Spanish American War PDF

## Spanish American War ### Causes - Cuba struggle for independence from Spain since 1895. - Yellow Journalism by William R. Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer - exaggerated Spanish atrocities in Cuba. - USS Maine Exploded in Havana Harbor in February 15, 1898. - Economic and Strategic Interests - the sug...

## Spanish American War ### Causes - Cuba struggle for independence from Spain since 1895. - Yellow Journalism by William R. Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer - exaggerated Spanish atrocities in Cuba. - USS Maine Exploded in Havana Harbor in February 15, 1898. - Economic and Strategic Interests - the sugar industry and the expansion of U.S. influence in the Caribbean and Pacific regions. ### Key Events - William Mc Kinley in office - lasted 4 months - U.S. declared war on Spain in April 1898. - Battle of Manila Bay - Philippines (May 1, 1898), the U.S. Navy defeated the Spanish fleet. - Battle of San Juan Hill (land invasion), Theodore Roosevelt led the Rough Riders. - Battle of Santiago de Cuba - The U.S. Navy destroyed the Spanish fleet. - Spain surrendered in August 1898. ### Legislation - Teller Amendment (April, 1898) declared that the U.S. would not annex Cuba after the war and assured Cuban independence. - Treaty of Paris (December, 1898) ended the war and Spain ceded Puerto Rico and Guam. Cuba became a protectorate and the Phillipines were purchased for $20 million. - Platt Amendment (1901) imposed by the U.S. giving it the right to intervene in Cuban affairs and establishing a permanent naval base at Guantánamo Bay. ### Impact - The Philippine-American War (1899-1902) After the war, Filipino nationalists resisted U.S. control. It led to a brutal conflict that ended in its independence. - Shift in Global Power Dynamics with the U.S. challenging European dominance and gaining influence in the Western Hemisphere and Asia.