Monday-
Spanish American War
- by 1900, Spain was a dwindling empire
- the us had been interest in Cuba for a long- us tried to by Cuba in 1854
- Cubans had been revolting against Spain frequently(1868, 1878, 1886, 1895) wanting independence
- many us people felt sorry for the Cuban people
what caused an increase in tension between the us and Spain
- in 1895, civil war broke out in Cuba between Spain and the Cubans
- the conflict was described "Bloody and brutal"
- newspapers(yellow press) reported the brutality of the Spanish General Weyler
Causes of Spanish American war
- the USS Maine sinking
- the yellow Press
- Butcher Weyler and his treatment of Cubans in the concentration camps
- the De Lome letter
- ........................get them letter....................
Jose Marti- got the unites states in the war
Yellow Press
- instigated the war
- united the general public to want war with Spain
- made people feed sorry for the Cubans
Jingos- people who want war
declaration of war and the teller Amendment
- on April 25, 1898 the us declared war on Spain
- discuss imperialist vs anti imperialist in us
- ....................didn't get the rest............................
fronts in the spanish american war
- Philippians- there was a little fighting in the here
treaty of Paris -1898
- brought an official end to the war
- spain gave cuba................
we lost about 3000 soldiers
385 battle deaths
2500 died due to disease
Tuesday:
in 1898 Spain gave control of Cuba to the us with the treaty of pairs
in 1802 the us granted Cuba its independence as promised with the teller amendment
the us retained the right to intervene to preserve Cuban independence and stability with the platt amendment
the us got control of Guantanamo bay as well, a naval base we still have control of
Philippine-american war:
- the Philippine american war broke out after the Filipinos realized that the us would not give them independence
- it ended with american control over the island
- 12,000-20,000 Filipinos soldiers dead
china:
- by the late 1800's it was looking as if china would be carved up like Africa had been
- china wanted.................didn't get the rest
open door policy:
- we wanted all countries to have free trading with china,
- it would guarantee china's independence
panama canal:
- people wanted it for trade
- we bought it from France
- for 40 million $
- before we started, we had to get permission from Columbia
what made building the canal so difficult:
- there was disease
- soft soil had to be removed
Wednesday:
the Roosevelt corollary:
- it was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine
- said that the us would be the police officer between Latin america and Europe
- the us would use force to protect interests in Latin america
speak softly and carry a big stick- big stick diplomacy
- speak softly and carry a big stick
- what does this mean?
- means don't brag about your country
dollar diplomacy president Taft
- using the us government to guarantee loans to foreign countries by us banks and businesses
- economic imperialism
- us banks were in control of many business in Latin america
- us said it was needed to keep European powers out of Latin america
- substituting dollars for bullets
Comments