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The Spanish- American War

Color Palette By: Piahr. The Spanish- American War. US HISTORY INTENSIVE REVIEW. MAIN IDEA. The Spanish-American War marks the United States’ emergence as a WORLD POWER ,. ?. How did the United States go from an isolated nation to being a world power ?. 1898. Big Year.

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The Spanish- American War

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  1. Color Palette By: Piahr The Spanish-American War US HISTORY INTENSIVE REVIEW

  2. MAIN IDEA The Spanish-American War marks the United States’ emergence as a WORLD POWER,

  3. ? How did the United States go from an isolated nation to being a world power?

  4. 1898 Big Year

  5. Cuban Independence 1890s CUBA VS. SPAIN

  6. Teller Amendment 1898 WE DON’T WANT CUBA ANNEXATION …Not OFFICIALLY, at least!

  7. DON’TForget This!!! USS Maineentering Havana Harbor on 25 January 1898

  8. Explosion of the U.S.S. Maine Feb.15, 1898

  9. Pulitzer Prize

  10. Yellow Journalism SensationalHeadlines to increase Circulation William Randolph HearstNew York Journal Joseph PulitzerNew York World

  11. ?

  12. Simply put... Yellow Journalism

  13. SPLENDID

  14. Teddy Roosevelt’s Volunteer Regiment Battle of San Juan Hill Rough Riders

  15. AMERICA!!!

  16. Treaty of Paris 1898 For $20 million, the U.S. gets:

  17. EMPIRE

  18. Platt Amendment 1901 PROTECTORATE (Limited Sovereignty) • NO treaties without U.S. approval • U.S. can intervene in cases of civil unrest • Perpetual Naval Lease @ Guantanamo Bay

  19. A Legacy of Resentment Cuban resentment against the United States would culminate in the establishment of Fidel Castro’s anti-American government in the 1959 Cuban Revolution.

  20. Imperialism in the Philippines The Ultimate Foreign Entanglement

  21. For Humanity’s Sake…

  22. What about THIS? Photo Credit: kjd

  23. 1901-1905 The Insular Cases The Constitution does not follow the flag.

  24. For Humanity’s Sake…

  25. Anti-Imperialist League William G. Sumner Professor Mark Twain Writer Andrew Carnegie Industrialist

  26. Anti-Imperialism “If we Americans believe in self-government, why do we let it slip away from us? Why do we barter it away for military glory as Spain did?” -- William Graham Sumner The Conquest of the United States by Spain Sumner

  27. Anti-Imperialism “If you take away the Constitution, what is American liberty and all the rest? Nothing but a lot of phrases.” -- William Graham Sumner The Conquest of the United States by Spain Sumner

  28. Mark Twain’s Idea for a New Flag...

  29. The Imperialism Debate

  30. Is Guam in Danger??? Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) Congressional Hearing, March 2010

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