APUSH Spanish-American War quiz

Imperialism

domination of one country of the political and economic life of another country

What does industrial power require

1. Natural resources: to make products

2. Markets: to sell overproduced goods

New Manifest Destiny?

A phrase coined in 1845 is the idea that the US is defined by god, its advocated believed to expand its domination and spread democracy and capitalism across the entire North America continent

Reasons for imperialism

Natural resources (Sugar, coffee, oil, bananas, rubber, metal and minerals), New Markets,Money from Foreign Economies

Was pushed by the 1892 Depression

American Exceptionalism

US destiny to spread democracy and capitalism

What does Increased economic interests in foreign countries equal?

increased political influence in those countries

Big Christian project

China - 100,000 Christian converts

Allowed for US/Chinese Trade to grow

Social Darwinism

the U.S. superior to other "primitive " societies

TR and Rudyard Kipling Social/Cultural Opportunities:

TR:Nationalistic forgeign policy

Rudyard Kipling: "The Whitemans Burden"

Great White Fleet

Build powerful navy was required to protect American trade overseas, especially with Africa and Asia

Alfred Thayer Mahan

wrote many books on importance of bignavy

International Power and Advocated taking colonies

depends on naval supremacy

Caribbean and Pacific kinked by canal

History of American Expansion

As America moved west, wars were fought with Mexico and there were many battles with Native Americans.

America's foreign policy is mostly non-existent.

Post Civil War

Secty of State William Seward buys Alaska from Russia $7.2M

-More trade possible with Asia

-1870s-1890s - Hawaii

-1887 - Pearl Harbor naval station

-1898 - Annexation of Hawaii (after 5 years of Anti-Imperialist debates)

America's Military, 1890s

No strong diplomatic power

- Small army: ranked 13 th behind Bulgaria

- Small navy: ranked 10 th with obsolete ships

although building in 1890s: Great White Fleet

Navy will be better than army.

Cause of Spanish American War-CUBAN REBELLION AGAINST THE SPANISH (90 miles off the coast of Florida)

CUBAN REBELLION AGAINST THE SPANISH (90 miles off the coast of Florida)

-In 1895, Cubans rebel against Spanish colonial rule

-The Spanish put down the rebellion with overwhelming force.

-Cubanswere herded into "Reconcentration" camps - death camps

-Terrible treatment: starvation, disease, torture, etc.

Causes of the Spanish American War-Yellow Journalism

Yellow Journalism

-sensational/exaggerated stories in popular newspapers told of the horrors of the Spanish Treatment against the Cubans.

William Randolph Hearst: The Journal

Joseph Pulitzer: The World

-America starts to push President McKinley to do something.

Causes of Spanish American War- Money Concerns: Threat to US investments in Cuba.

Sugar Plantations make USA big $$: $29M in 1897

-Cubans destroy American sugarcane fields to drag us into the conflict

Causes of Spanish American war- DeLome Letter (1898): published in papers

DeLome Letter (1898): published in papers

Written by Duprey deLome, Spanish minister to US

McKinley as weak , hypocritical man: Americans angry

Causes of Spanish American War-Remember the Maine" - US battleship sunk in Havana harbor (1898)

262 sailors killed: Spain blamed by papers

Later determined: faulty boiler exploded

McKinley asks Congress to declare war: April, 1898

How long was the Spanish-American War?

4 months, April-August

How was the war for the US

It was an easy and short war with 385 deaths in combat but 5,000 died from topical disease

How did the battle in the Philippines start

Commodore George Dewey attacks Manila Bay, Philippines

How long was the war and how many deaths occur were there during the war

7 hour war and only 2 deaths

Who fought in the battle in Cuba

Volunteer Army fights most of war: over 20,000

Rough Riders: volunteer cavalry organized by Theodor Rosevelt who were men of diverse backgrounds, rich boys, cowboys, NYC Cops

Who was declared the war hero of the Cuba battle

TR

Aftermath of the battle of the Philippines

All 10 outdated ships of the Spanish were destroyed and America now has a strong foothold in Western Pacific

Who was declared the war hero of the Cuba battle

TR

What was the Battle of Santiago

Took place July 1 1898

S navy destroys Spanish Fleet in Stantiago Harbor

Only 1 American

- US Army attacks Santiago and Spanish Flea

- Spain surrenders in August

What ended the Spanish-American war

Treaty of Paris, in December 1898

What did the War cost (# of deaths and money)

5,000 lives and 20 million dollars

What did US and Spain gain or loose

US receives Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines

-Spain receives 20 million

*Created unity in USA: first time since Civil War