Unit 3: Imperialism and WWI

“Spanish-American War Pt. 2”

I. Forces in Cuba

a. Spanish ______

i. Disease

ii. Tired

iii. Months of fighting against ______rebels

iv. Warships old and crews poorly trained

b. Americans unprepared

i. Lack of ______

ii. ______training camps

iii. ______

iv. 1/4 of American troops were ______-______

1. Won 4 medals of honor

c. War would be decided at sea

II. Rough Riders

a. ______cavalry from the U.S.

i. College ______, miners, ______

b. Theodore ______was second in command

i. Uses ______service to run for POTUS later

III. The End of the War

a. Americans won 2 major ______in the ______theater

b. ______fleet flees ______

c. U.S warships ______, sinking all of the Spanish ships

d. Spanish ______

e. U.S. occupies ______

f. War only lasted a few months (April-August)

IV. An American Empire

a. U.S. wins war (______)

b. Treaty of Paris

i. Cuba receives ______

ii. U.S. gets Puerto ______and ______

iii. Pays $20 mil for the ______

c. The U.S. becomes an ______power

d. "Splendid little war"

i. War was ______

ii. U.S. becomes an ______

V. Governing New Territories

a. Puerto Rico

i. Foraker Act-gave PR an elected ______, but required a ______to be appointed by the POTUS

ii. 1917-U.S. gave PR power to elect own governor = self-______

iii. Still part of the U.S. today (51st state?)

b. Philippines

i. U.S. annexation viewed as a "______and aggressive seizure"

ii. ______rebels ______U.S. soldiers and resisted control = ______

iii. 4,300 soldiers died, 50,000-200,000 Filipinos died

iv. Established reconcentration camps for Filipinos to "______" people

v. Improved ______, built roads and adopted health care policies

vi. 1946 = ______

VI. Governing New Territories Continued

a. Cuba

i. McKinley wanted to tie Cuba to the U.S.

ii. Allowed Cuba to make a ______w/ ______

b. Platt Amendment

i. Cuba could not make ______that weakened independence

ii. Allow U.S. to buy/sell ______stations

iii. ______had to be kept low

iv. U.S. would have right to ______to protect Cuba

c. Cuba was a ______until 1934

i. Forced Cuba to be a ______of the US

American History II