American History Chapter 10: Becoming a World Power

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American History Chapter 10 Becoming a World
Power

• II. The Spanish-American War

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Bell Ringer

• Sensationalism! - define it
• Explain how it can trigger public reactions.
• What are some news stories that might be called
  sensational?
• Setting the Scene page 357

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Objectives

• Main Idea A swift victory in the
  Spanish-American War confirmed the status of the
  US as world power, but it left some people
  arguing over how to govern newly acquired
  territories.
• Read about US activities in Latin American that
  set the stage for war with Spain.
• Find out about events leading up to and following
  the Spanish-American War.
• Discover challenges faced by the US after the
  war.
• Learn why the US sought to gain influence in the
  Pacific

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A) Setting the Stage for War

• US Power Chile and Brazil
• Britain and Venezuela over border US invoked
  Monroe Doctrine wanted arbitration.
• Arbitration settlement of a dispute by a person
  or panel chosen to listen to both sides and come
  to a decision
• UK backed down Germany a rising threat

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Cuban Rebellion

• In 1895, Cuba rebelled against Spain
• Spanish sent 150,000 troops and started
  concentration camps 200,000 died
• US would not interfere
• Rebels attacked US sugar plantations to get US
  interest
• Hearst and Pulitzer competed with false stories
  of horror in Cuba
• 6) jingoism national pride and desire for an
  aggressive foreign policy

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B) The Spanish American War

• Riot in Havana prompted the US to send the USS
  Maine
• Intercepted a letter calling McKinley weak
• USS Maine blows up and sinks
• Roosevelt orders Dewey to take the Philippines
• McKinley sends list of demands Spain
  acknowledges all but one War!

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A Splendid Little War

• Dewey sinks the Spanish Pacific fleet in seven
  hours at Manila bay Philippines
• Roosevelt assembles the Rough Riders take San
  Juan Hill
• Spanish Atlantic Fleet tries to escape US sinks
  all of them
• Treaty of Paris 1898 US got Philippines, Puerto
  Rico, and Guam Cuba got Independence US gave
  Spain 20 mil,

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C) New Challenges After the War

• Philippines wanted Independence US said no
  fought a 3 year war US killed 16,000 soldiers
  and 200,000 civilians (1946)
• US reluctantly allowed Cuba independence forced
  them to sign the Platt Amendment
• Platt Amendment US establishes navy bases, no
  foreign deals, US right to intervene.
• US slowly gave Puerto Rica citizenship and all
  rights by 1917

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D) Other Gains in the Pacific

• US wanted Hawaii and Pearl Harbor naval fueling
  and repair yard
• King died, Marines and Sanford Dole removed the
  Queen (sister)
• US annexed Hawaii in 1898
• US, Britain, and Germany fought over Samoa and
  Pago Pago harbor Britain left

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An Open Door to China

• Everybody wants China Why?
• Spheres of Influence areas of economic and
  political control over China by foreign powers
• Open Door Policy no Spheres everybody can
  trade (US)
• Boxer Rebellion Fists massacre 300 foreigners
  US fears more Spheres diplomatically kept it
  open.

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Review

• How did the activates of the US in Latin America
  set the stage for war with Spain?
• What were the events leading up to and following
  the Spanish-American War?
• What challenges did the US face after the war?
• Why did the US seek to gain influence in the
  Pacific?