Lecture 14: Splendid Little War Flashcards
What was the coaling station every 3000 miles in the steam ship era (1800s)?
Apra Harbor, Guam
When was the Spanish-American War?
1898
Why was the Spanish-American war called “Splendid”?
It marks the US as an imperial power and as a global economic and military power
Why was the Spanish-American war called “Little”?
Lasted 3 months
Had few fatalities
Why was US colonialism seen as positive?
Had:
Growth
Power
Wealth
Why US colonialism seen as positive EVEN FOR
THOSE COLONIZED
- Prosperity / Wealth
- Education
- “Advancement”
Was the implications for Guam history
and historiography seen US colonialism as positive?
Yes
What did the “Splendid Little War” do for Guam?
Transferred Guam’s sovereignty
from Spain to USA
Separated Guam and its Chamorros from the Mariana Islands.
Who ruled over the other Micronesian Islands other than Guam?
Germany then Japan
When was the treaty of Paris signed?
1898
When was the treaty of Paris effective?
April 11, 1899
Did the Chamorros like the US takeover of Guam?
No
Instead they felt sorrow and sadness losing the control of Spain and moving new control to the US
