The document discusses the Spanish-American War and the Philippines Crisis of 1899. It provides context about the Cuban rebellion against Spanish rule in 1898 and the sinking of the USS Maine. It also outlines some of the outcomes of the Spanish-American War, including the U.S. defeating Spain and taking control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. The document then discusses the Philippines Crisis, when Filipino revolutionaries fought against U.S. occupation, and some of the outcomes of that conflict.

1. Decision Making: The Spanish
American War
Crisis in Cuba 1898
The Philippines Crisis 1899
What considerations should guide the
development of American foreign policy?
Did America’s emergence as a world power
move us closer or further from its founding
ideals?

2. Crisis in Cuba 1898
• Read the handout
– Underline important facts
– Circle any vocabulary you don’t know
• Fill in the decision-making organizer
• Use the decision making organizer to write out your decision.
Your decision should include the following sentences at a
minimum:
– What is the problem?
– What is your goal?
– What is your decision?
– What is your rationale (reason) for the decision?
– What are possible unintended consequences of your decision?

3. Essential Questions
Activity Focus:
Why did the
United States go
to war against
Spain in 1898
and why was the
outcome
significant?
Unit Focus:
When should the
United States go
to War?
Unit Focus: Did
America’s
emergence as a
world power move
it close or further
away from its
founding ideals?
Unit Focus: What
considerations
should guide the
development of
American foreign
policy?

4. What are three
causes of the
Spanish American
War?
GOAL

5. Crisis in Cuba
• April 1898- President ___________
faced a crisis in _____________
– Spanish government controlled Cuba
as a _____________
– _____________ faced an all-out
rebellion on the island
• Cuban rebels were waging a __________
– Rebel soldiers blend in with civilian
population
• Inspired by their martyred leader
_____________________

6. Crisis in Cuba
• _________________
– In charge of ______________ forces
in Cuba
– Moved civilians into
________________________
– Many Cubans grew sick and some
died
• Summer of ___________
– Spain removes _________________
– Spain grants Cuba some
_________________

7. Crisis in Cuba
• February 1898-
____________________
(Spanish ambassador)
letter released in
American newspapers
– Call President McKinley a
____________________

8. _________________Explodes in Havana
Harbor, Feb. 15, 1898

9. Sensationalized “________________”
• The more extreme
newspapers urged
“Remember the
Maine! To Hell with
_____________!”
• The U.S. Naval Court
of Inquiry reported on
March 21 that it was
_________________
to fix responsibility for
the explosion.

10. Crisis in Cuba
Outcomes
• The U.S. declared war and
defeated Spain in only six
weeks
– Winning two naval battles-
Philippines and Cuba
– Winning major land battle in
Cuba
• U.S. took control of Cuba,
Puerto Rico, Guam, and
Philippines
• Teller Amendment
– After U.S. overthrows Spanish
rule in Cuba, it would return
control of island to Cubans

11. Crisis in Cuba Outcomes
• The _________declared war and defeated
_____________ in only six weeks
– Winning two naval battles- ___________________
and __________
– Winning major land battle in ___________
• U.S. took control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam,
and Philippines
• ____________________
– After U.S. overthrows Spanish rule in Cuba, it would
return control of island to Cubans

12. Crisis in Cuba Outcomes
• ___________________
– Required by American leaders
– Gave U.S. the right to send troops to Cuba to
restore order when the U.S. government felt
necessary
– U.S. established base at Guantanamo Bay
• U.S. kept control of Guam and Puerto Rico

13. Crisis in Cuba Outcomes
• Effects of the War
– More than ________________as many
Americans died of disease than of
wounds suffered in battle
– Spain was no longer a
____________________ and the U.S.
became one
– War established a precedent regarding
________________ and the use of
propaganda in U.S.
– __________________________became
a war hero
• Led ____________________________-
volunteer cavalry regiment composed of
ranchers and cowboys

14. Crisis in Cuba Outcomes
• Effects of the War
– U.S. became an imperialist
power- took control of
Puerto Rico, Guam, and
other islands
– Americans felt justified in
spreading democracy to
Cuba
– Many Cubans resented the
Platt Amendment
– After the end of U.S.
occupation, Cuban
governments became
corrupt and inefficient

15. What are three
outcomes of the
Spanish
American War?
GOAL

16. The
Philippines
Crisis 1899
• Read the handout
– Write down any
vocabulary you
don’t know
• Create and fill in
the decision-
making organizer in
your notes.
Problem Goal(s)
Alternatives Pros and Cons
Unintended Consequences
Decision(s) Rationale for Choice

17. The Philippines Crisis Outcomes
• ______________ fought a
________________ against U.S.
forces in which both sides engaged in
torture and execution of prisoners
• The war divided the
_________________
• U.S. occupation did some
___________
• Built roads, hospitals, and bridges
• Increased literacy rate from 20% to
50%
• English became the dominant
language
Emilio Aguinaldo, first president
of the Philippine Republic, in
1898

18. The Philippines Crisis Outcomes
• In 1916 U.S. became first
Western power to grant some
form of _____________ to a
colony
• Rich people dominated the
government
• Philippine economy
_______________ greatly
• U.S. could not effectively
defend the
_____________________
• Asian countries began to view
U.S. as imperialistic