Unit 5 Imperialism ss8 Mrs. Francis
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Spanish American War Aim: Should the US have gone to war with Spain? Do Now: HW: The United States added many new territories beginning in 1898. As a result the US became a world power. Many of its territorial gains came from the Spanish American War. Tales of Violence ________________________________________________________________________ This stirred American anger against Spain. In 1868, Cuban people had rebelled against Spanish rule. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ American Revolution Many Americans had invested money in sugar and rice plantations, railroads, tobacco, and iron mines. Many business leaders opposed American involvement because it might hurt trade. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Basic Causes of War Humanitarian – Americans sympathized with the Cuban revolution Economic – _____________________________________________________________ Expansionist – war offered an opportunity to seize territory from Spain. Immediate Causes of War Yellow Journalism – Two famous American publishers Hearst and Pulitzer were battling for readers. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The DeLome Letter – A letter written by the Spanish minister to the US, de Lome. He called McKinley weak. Sinking of the Maine – ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ United States – Cuba Relations Study the time line of United States relations with Cuba beginning in 1854. 1854 Some United States citizens favor taking Cuba from Spain by force, making it another slave state. United States government opposes move. 1868-78 Cubans try to overthrow Spanish rule, which is marked by high taxes, brutality, and lack of civil and political freedom. 1894 United States adopts new tax on imported raw sugar. Sugar piles up in Cuban warehouses Thousands of Cubans lose jobs as plantations close. 1895 Revolt in Cuba again: fighters for independence destroy sugar plantations, the heart of Cuban economy. Investment of American businessmen in Cuba threatened. Trade between Cuba and United States crippled. 1896 Spain sends General Valeriano Weyler to put down rebellion. Weyler announces strict measures: Many civilians forced to move into special relocation camps surrounded by barbed wire Those who refused to move considered enemy supporters by the army Reports reach the United States that one in four Cubans die in relocation camps as a result of disease and starvation. Questions to answer: What does this worksheet tell us about relations between the United States and Cuba during the period 1854-1896? If you had lived in the United States at the time, what would have been yourreaction to the events in Cuba? Why were Americans so concerned with what was going on in Cuba during the1890s? Considering what was happening, what should the United States government have done in response to events in Cuba The Role of Newspapers: Yellow Journalism The United States government was not at first eager for war with Spain. However, newspaper stories like the ones blow influenced public opinion toward the war. Underline those words in selections 1 and 2 which would have stirred up the strongest feelings of Americans against Spain. 
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