The document summarizes America's transition to imperialism in the late 19th century. It describes the Spanish-American War, which was caused by tensions between the US and Spain over Spain's rule of Cuba. The sinking of the USS Maine and yellow journalism inflamed public opinion and led the US to declare war on Spain in 1898. The US emerged victorious from the war and gained control of the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico, marking the country's emergence as a colonial power.

1. Ch. 10-America Claims an Empire
• Section 1-Imperialism and America
• Section 2-The Spanish American War
• Section 3-Acquiring New Lands
• Section 4-America as a World Power

2. • Domestic Policy vs Foreign Policy

3. Key Terms
• Diplomacy
• Imperialism
• Militarism
• Nationalism
• Sphere of influence
• Protectorate
• Arbitration

4. Old Diplomacy
• 1. Noninterventionist
• - the US did not intervene in foreign
affairs, especially Europe’s
• 2. Isolationist
• - the US acted alone in foreign affairs
as compared to working with other nations
• 3. Passive and reactive
• - the US waited for events to occur and
then acted accordingly
• 4. Weak army and navy

5. New Diplomacy
• 1. Imperialistic
• - going out and conquering territory to create an
empire
• - Alfred Mahan(look up), Henry Cabot Lodge,
Teddy Roosevelt
• 2. Stronger army and navy
• 3. Interventionist – especially in Central and South
America
• - becoming more involved in other countries affairs
• - Monroe Doctrine(look up)
• 4. Strong nationalism
• - having strong pride and confidence in one’s
country

7. Ch. 10.1 Imperialism and America
• Imperialism became
very common with the
major powers of the
world
• Which countries were
the most powerful in
1900?
• Great Britain
• Germany
• France
• Austria-Hungary
• Italy
• Russia
• United States
• Ottoman Empire-
Turkey)
• Japan

12. Middle East Before WWI(1914)

13. Middle East After 1920

14. Latin America-1800-Most countries
were independent by 1830

15. Why did the US and other countries
look to imperialism?
• Brings military power and prestige to your country
• Naval bases and refueling stations
• $$$$-For natural resources as well as opening
new markets to sell your goods(trade)
• Belief in cultural superiority-White Man’s Burden
-McKinley: "to take them all and to educate the
Filipinos, and uplift and civilize and Christianize
them."
-Taft: We must help our "our little brown brothers”
on the Philippines

17. Captain Alfred Mahan

18. Taking Alaska and Hawaii
• Fifteen-twenty minutes to research your
topic
• Put info into the Wallwisher website:
• http://padlet.com/cmbruns/alaskaus
• http://padlet.com/cmbruns/hawaiius
• Be ready to share your findings.
• Once done, embed each Wall into your
daily blog.

23. Queen Liliuokalani-Last Queen of
Hawaii-1893

25. August 12, 1898

26. Ch. 10.2-The Spanish American
War
• By 1900, Spain was a dwindling empire
– Philippines, Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico and a few
colonies in Africa(Morocco and Western Sahara)
• The US had been interested in Cuba for a long
time
– US tried to buy Cuba in 1854
• Cubans had been revolting against Spain
frequently(1868, 1878, 1886, 1895) wanting
independence
• Many felt sorry for the Cuban people

29. What caused an increase in tension
between the United States and Spain?
• 1. In 1895 civil war broke out in Cuba between
Spain and the Cubans
• 2. The conflict was described “bloody and brutal”
• 3. Newspapers(Yellow Press) reported the brutality
of the Spanish General Weyler
– The New York Journal 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
– William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer

32. Causes of Spanish-American War
1898
• The USS Maine sinking
• The Yellow Press
• Butcher Weyler and his treatment of Cubans in
the concentration camps
• The De Lome Letter
• Jose Marti’s destruction of US property in
Cuba-making it look as thought Spain did it
• To help the Cubans get independence

33. General Valeriano “The Butcher” Weyler

34. Jose Marti

35. William Randolph Hearst

36. Joseph Pulitzer

37. The Yellow Press
• Instigated the war
• United the general
public to want war
with Spain
• Made people feel
sorry for the Cubans

38. The Yellow Kid

41. President William McKinley

42. Mckinley Considered a Coward

43. Enrique Dupay de Lome

44. De Lome Letter
• ...McKinley is weak and catering to the
rabble and, besides, a low politician who
desires to leave a door open to himself
and to stand well with the jingos of his
party."

45. USS Maine-Feb. 15, 1898

47. USS Maine After Explosion

51. Declaration of War and the
Teller Amendment
• On April 25, 1898 the United States declared
war on Spain
• Discuss imperialists vs anti-imperialists in US
• Teller Amendment was added to the
declaration of war against Spain
• Guaranteed Cuban independence after the
war was over
• Guess what the US did instead?

53. Fronts in the Spanish-American
War
• Philippines
• Cuba
• Puerto Rico

55. Commodore George Dewey

57. Battle of Manilla Bay

59. Emilio Aguinaldo

61. Admiral William Sampson

62. Rough Riders

63. Rough Riders

64. Teddy Roosevelt & Leonard Wood

65. John Hay “A Splendid Little War”

66. 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), Guam and Puerto Rico

68. Misc.
• The US Army was not prepared to
fight this war-The Navy was excellent!
• Roughly 3000 US soldiers died in the
war-Only 385 battle deaths-2500 died
due to disease
• Lasted April 25 – August 12, 1898
• The US became an empire for the first
time in our history