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Chapter 7 Becoming a World Power Section 2 part 1 The Spanish American War Pages 268272 The Coming of War By 1898 Cuba and Puerto Rico were Spains last remaining colonies Cubans often revolted against Spain ID: 773654

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Chapter 7Becoming a World Power Section 2 part 1 The Spanish American War Pages 268-272

The Coming of War By 1898, Cuba and Puerto Rico were Spain’s last remaining colonies Cubans often revolted against Spain The US issued a declaration of war against Spain to “help” Cubans The “splendid little war” as Sec of State Jon Hay described it only lasted 4 months but it dramatically altered the position of the US on the world stage

Cuban Rebellion Begins Sugar plantations generated considerable wealth for Spain in Cuba 1/3 of Cuban population was enslaved until Spain abolished slavery in 1886 (US 1863)

Jose Mati An exiled Cuban leader who was a writer and a poet Brought together Cuban exiles living in the US The group raised funds, purchased weapons, and trained troops for a Cuban invasion

Cuba and the US linked Cuba exported much of its sugar to the US Americans invested about $50 million in Cuba’s sugar plantations, mines, and railroads Cuba’s economy was devastated by a US tariff placed on sugar

Marti’s Followers New Rebellion Launched in 1895 The seized control of eastern Cuba Established the Republic of Cuba in September 1895

Yellow Journalism Sensational reporting in which writers exaggerate and make up stories to attract readers William Randolph Hearst and William Joseph Pulitzer were the most famous “Yellow Journalist” The most outrageous stories were that the Spanish were feeding the Cubans to sharks and dogsThat Cuba was covered with blood

What were the 4 causes of the Spanish American War The Cuban rebellion against Spain American desire to protect its investments in Cuba Yellow journalism that intensified public anger The explosion to the USS Maine

Spain sent General Valeriano Weyler aka the Butcher to Cuba along with200,000 troops

Seeking aid from the US Cuban rebels destroyed American property hoping to get the US to intervene

Reconcentration Camps To prevent Cuban villagers from helping rebels, villagers sent to camps. Men, women, and children were herded into theses camps where tens of thousands died of starvation and disease

Calls for War William McKinley was president in 1897 He did not want to intervene because it would cost too many lives and hurt the economy

Calls for War Spain removed the Butcher and offered the Cubans autonomy but only if Cuba remained part of the Spanish Empire Autonomy – the quality or state of being self governed The right to their own government

Calls for War Riots in Havana Worried Americans might be attacked, President McKinley sent in the battleship USS Maine in case Americans needed to be evacuated

Calls for War

Calls for War Feb 15, 1898 the USS Maine was ripped apart by explosion Possible reasons? Spontaneous combustion MineAct of Spanish sabotage Remember the Maine became the rallying cry of the US

Calls for War Republicans wanted to go to war fear that democrats would win the election if McKinley did not go to war Spain declared war on the US on April 24th For the 1st time in 50 years, the US was at war with another nation

War on Two Fronts Commodore Dewey is ordered to attack the Spanish fleet based in the Philippines (Spanish colony). The U.S. was trying to prevent the fleet from sailing east and attacking the U.S.

Major battles Near Santiago Cuba Manila Philippines US Soldiers 385 died in battle2061 died from food poisoning and disease Rough Riders, the First Volunteer Cavalry

The Battle for Manila American Ships destroyed all 8 of the severely out gunned Spanish Warships

The Battle for Manila Bay America seized the Island of Guam on their way to the Philippines

Emilio Aguinaldo A Filipino revolutionary leader Launched a new rebellion against the Spanish While the rebels took control of most of the island, Americans seized Manila

The Battle for Manila The Spanish were not prepared for war Old warships and poorly trained crew Tropical disease and months of fighting the rebels weakened them The war would be decided at sea

The Battle for Manila Training camps for US Soldiers Unsanitary Epidemics broke out

Battle for Manila Colonel Leonard Wood was the commander of the Rough Riders The Rough Riders were made up of cowboys, miners, and law officers

The Battle for Manila The Rough Riders Captured Kettle Hill San Juan Hill

Medal of Honor Four African Americans received the medal of honor for their contributions in Cuba

Spanish Navy American war ships attacked the Spanish Navy as they fled. Every single Spanish ship was sunk or beached

Puerto Rico United States occupied Puerto Rico after the Spanish in Santiago surrendered

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