Spanish American War17.2Pages 558-564

Spain and the Caribbean• Lost all colonies EXCEPT

for Cuba and Puerto Rico• Since 1868 Cuba had

been revolting

• Jose Marti• Leader of the Cuban

Revolution Party 1892• Exiled to NYC• Writes poetry and

newspaper articles to rally the masses

• 1895 – Revolt – Marti dies

• Spanish army puts Cubans in camps to keep civilians from aiding rebels, 1/3 die!!

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America Gets War Fever!!• Media:

• New York Journal: William Randolph Hearst• NewYork World: Joseph PulitzerScandalous Stories and Shocking

illustrations• Yellow Journalism: is a type of journalism

that presents little or no legitimate well-researched news and instead uses eye-catching headlines in order to boost newspaper sales.

Yellow Journalism

• 1897 – Hearst sends an artist to draw pictures that display Spanish cruelty

Tension rises in America• February 9, 1898

• De Lome Letter: calls McKinley Weak!• Written by Spain’s Minister to US• “worst insult in US History!”

• February 15, 1898• USS Maine: ship sent to protect Americans

EXPLODES in Havana Harbor• 260 sailors killed• “remember the Maine!”

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Declaration of War• March 1898

• McKinley demands Cuba’s Independence and Spain refuses

• April 25th 1898• US Declares War on Spain

TimeLine: Your Turn • You will be creating a time line of the

important events leading up to the Spanish American War.

• You will have at least 6 dates from our notes

• You must include:• Date and Event• Picture• 1 sentence description

The Course of the War: Two War Fronts• CUBA • PHILIPPINES

CUBA• Teller Amendment

once Cuba is free, America will “leave the government and control to its people”

• July 1st – Battle of San Juan Hill• US troops defeat Spanish

• July 3rd – entire Spanish fleet sank off the Cuban coast

• Two weeks later – Spain is defeated in Puerto Rico.

Who were the fighters?? YOUR TURN (page 562)

Rough RidersRegiment organized by TRAthletes, cowboys, miners

who joined to fight for a cause

Buffalo SoldiersAfrican American soldiers of

9th and 10th Cavalries

Led the Charge!

PHILIPPINES• May 1st 1898: Commodore George Dewey Attacks

Manila• 400 Spanish die/injured• No American lives lost

• August 14th: Dewey and Filipino rebels surround Sp. troops• Spain surrenders

The War Lasts only 4 months in total!

Consequences of the War YOUR TURN (562-563)

Spain:1. Cuba2. PR3. Guam4. Philippines $20 million

U.S1. Money: $250 million2. Men: 2,000

History’s Voices(562)

Annexation of Philippines (563 -564)

FOR AGAINST

February 6, 1899 : We annex the Philippines

ADD TO TIMELINE• 5/1 1898• 7/1/1898• 7/3 1898• 8/14 1899