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SSUSH 14SSUSH 14 Describe the Spanish-American War, U.S. Describe the Spanish-American War, U.S.

involvement in Latin America, and the involvement in Latin America, and the Roosevelt Corollary Roosevelt Corollary

American ImperialismAmerican Imperialism

The Spanish-American WarThe Spanish-American War

Latin American InvolvementLatin American Involvement

1896 - 19041896 - 1904

Brief ReviewBrief Review

1861 – 1865 – Civil War1861 – 1865 – Civil War 1865 – 1877 – Reconstruction1865 – 1877 – Reconstruction 1865 – 1900 – 21865 – 1900 – 2ndnd Industrial Revolution – Industrial Revolution –

RRs; skyscrapers; cities growRRs; skyscrapers; cities grow 1880s – 1920s – Progressive Era to 1880s – 1920s – Progressive Era to

improve American society; immigration improve American society; immigration increasesincreases

Jim Crow laws – segregation and Jim Crow laws – segregation and discrimination in the Southern statesdiscrimination in the Southern states

American ExpansionAmerican Expansion Late 1800’sLate 1800’s The Progressive EraThe Progressive Era The U.S. is growing in The U.S. is growing in

power and prestigepower and prestige The desire for expansion The desire for expansion

is in the airis in the air 1) Imperialism1) Imperialism 2) Def.– 2) Def.– when a strong when a strong

country takes over country takes over weaker onesweaker ones

America starts to America starts to embrace this ideaembrace this idea

Annexation of HawaiiAnnexation of Hawaii

America had America had economic interest economic interest in the Hawaiian in the Hawaiian IslandsIslands

Hawaiian sugarHawaiian sugar 3) Hawaii3) Hawaii is is

annexed as an annexed as an American territory American territory in 1898in 1898

American Interest in CubaAmerican Interest in Cuba 4) America got very interested 4) America got very interested

in annexing (adding) in annexing (adding) CubaCuba as as a territorya territory

But it was owned by But it was owned by SpainSpain 5) 1895 – A 5) 1895 – A revolutionrevolution started started

in Cuba against Spainin Cuba against Spain Cubans wanted America’s helpCubans wanted America’s help 6) President William McKinley 6) President William McKinley

sends a ship, the sends a ship, the U.S.S. U.S.S. MaineMaine to monitor the situation to monitor the situation and protect U.S. property thereand protect U.S. property there

The Maine blows up – killing The Maine blows up – killing 266 American sailors266 American sailors

The media went crazy and The media went crazy and blamed Spain for the sinkingblamed Spain for the sinking

7) Joseph Pulitzer7) Joseph Pulitzer Americans wanted war with Americans wanted war with

SpainSpain

The Spanish-American WarThe Spanish-American War April 25April 25thth, 1898 - Congress , 1898 - Congress

declares war on Spaindeclares war on Spain 1) 1) Spanish-American Spanish-American

WarWar 2) First battles take place 2) First battles take place

in the in the PhilippinesPhilippines – – Spanish owned islands in Spanish owned islands in the Pacificthe Pacific

U.S. defeats Spain quickly U.S. defeats Spain quickly in the Phillipinesin the Phillipines

The war moves to CubaThe war moves to Cuba

The PhillipinesThe Phillipines

The War in CubaThe War in Cuba 3) 17,000 troops arrive in 3) 17,000 troops arrive in

CubaCuba in June 1898 in June 1898 4 regiments of African-4 regiments of African-

American troopsAmerican troops Conditions were brutalConditions were brutal Americans poorly equipped Americans poorly equipped

but still outmatched the but still outmatched the SpanishSpanish

America winsAmerica wins 4) Theodore Roosevelt4) Theodore Roosevelt

gains fame as a leader theregains fame as a leader there 5) Treaty of Paris (1898)5) Treaty of Paris (1898)

settled the warsettled the war A) Spain gives up control A) Spain gives up control

of Cuba and Philippinesof Cuba and Philippines B) The U.S. get the B) The U.S. get the

islands of Puerto Rico and islands of Puerto Rico and GuamGuam

The U.S. Annexes the The U.S. Annexes the PhilippinesPhilippines

After the S-A War, the U.S. After the S-A War, the U.S. wanted to annex the wanted to annex the Philippines, tooPhilippines, too

6) They wanted it to be an 6) They wanted it to be an official official territoryterritory

The Filipinos resisted, they The Filipinos resisted, they wanted to govern wanted to govern themselvesthemselves

Emilio AguinaldoEmilio Aguinaldo – Filipino – Filipino resistance leader who resistance leader who fought the U.S.fought the U.S.

7) 4,0007) 4,000 Americans lost Americans lost their livestheir lives

8) The U.S. put down the 8) The U.S. put down the rebellion and annexed the rebellion and annexed the Philippines until Philippines until 19461946

The United States - 1900The United States - 1900

President Roosevelt AbroadPresident Roosevelt Abroad 1) As president, TR had a big 1) As president, TR had a big

impact on U.S. impact on U.S. foreign policyforeign policy TR wanted the U.S. to be a TR wanted the U.S. to be a

world powerworld power 2) One of his main projects 2) One of his main projects

was to build a canal in was to build a canal in PanamaPanama

Cut travel time btw. the Cut travel time btw. the Atlantic and the Pacific OceansAtlantic and the Pacific Oceans

3) The 3) The Panama CanalPanama Canal was was finished in 1914finished in 1914

4) TR also extended the power 4) TR also extended the power of the of the Monroe DoctrineMonroe Doctrine

Europe couldn’t interfere with Europe couldn’t interfere with the Americas butthe Americas but

Some Latin American Some Latin American countries owed money to countries owed money to EuropeEurope

This concerned TRThis concerned TR

President Roosevelt AbroadPresident Roosevelt Abroad 5) TR added the 5) TR added the

Roosevelt CorollaryRoosevelt Corollary to to the Monroe Doctrinethe Monroe Doctrine

It added some powers to It added some powers to the Monroe Doctrinethe Monroe Doctrine

6) America can act as a 6) America can act as a police power in North police power in North and South Americaand South America

The U.S. also took over all The U.S. also took over all Latin American debts to Latin American debts to EuropeEurope

TR stresses that Europe TR stresses that Europe needs to stay away from needs to stay away from the Americasthe Americas

The U.S. is beginning to The U.S. is beginning to become a world power…become a world power…

The Panama Canal - 1914The Panama Canal - 1914