APUSH Hawaii Spanish American War 2/24/2025

Industrialists

• Motivation for Expansion

  • Interest in building factories globally

  • Desire to tap into new markets

  • Aim for increased profit

  • Access to cheaper and better resources

Nationalism

• Definition of Nationalism

  • Belief that one's country is superior

  • Pride in national identity

• Concepts Related to Nationalism

  • "White Man's Burden": The idea that Western nations had to teach non-Western nations the 'right' way to live

  • Manifest Destiny: Expansion of American influence beyond the continental US

  • Involvement in international organizations like the United Nations for promoting democracy and capitalism

Missionaries

• Purpose

  • Spread of Christianity in other regions

Social Darwinism

• Concept

  • The idea that stronger nations have the right to dominate weaker ones

U.S. Expansion into Hawaii

• Key Resources

  • Hawaii's economy centered around sugar plantations

• Political Maneuvering

  • McKinley Tariff raised foreign sugar prices, making US sugar more appealing

  • Sugar plantation owners leaned toward US annexation to avoid tariffs

• Queen Liliuokalani's Overthrow

  • US supports sugar planters to revolt and remove the queen

Spanish-American War

• Cuba's Crisis

  • U.S. uses the Cuban rebellion against Spain to justify intervention

  • Yellow Journalism: Exaggerated news used to stir public support for war

• The USS Maine Incident

  • Explosion blamed on Spain; led to U.S. declaring war in 1898

• Teller Amendment: Promised not to annex Cuba post-war

Outcomes of the War

• Treaty of Paris (1898)

  • U.S. acquires Puerto Rico and the Philippines

  • Cuba effectively under US control despite claims of independence

• Policy towards the Philippines

  • Implemented American governance, perceived as necessary for Philippine self-governance

  • William Howard Taft's derogatory comments about Filipinos reflect racial discrimination