1. Spanish
KEY POINTS
ABOUT
American War

2. Background: Where: Philippines, Cuba (Spain’s Colonies)
Who: Spain vs. America
Where: Philippines, Cuba (Spain’s Colonies)
In the 1800s, the USA wanted to increase its influence in Latin America by increasing the sale of American Products in the region.
Americans wanted Europeans to realize that the USA was the dominant power in the region.

3. Spanish-American War
IMPERIALISM:
The forceful extension of a nation's authority by territorial “takeover”.
Established economic and political domination.

4. What: Many of Cuba’s sugar plantations were owned by Americans
American Economic Interests
THE 2 W’s
What: Many of Cuba’s sugar plantations were owned by Americans
WHY: Americans protecting their economic interests

5. Sinking of the Maine in Havana Harbor
1 W and an H
What:
USS Maine explodes in Havana, Cuba
Most Americans believe it was Spain’s fault
How did it lead to war:
“Spark” that started the war in 1898

6. Remember the Maine and to Hell with Spain!
Funeral for Maine victims in Havana

7. Alfred T. Mahan Leading naval planner
Writer of the famous book, The Influence of Sea power upon History (1890)
He passionately argued that “the key to imperial power was control of the seas.”

8. RESULTS OF THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
United States emerged as a world power
Cuba gained independence from Spain
U.S. got possession of the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico

9. THE PANAMA CANAL
Greatly reduce travel times for trading and military ships by providing a short cut between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
The construction of the Panama Canal involved overcoming geographic obstacles such as rocky & unstable terrain & mosquito-infested swamps.
“The shortcut”

11. Summarize
The American battleship Maine blew up in a Havana harbor in 1898, started the war.
Initiated U.S. propaganda “Remember the Maine” inspiring support for U.S. revenge on Spain.
War ends in 1898, United States became a WORLD POWER!
EXPANDED to new overseas territory
Panama Canal was created.
The ship had been ordered to Cuba in January to protect American lives and property from the Spanish American assumed that the Spanish had sunk the ship partly because of an inaccurate naval court report.

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