Mr. Bruns ppt today ch. 10.2Causes of war:-yellow press-Spain-De Lome letter-Sinking of USS Main-Butcher Weyler and his treatment of Cubans in the concentration camps-Jose Marti's destruction of US property in Cuba-making it look as though Spain did it."Remember the Maine, to Hell with Spain."Ch. 10 Notes1)imperialism: A strong country goes out and takes over a weaker country(great Britain)2)militarism - a strong military and using it to get what they want3)Nationalism - being extremely patriotic towards something(country/ethnic group)4)Diplomacy: how we deal with other countries5)spheres of influence: a strong country has influence or control over other weak countries6)protectorate- one country has control or protects a weaker country7)arbitration- settlement of a dispute by a 3rd partyold diplomacy - how we used to deal with other countries1790-19001)noninterventionist-the us didn't intervene in foreign affairs, especially Europs2)isolationist-the ?us acted alone in foreign affairs as compared to working with other nations3)passive and reactive-the us waited for events to occur and then acted accordingly4)weak army and navyNew Diplomacy1)imperialistic-going out and conquering territory to create an empire-Alfred Mahan, Henry Cabot lodge, Teddy Roosevelt2)Stronger army and navy3)Interventionist - especially in Central and South America-becoming more involved in other countries affairs-MONROE DOCTRINE. warning given to other states that US would invade if needed to4)strong nationalism-having strong pride and confidence in ones country*imperialism became very common with the major powers of the world*most powerful countries:-Great Britain-Germany-France-Austria-Hungary-Italy-Russia-US-Ottoman Empire - Turkey-JapanWhy did US and other countries look to imperialism?-economic reason-superior-military power-$ for natural resources-"white mans burden" (cultural superiority)10.2- Spanish American War-by 1900, Spain was a dwindling empire.-Philippines, Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico. (US had interest in Cuba)-Cubans had been revolting against Spain frequently (1868,1878,1886,1895)Jose Marti (Cuban nationalist)-had been in the US a lot and realized that Cuba needed our help.General Valeriano Weyler - Spanish general-sent to put people in concentration camps (didn't kill them)-nick name was "the butcher" by US-war came to a boiling point (cartoon)-they had no governmentNEWWhat caused an increase in tension between the US and Spain?1. in 1895 civil war broke out in Cuba between Spain and the Cubans2. the conflict was described by Senator Redfield Proctor of Vermont as "bloody and brutal"3. Newspapers (Yellow press - particularly those owned by William Randolph Hearst) reported the brutality of the Spanish General Weyler-The New York Journalist reports "...blood on the roadsides, blood in the villages, blood, blood, blood!"-American newspapers were clearly pushing the nation towards intervention in the Cuban situation.The Yellow Press-instigated the war-united the general public to want war with Spain-made people feel sorry for the Cubanswhy called the yellow press?-The Yellow KidWilliam Randolph Hearst - owned a New York yellow press news papersJoseph Pulitzer*Spain got blamed for starting the warEnrique Dupay de Lome*Spanish Embasitor of United Statesletter; saying McKinley is weak and-USS Maine exploded.believed that Spain did it, or an internal explosion.Teller Amendment-imperialists vs. anti-imperialists in US-an amendment to the deceleration of war-guarantees Cubans independence after the warFronts in the Spanish-American War-Philippines-Cuba-Puerto RicoBattle of Manila BayEmilio Aguinaldo-Filipino general-PresidentAdmiral William SampsonRough Riders - group of tough guys sent to fight in the warbattle of San Wan HillLeonard Wood - official general of the Rough RidersJohn Hay "A Splendid Little War"Treaty of Paris - 1898-brought an official end to the war-Spain gave Cuba independence (kind of)-US got control of the Philippines (20 million dolla) Guam and Puerto RicoMISC.-the US Army wasn't prepared to fight this war. The Navy was excellent though.-lost about 3,000 ppl. (disease, food poisoning)-only 385 battle deaths-lasted April 25 - August 12, 1898-US became an empire for the first time in our history10.3 - Acquiring New Lands- eagle stretching his wings to get more land outside the coasts of US-uncle Sam is growing so we;re going to have to remeasure because we're expanding.
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