Do Now: Copy into your Notes

• The United States began to become a world power in the late 1800s. The U.S. went to war with Spain in 1898, and gained several colonies, including the Philippines and Puerto Rico.

Review – Answers on ½ sheet and

hand in for quiz grade

• 1. Explain how Manifest Destiny was an example of imperialism.

• 2. What are three reasons for U.S. imperialism?

• 3. Explain how U.S. foreign policy changed from the 1790s to the 1890s.

Spanish-American War (1898)

• Imperialist War against the Spanish empire• Causes:• 1. Yellow Journalism

newspapers printed sensationalist headlines to get the American public in favor of a war with Spain• The newspapers

wanted the U.S. to take Cuba for its sugar and tobacco

Causes of the War• 2. Explosion of the USS Maine in Havana, Cuba• People assumed that Spain blew up the ship, and

this led President McKinley to declare war

Spanish-American War (1898)

• The U.S. defeated the weak Spanish empire in 4 months• More American

soldiers died from malaria than in battle

Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders

• Teddy Roosevelt recruited a group of soldiers called the Rough Riders• Roosevelt used his fame to

get elected Governor of New York in 1898, then Vice President in 1900. • He became President in

1901 when McKinley was assassinated

Spanish-American War (1898)• Results:• 1. The U.S. becomes a world power• 2. U.S. gains several territories• - the Philippines (in Asia)• - Puerto Rico• - Guam (South Pacific)

• 3. Cuba The U.S. promises to give Cuba independence, but it has a heavy influence• Platt Amendment allows the U.S. to intervene in Cuba

when it thinks it is necessary

Other Territories • 1867 U.S. buys

Alaska from Russia• 1898 U.S. annexes

Hawaii

Closing

• Do you think that the U.S. should have fought the Spanish-American War? Explain your opinion.