Spanish-American War

In the Imperialism packet given out on class Wednesday, please read pages 12 - 21 and answer the following 10 questions. Make sure you provide sufficient detail in your answers so that you can use them as you conduct research next week. Copy and paste them into your blog.

Title: Spanish-American War Labels: Imperialism, McKinley, TR, Hawaii, S-A_War, Guam, Philippines, Mahan, Navy

Your answers are due by 12:25 p.m. on Nov. 2.

Questions for Part II—The Spanish-American War

1. What connections did the U.S. have to Cuba in the late 1800s? List at least two.
-The U.S desired to have cuba as a territory
-Tariff free sugar from America owned plantations located in Cuba.

2. What were the Spanish “reconcentration camps”?
Reconcentration camps were created to house rural civilians and keep them from joining the rebels. They were forced into these camps by the Govener and were made to suffer starvation and unhygenic conditions until they died.

3. List three reasons why the United States went to war with Spain in Cuba.
a. Yellow Journalism

b. The Maine explosion;; media putting spain at fault.

c. de lome letter insults president.


4. Which do you believe was the most important reason? Why?
The Maine explosion because it gave americans the perfect advantage to go to war with Spain and sieze Cuba as their own.

5. What did the Teller Amendment say?
It states that the U.S. had no interest in forcing "sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control" over Cuba and pledged to let the government and control of the island be decided by the people once peace had been restored.

6. Why was a portion of the Spanish-American War fought in the Philippines?
Because the U.S desired to control Guam and the Phillipenes to utilize them as pacific ports.

7. Dewey’s victory in the _Manila harbor ___________________________ sparked an outpouring of ______pride___________ in the United States.


8. Why did Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders want to fight in Cuba?


9. a. Why were many African-Americans eager to serve in the Spanish-American War?
They saw it as a chance to gain equality and be a larger part of american culture. The believed it would force others to show them respect and eliminate discrimination.

b. What forms of discrimination and prejudice did they encounter?
All but three states denied any and all black volunteers. They could no be in high ranks and were not allowed to fight in Cuba.

10. How did racism influence American perceptions of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines? Give two examples of events where racism affected U.S. policy after the war.

a. The rebels in cuba were not able to participate in the negotiations about cubas future. The U.S fell on the Teller ammendment to claim that cuba needed the aid of the U.S and they would remain in cuba until a stable government was put in place. U.S occupation was also held in the phillipenes with permission from spain. While the U.S occupied the phillipenos experianced cruel and unusual torture.

b. Americans felt that blacks and asians were incabable of smoothly running a government.