Chapter 20

Section 2

Spanish-American War

A S

ple

ndid

Little

War

Involvement

in War

Pres. McKinley

wanted peaceful

settlement with

Spain.

Gave in to public

pressure

April 11,

1898 asked

congress to

declare war

Philip

pin

es

Battle took

place in Manila

Bay

Americans

destroy entire

Spanish navy

fleet, didn’t

lose one ship.

Roosevelt is

President

Where are

Philippines?

Fall o

f Manila

Emilio

Aguinaldo

Philippino rebel

hired by U.S. to

seize Manila

from Spanish

Soon fought

against the

Americans for

control over

Philippines

War in

Carib

bean

Fighting in Santiago ,

Cuba

American forces

poorly trained, eager

to fight

Rough Riders – led by

Theodore Roosevelt

Charge on San

Juan Hill

Blacks and Whites

fought together

U.S. gains Puerto Rico

Peace

Treaty

Dec. 1898

Spain and U.S.

sign treaty

Spain accepts

Cuban

Independence

Puerto Rico and

Philippines,

Guam, Wake

Islands to U.S. in

return for $20

Million

Debatin

g th

e

Treaty

YES

Give U.S.

important

bases

New business

opportunities

Duty to spread

democratic

ideas

*****Winners

1899.

NO

Violated

Declaration of

Independence

All

people have a

right to self-

government

Fear of Future

wars

U.S

. and C

uba

1902 – Congress

forced Cuba to

limit its power to

make treaties or

borrow money

U.S. could

intervene in

Foreign Affairs

U.S. Naval Base

at Guantanamo

Bay

U.S

. and Pu

erto

Rico

1900 – Puerto

Rico gains

government with

U.S. appointed

governor

Limited self-rule

Economy,

educational

system

developed by

U.S.

Revo

lt in

Philip

pin

es

Filipinos betrayed

by U.S.

3 year war with U.S.

3,000 U.S. killed

20,000 Filipinos

killed

Aguinaldo captured,

fighting ended

Philippines gains

independence in

1946