Chapter 25, Section 2
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Chapter 25, Section 2• Objective: Describe the reasons
for and the effects of the Spanish-American War.
• I. Rebellion against Spain
• A. 1890’s Cuba and the Philippines revolted against Spanish rule
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Valeriano Weyler• B. General
Valeriano Weyler was sent to put down the revolt in Cuba - his methods were very harsh.
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C. Role of American newspapers
• 1. Newspapers were battling for readers.
• 2. Sensational stories about Cuban Rebellion - “Yellow Journalism”
• (Pulitzer is to the left)
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Newspaper battles
• 3. Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst
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II. America Goes to War• A. President McKinley did not
want to go to war - he was in the Civil War
• B. On Feb. 9, 1898, Hearst’s newspaper published a letter in which a Spanish official called McKinley “weak”
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U.S. goes to war (cont.)
• C. U.S. battleship Maine blew up in Havana Harbor and 260 Americans were killed- Spain was blamed
• D. War was declared on April 20, 1898
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U.S.S. Maine (before and after)
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III. Pacific War
• A. U.S. fleet was commanded by George Dewey
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Pacific War (cont.)
• B. May 1, 1898 - U.S. destroyed Spanish fleet in Manila - total U.S. victory
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Battle of Manila Bay
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IV. War in the Caribbean• A. July 1, 1898 -
Theodore Roosevelt and his “Rough Riders” take San Juan Hill near Santiago, Cuba. African-American troops also played key role
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B. On Aug. 12, 1898, a truce was signed
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V. Results of the War
• A. U.S. took Puerto Rico, Cuba, Guam, and the Philippines
• B. Cuba agreed to the Platt Amendment - it allowed the U.S. to interfere in Cuba
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Results of War (cont.)
• C. Puerto Rico and Guam became U.S. territories
• D. Philippines became a colony - U.S. fought uprising until 1902
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VI. Anti-Imperialist League - Some people, including Mark Twain and other famous people, were against taking new lands, but they were in a minority
Note: All pictures were taken from www.spanam.simplenet.com
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