COUNTRIES

CUBANS & PHILIPPINES FOUGHT SPAIN FOR

UNITED STATES WANTED AN...

• OVERSEAS COLONIES

• WHEN STRONGER NATIONS DOMINATE SMALLER COUNTRIES

• CUBANS & PHILIPPINES FOUGHT SPAIN FOR

• UNITED STATES WANTED AN...

IMPACT ON CUBA
AND OTHER NATIONS

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ALTHOUGH CUBA WAS NOW
INDEPENDENT, IT'S POLICIES WERE
LARGELY UNDER THE CONTROL OF
THE UNITED STATES.

THE PHILIPPINES, PUERTO RICO,
AND GUAM BECAME AMERICAN
TERRITORIES.

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WHAT WAS THE RESULT FOR CUBA?

• Cuba was annexed by the United States.

• Cuba was occupied by the Spanish.

• CUBA WAS INDEPENDENT, BUT STILL UNDER U.S. INFLUENCE

• Cuba was a part of the Soviet Union.

AMERICA AS
A WORLD
POWER

• THE UNITED STATES WAS FAST

BECOMING A WORLD POWER

• THE UNITED STATES ALSO

TOOK CONTROL OF HAWAII

• THE UNITED STATES HAD

EXPANDED TRADE NETWORKS
INTO CHINA

• SOON, THE UNITED STATES

BUILT A CANAL IN PANAMA, A
SMALL COUNTRY IN CENTRAL
AMERICA.

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AS A WORLD POWER, THE UNITED STATES ALSO:

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HAWAII

BUILT THE PANAMA ​

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& EXPANDED ​

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INTO CHINA

MAIN POINTS

•THE LATE 1800'S WAS A TIME OF
COMPETING WORLD EMPIRES

•THE UNITED STATES WANTED TO
BE INVOLVED

•WHEN CUBANS REVOLTED
AGAINST SPAIN, THE UNITED
STATES GOT INVOLVED

•SPAIN LOST MANY OVERSEAS
COLONIES

•THE UNITED STATES GAINED
OVERSEAS TERRITORIES AND
BECAME A WORLD POWER

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CUBA

PUERTO RICO

THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

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HAWAII

PUERTO RICO

CUBA

GUAM