US Imperialism: The Spanish American War

1. US Imperialism: The Spanish American War 11.4.2 Describe the Spanish-American War and U.S. expansion in the South Pacific.

2. DEFINITION OF IMPERIALISM • A country controlling another nation’s government (politics) and/or economy

3. Which countries were the most powerful based on this map alone?

5. What was the Open Door Policy? China will remain open to trade; Other nations will not control China’s economy

6. AT THE END OF THE 19TH CENTURY, CUBANS REBEL AGAINST SPANISH RULE CUBA Ruled by Spain

7. Causes of the Spanish American War • Newspapers report Spanish wrong-doing in Cuba • US Battleship is blown up in Havana Harbor • Belief in Manifest Destiny

8. NEWSPAPERS FOCUSED ON SPANISH ATROCITIES UPON THE CUBAN PEOPLE TO IGNITE PASSIONS AGAINST SPAIN SPANISH GENERAL WEYLER WAS SEEN AS A “BUTCHER” IN THE U.S. FOR HIS TREATMENT OF THE CUBAN PEOPLE

9. USS MAINE BLOWS UP • U.S. BATTLESHIP MAINE WAS BLOWN UP IN HAVANA HARBOR IN FEBRUARY 15, 1898 • NEWSPAPERS BLAMED SPAIN • LED TO WAR WITH SPAIN USS MAINE IN HAVANA

11. Newspapers were quick to blame Spain BUT later investigations found that the Maine most likely blew up due to a faulty Boiler!!!

12. Troops mobilizing for war

13. US GATLING GUNS: AN EARLY TYPE OF MACHINE GUN

14. THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND THE “ROUGH RIDERS” IN CUBA

15. BATTLE SCENE WITH TEDDY ROOSEVELT ON THE HORSE

16. US wins in Cuba • Cuba Gains independence from Spain • But US is still in conflict with Spain

17. US FORCES CONQUER THE PHILIPPINES, which were under Spanish Rule

18. U.S. DESTROYS THE SPANISH FLEET AT MANILA BAY

19. With control of the Philippines, the US can: Increa$e it$ East A$ian trading market$ Continue its mission of Manifest Destiny Senator Alfred Beveridge (R-Indiana) From a speech in Congress on January 9, 1900. . . . [Just beyond the Philippines are China's illimitable markets. . . We will not renounce our part in the mission of our race, trustee of God, of the civilization of the world. . . Where shall we turn for consumers of our surplus?. . . China is our natural customer. . . [England, Germany and Russia] have moved nearer to China by securing permanent bases on her borders. The Philippines gives us a base at the door of all the East IMPERIALISM IN THE PHILIPPINES

20. U.S. OCCUPIES TWO MORE SPANISH COLONIAL POSSESSIONS

21. Summary chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrge!