Spanish-American War Mr. Bermudez. “Remember the Maine!” Rally call for war with Spain Spanish agreed to everything US wanted on April 9 th Public.

Spanish-American WarMr. Bermudez

“Remember the Maine!”

Rally call for war with Spain

Spanish agreed to everything US

wanted on April 9th

Public opinion favored war

April 11th McKinley asks congress to use force

April 20th Congress declares war

War Tactics Spain: USA will attack Cuba= WRONG USA Attacks the Philippine Islands…. WHY? April 30th Commodore George Dewey Open fire on Spanish Fleet in Manila, Philippines. Hours later- Entire Spanish Fleet DESTROYED!

Filipino Support Filipinos jumped at the opportunity 11,000 US Troops joined with Filipino Rebels August Spanish troops surrender

War in the Caribbean Naval Blockade-Cuba

Admiral William T. Sampson

Traps Spanish Fleet in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba

Land Naval force success in Philippines Army small professional force Army larger inexperienced force Army not prepared 125,000 volunteers Army heavy woolen uniforms+ Caribbean weather= HOT Officers= Civil War Vets= Talk a lot about the past

Rough Riders http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbCO9chiK98

Rough Riders US Troops land in Cuba in June 1898 Volunteer Calvary Leonard Wood and Theodore Roosevelt July 1st near Santiago. San Juan Hill 9th and 10th Cavalries Clear way for infantry attack

San Juan Hill

Destruction of Spanish Fleet Spanish try to escape Fleet destroyed US Troops invade Puerto Rico on July 25th

Treaty of Paris USA and Spain sign Armistice/ cease fire August 12th “John Hay – Splendid Little War” Fighting = 16 weeks December 10th 1898 Spain Frees Cuba, USA gets Guam and Puerto Rico USA pays Spain 20 Million for Philippines

Debate Over Treaty Do we have the right to annex the Philippines?

Imperialism

President McKinley: “There was nothing left for us to do but to take them all, educate the Filipinos, and uplift and Christianize them.”- Justify imperialism

Debates Political, Moral, and Economic Violation of Declaration of Independence Denying self Gov. to newly acquired territories Booker T. Washington- US should settle race-related issues

before taking on social issues else where Samuel Gompers- Labor issue of Filipinos would take

American jobs

New Empire Debates Settled: February 6th 1899 Senate approves treaty of Paris Empire Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines

Presenting Imperialism Get into Groups of 2 Create a Yellow Journalist Article or Have an Interview or Have a Debate on the Treaty of Paris