Imperialism and The Spanish-American War

Imperialism at the turn of the 20th Century Global Imperialism: 1. European Imperialism (especially Britain and France in Africa & Asia) 2. Asian Imperialism (Japan in East Asia) 3. American Imperialism (Pacific Islands & Central America)

The Beginning of the Spanish/American War Americans have interests in Cuba because: Neighbor of U.S. American corporate interest in Cuban economy Sympathy for war for independence from Spain

Pre-War Sympathy 1895: Second war for Cuban independence from Spain begins 1896: A Spanish general puts 300, 000 Cubans in concentration camps

The U.S. Declares War April 1898: The U.S. declares war on Spain after the U.S.S Maine mysteriously explodes and sinks while docked in Havana, Cuba June- July 1898: The U.S. Invades the Spanish colony of the Philippines and the Spanish surrender

The U.S. Wins July 1898: The U.S. invades Puerto Rico, “liberating” Puerto Ricans from Spanish colonialism August 1898: The war ends, as Spain and the U.S. call a truce

The Treaty of Paris December 10, 1898– Spanish-American War ends, officially, with signing of the Treaty of Paris. The United States pays Spain $20 million for Philippines. Spain also cedes Puerto Rico and Guam and agrees to renounce sovereignty over Cuba