2. Should the United States
intervene in the affairs of another
country?
3. I can describe the causes and effects of
the Spanish American War.
Learning Target
4. Cubans Rebel Against Spain
Beginning in 1868, Cubans
launched a series of
unsuccessful revolts
against Spain.
Spain responded by exiling
the revolutionary leaders,
including Jose Marti who
continued to agitate for
independence fromNew
York.
5. The 2nd
War for Independence
In February 1895, Jose Marti
returned to Cuba to lead a
second struggle for
independence.
Deliberately destroyed property,
especially American-owned mills &
plantations.
Hoped to provoke American
intervention.
Died in the struggle, becoming an
instant hero.
6. The Spanish Response
Spanish general Valeriano
Weylertried to crush the
rebellion by moving the
Cuban population into
concentration camps.
300,000 Cubans were moved &
thousands died fromhunger&
disease.
Convinced many Americans to
support the rebel cause.
7. War Fever Escalates
Weyler’s actions fueled a
headline warbetween
William Randolph Hearst &
Joseph Pulitzer.
They printed exaggerated
accounts of events that came to
be known as yellow journalism.
Hearst is quoted as saying, “You
furnish the pictures, I’ll furnish
the war!”
8. War Fever Escalates
A letterwritten by Spanish ministerEnrique Dupoy
de Lome that ridiculed President McKinley was
published in the New YorkTimes.
Days later, the battleship USSMaineblew up in
Havana Harbor, killing 260 American soldiers.
Although there was no proof, the explosion was blamed the
Spanish & Hearst offered a $50,000 reward forthe capture of the
man responsible.
The US formally declared warin April 1898.
11. The War in the Philippines
The first battle of the
Spanish American War
tookplace in the
Philippines.
Within hours, Commodore
George Dewey had destroyed
every Spanish ship.
Two months later, Spain
surrendered the islands.
12. The War in Cuba
The US WarDepartment was unprepared forwarin
Cuba.
The American strategy was to control the port city
of Santiago.
Theodore Roosevelt’s Rough Riders helped gain control
of the city at the Battle of San Juan Hill.
The US Navy sankthe entire Spanish fleet off the coast
of Cuba.
14. Results of the War
Spain gave up all claims to
Cuba.
The United States gained
territory in Puerto Rico &
Guam.
Spain turned overthe
Philippines for$20 million.
Territorial gains strengthened
the military & economic
position of the United States.
