| Question | Answer |
| Primary cause- imperialism | 1. US wanted to expand markets, build naval bases
2. import $100 million worth of sugar from Cuba
3. land good for growing sugar & tobacco |
| Secondary cause -yellow journalism | 1. exaggerated reporting/news in order to rile ppl up & sell more newspapers
2. not propaganda
3. journalists - William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer (New York World) |
| Official reason of gov - Cuba Libre | 1. Cuban independence
2. 300,000 cubans forced into concentration camps by general Weyler, newspapers call him "The Butcher" |
| Spark of war - USS Maine Explosion | 1. stationed in Havana Cuba by Mckinley to protect American business interests
2. ship blows up & Americans blame Spain w/o proof |
| cause - De Lome Letter | US newspapers leaked letter of Spanish general calling Mckinley weak |
| Who called it a "Splendid Little War"? | John Hay, secretary of state |
| How long did Spa-Am war last? | 4 months, began with blockade of cuba |
| did Mckinley want to go to war? | not really, but pressured by yellow journalism |
| Where did the first battle take place? | Manila Bay, Philippine, US troops led by George Dewey, easily defeat Spain |
| Who led Filipino Rebels | Emilio Aguinaldo, offers to ally with US in return for US to respect Philippines independence once Spain is overthrown |
| What did Teddy Roosevelt do as Assistant Secretary of Navy? | sent fleet led by George Dewey to attack Philippines before war even began |
| Were there a lot of casualties in the war? | no, most soldiers died from tropical disease |
| What did Roosevelt form? | 1. quits Assistant Sec of Navy & forms Rough Riders
2. members are blacks, ivy league alums, criminals |
| What did the rough riders do | 1. Storm San Juan Hill & Kettle Hill
2. defeat Spain & they surrender in Santiago
3. Roosevelt national hero |
| Treaty of Paris (1898) | 1. Spain recognizes Cuba's independence
2. US pays $20 million to Spain (conscience money)
3. Spain cedes the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam to the U.S.
4. U.S. empire now stretches from Caribbean to Pacific |
| What did Emilio Aguinaldo do after US didn't give independence? | 1. fought against US troops, but captured in 1901
2. guerilla fighting in summer of 1902 |
| Teller Amendment (1898) | gave Cuba independence |
| Platt Amendment (1901) | 1. basically revoked Teller Agreement
2. cuba cant form treaty w other foreign nations
3. US can have a naval base
4. US can interfere in Cuba if sees fit |
