Unit 5 Imperialism ss8 Mrs. Francis
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- The Treaty of Paris, 1899
Exercise: List the reactions (for or against) that you think each group had regarding United States military intervention in Cuba. United States investors in Cuban business: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Pro-imperialists in the United States: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Anti-imperialists in the United States: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Cuban revolutionaries: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Spanish government: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Effects of the Spanish American War Aim: How did the Spanish American War affect Cuba, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and the US? Do Now: HW: The War and its Results Teller Amendment – ________________________________________________________________________ The war lasted 4 months – with fighting in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. ________________________________________________________________________ Of the 5,000 Americans who died, less than 400 were killed in combat – the rest died from infection and disease. Treaty of Paris ________________________________________________________________________ Gave the United States the Philippines, in return for $20 million Ceded Puerto Rico and Guam to the United States. (Hawaii, Samoa, and Wake Island were annexed in 1891 and 1899) Ruling Cuba The US had pledged to let Cuba control its own government – the promise was not kept. US troops remained in Cuba while the nation decided what to do. ________________________________________________________________________ Platt Amendment – US could intervene in Cuba and US had control of the naval base at Guantanamo Bay. ________________________________________________________________________ Ruling Puerto Rico Foraker Act – ________________________________________________________________________ 1917 – Puerto Ricans made citizens of the US The Philippines When the US took over the land, the Filipino’s fought for freedom against the US. ________________________________________________________________________ In 1902 – the US set up a government similar to the one Puerto Rico 1946 – ________________________________________________________________________ The Treaty of Paris, 1899 The Spanish-American War lasted fewer than four months. Spain was beaten so completely that it agreed to sign the Treaty of Paris. The important terms of the treaty are summarized below. 
Prior to the signing of the Treaty of Paris, the United States acquired Midway and Wake Islands. Four days after the treaty was signed, the United States annexed Hawaii. 
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