Imperialism II

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Imperialism II

• Spanish American War

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All the News Thats Fit to Printor is it? 

• What you dont know about Anti-Depressants can
  kill You! 
• Icy Conditions Tomorrow will Endanger the Lives
  of Thousands of Commutersso stay homeunless you
  must go out.
• We are under a blanket alert for a general
  threat.
• How does the media give us our news?
• Can the media influence individuals? The politics
  of the nation?

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AIM Can the media influence Americans to go to
war? 

• Vocab
• Yellow Press Nationalism Rough Riders
• De Lome Letter Treaty of Paris
• Maine Explosion Platt Amendment
• Jingoism intense nationalism with desire for
  adventure
• Essential Questions
• How did the Yellow Press influence the country
  and our political leaders?
• Why would the U.S. participate in a War with
  Spain?

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Treaties

• Teller Amendment 1898
• McKinley did not want to go to war was afraid
  it would hurt the Wall Street Economy. Passed the
  Teller Amendment that said we wouldnt interfere
  in Cuba after we won. (Liar!)
• Lasted only four months
• U.S. wonturned America into an imperial power
• Treaty of Paris 1900
• Spanish colonies of Puerto Rico, Guam, and
  Philippines belonged to US
• Cuba gained its independence
• Cuba signed the Platt Amendment 1902
• If Cuba wanted to have any treaties with other
  countries, it would have to ask America first.
• allowed America to intervene into Cuban affairs
  even during times of peace
• allowed America to keep navy ships in its bay
  (Guantanamo Bay).

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"I should welcome almost any war, for I think
this country needs one" TR, Rough Riders

• Improved the U.S. Navy
• 4 months of fighting
• Success at the Battle of San Juan
• Many deaths malaria, yellow fever, bad
  contaminated food
• A splendid little War Sec of State, John Hays

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Cartoon Uncle Sam Teaches a Class in
Self-Government

• In this political cartoon from shortly after the
  conclusion of the Spanish-American War in 1898,
  "Uncle Sam" disciplines a class of unruly
  "children," representing Cuba, the Philippines,
  Puerto Rico, and Hawaii. The mustachioed figure
  reading the book at left is General Maximo Gomez,
  the military commander in Cuba's War of
  Independence, while the figure wearing the "dunce
  cap" represents Filipino independence leader
  Emilio Aguinaldo. While sarcastic touches, such
  as the "Map of the United States and Neighboring
  Countries" in the background, suggest the
  cartoonist may not have entirely approved of the
  United States' imperial efforts, his work
  nonetheless exemplifies the paternalistic and
  racist stereotypes with which Americans of all
  political stripes tended to view those in the
  countries that came under U.S. influence at the
  time.
• http//herb.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/747
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Cartoon Uncle Sam Finds "Something Lacking" In
New Possessions

• The outcome of the Spanish-American War had
  far-reaching consequences for several of Spain's
  former colonies. The United States annexed Puerto
  Rico, the Philippines, and Guam, while Cuba
  became independent but subject to American
  influence. This political cartoon from shortly
  before the conclusion of the war in 1898 reflects
  the pro-expansionist view, contrasting the
  benefits derived from American involvement by
  Puerto Rico (in a shiny new outfit marked
  "Annexation Suit from Your Uncle Sam") and Cuba
  (clutching bread and waving the flag of
  independence), with the uncertain status of the
  Philippines, depicted as mired in a primitive,
  "savage" condition. Typically, all three nations
  are depicted as children, dependent on a kindly
  and benevolent Uncle Sam.
• http//herb.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/747

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"Showing the Light to the Filipinos

• From 1898 to 1902, the United States waged a
  bloody war in the Philippines. Filipinos wanted
  independence from centuries of Spanish colonial
  rule. U.S. leaders, however, saw the opportunity
  to control the Philippines and gain access to
  markets in Asia.  President McKinley argued that
  the Filipinos could not govern themselves or
  defend themselves against other countries.  Many
  supporters of the Philippine-American war also
  believed in the "civilizing mission"the idea
  that European nations and the United States had a
  moral duty to civilize "backwards" peoples in
  other parts of the world by introducing Western
  culture and technology.
• http//herb.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/747

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• McKinley was not initially in favor of going to
  war

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