Spanish-American War Causes Key Events Effects. Ethics: Spanish Misrule in Cuba.

Spanish-American WarSpanish-American War

CausesCauses Key EventsKey Events EffectsEffects

Ethics: Spanish Misrule in Ethics: Spanish Misrule in CubaCuba

A Moral Cause? Valeriano Weyler’s A Moral Cause? Valeriano Weyler’s “Reconcentration” Policy“Reconcentration” Policy

““Yellow Journalism” & Yellow Journalism” & JingoismJingoism

Joseph Pulitzer

William Randolph Hearst

Hearst to Frederick Hearst to Frederick Remington:Remington: You furnish the You furnish the pictures,pictures, and I’ll furnish the war! and I’ll furnish the war!

We’re insulted: De Lôme We’re insulted: De Lôme LetterLetter

de Lôme, Spanishde Lôme, SpanishAmbassador to the Ambassador to the U.S.U.S.

Criticized PresidentCriticized PresidentMcKinley:McKinley:

"...he is weak and catering "...he is weak and catering to the rabble and, besides, to the rabble and, besides, a low politician who a low politician who desires to leave a door desires to leave a door open to himself and to open to himself and to stand well with the stand well with the jingosjingos of his party."of his party."

Theodore RooseveltTheodore Roosevelt

Assistant Assistant Secretary of the Secretary of the NavyNavy

Imperialist and Imperialist and American American nationalist.nationalist.

Criticized Criticized PresidentPresidentMcKinleyMcKinley

Resigns his Resigns his position to fight in position to fight in CubaCuba..

The The “Rough “Rough Riders”Riders”

We’re “attacked!”We’re “attacked!”

Remember the MaineRemember the Maineand to Hell with Spain!and to Hell with Spain!

Funeral for Maine victims in Havana

The Spanish-American War The Spanish-American War (1898):(1898):

“That Splendid Little War”“That Splendid Little War”

The Spanish-American War The Spanish-American War (1898):(1898):

“That Splendid Little War”“That Splendid Little War”

Dewey Captures Manila!Dewey Captures Manila!

The Treaty of Paris: 1898The Treaty of Paris: 1898

Cuba was freed from Spanish rule.Cuba was freed from Spanish rule.

Spain gave up Puerto Rico and the Spain gave up Puerto Rico and the island ofisland ofGuam.Guam.

The U. S. paid SpainThe U. S. paid Spain$20 mil. for the$20 mil. for thePhilippines.Philippines.

The U. S. becomesThe U. S. becomesan imperial power!an imperial power!

Cuban Independence?Cuban Independence?

Senator Orville Platt

Platt Amendment (1903)Platt Amendment (1903)

1. Cuba can’t make any alliances.1. Cuba can’t make any alliances.

2. The U.S. can get involved if Cuba has 2. The U.S. can get involved if Cuba has problems.problems.

3. Cuba must lease Guantanamo Bay to the U.S.3. Cuba must lease Guantanamo Bay to the U.S.

Our “Sphere of Influence”Our “Sphere of Influence”

The Debate about the The Debate about the PhilippinesPhilippines

► The Philippines can be a considered a vital The Philippines can be a considered a vital link in chain of military bases that will one link in chain of military bases that will one day encircle the globe to protect American day encircle the globe to protect American strategic and commercial interests (Mahan).strategic and commercial interests (Mahan).

► We are planting in those islands We are planting in those islands imperishable ideas. We are planting the best imperishable ideas. We are planting the best traditions, the best characteristics of traditions, the best characteristics of Americanism in such a way that they can Americanism in such a way that they can never be removed from that soil (MacArthur)never be removed from that soil (MacArthur)

A little background…A little background…

► After the capture of After the capture of Manila, we used Manila, we used Aguinaldo’s troops to Aguinaldo’s troops to help lead a revolt help lead a revolt against Spain.against Spain.

► The Filipinos were so The Filipinos were so successful, they had successful, they had captured most of the captured most of the country & issuing their country & issuing their own Declaration of own Declaration of Independence. Independence.

► We did not We did not acknowledge the acknowledge the existence of the existence of the Philippine Republic.Philippine Republic.

The “Philippine American War” The “Philippine American War” beginsbegins

►250,000 Filipinos were killed, 4,200 US 250,000 Filipinos were killed, 4,200 US Soldiers were killed (More than 10 Soldiers were killed (More than 10 times the number in the SPAM war). times the number in the SPAM war).

►Faced with guerrilla warfare, the US Faced with guerrilla warfare, the US begins to resettle populations in begins to resettle populations in concentration camps, burn villages, concentration camps, burn villages, and mass killings of suspected rebels. and mass killings of suspected rebels.

►Moro MassacreMoro Massacre

The responseThe response

► DuBois said…”it was DuBois said…”it was the most illuminating the most illuminating things I have ever things I have ever seen. I want seen. I want especially to have it especially to have it framed and put upon framed and put upon the walls of my room the walls of my room to impress upon the to impress upon the students what Wars students what Wars and especially Wars and especially Wars of Conquest really of Conquest really mean.”mean.”

The American Anti-The American Anti-Imperialist Imperialist LeagueLeague

Founded in 1899.Founded in 1899.

Mark Twain, Mark Twain, Andrew Andrew Carnegie, WilliamCarnegie, WilliamJames, and WilliamJames, and WilliamJennings Bryan Jennings Bryan amongamongthe leaders.the leaders.

Campaigned Campaigned against the against the annexation of theannexation of thePhilippines and Philippines and otherotheracts of imperialism.acts of imperialism.

Philippines as a US TerritoryPhilippines as a US Territory

►William H. Taft was governorWilliam H. Taft was governor► Introduced English as primary language Introduced English as primary language

and developed schools and infrastructureand developed schools and infrastructure►Removed Catholicism as state religionRemoved Catholicism as state religion► Jones ActJones Act► In 1916 promised autonomy and eventual In 1916 promised autonomy and eventual

self-government, awarded after WW2.self-government, awarded after WW2.