Vocabulary List 11 Yellow Journalism Jingoism Autonomy The

Vocabulary List 11 -Yellow Journalism -Jingoism -Autonomy -The USS Maine (p 147) -Rough Riders (p 148) -Treaty of Paris (p 149) -Platt Amendment (p 150)

American Imperialism The Spanish-American War

I. Background • • A) Cubans Revolting against Spain 1868 o 95, 000 Cubans Died o Concentration camps : ( o 200, 000 Spaniards sent to Cuba o Jose Marti (leader) declares independence by 1895 B) Relationship with America o USA invested $50 m in Cuban Sugar o President William Mc. Kinley says get out of Cuba or face war o Spain preferred war over surrender

II. Causes

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II. Causes • • • A) USS Maine explodes o President Mc. Kinley declares war. o “Remember the Maine! To hell with Spain!” B) Yellow Journalism - sensational reporting for propaganda C) Jingoism - aggressive nationalism

III. Spanish-American-Cuban-Filipino War • A) War in Cuba 1898 - Most Successful war in US History o 1) Brief - 4 months o 2) Few deaths - 400 Americans died o 3) 17, 000 American Troops sent o 4) Teddy’s Rough Riders (cowboys) dominated Spain

III. Spanish-American-Cuban-Filipino War • • B) Battle of Manila Bay o 20, 000 American troops from San Francisco to Philippines o Took Guam, Philippines and joined Emilio Aguinaldo (Filipino Leader) o Captured Capital: Manila C) Treaty of Paris o Platt Amendment - Cuba independent but America can intervene + USA gets Guantanamo Bay in Cuba o USA gets Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines, Hawaii annexed

III. Video on Emilio Aguinaldo

IV. Philippines Rebels • • • A) Emilio Aguinaldo ordered his troops to Attack USA 1899 o Saw that we would not give them independence o Fired first B) : ( : ( American Concentration Camps: o 4 Year War o 4, 200 Americans died o 100, 000 Filipinos died o Americans tortured, raped, starved and executed civilians C) By 1946 (Almost 50 years later) Filipinos will finally gain independence from USA

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