Spanish-American War

Question 1

Causes of the Spanish-American War

Answer 1

Consistent w/ American drive to expand
US Navy buildup in 1870-80’s
3rd cuban rebellion

Question 2

Details from ‘The Splendid Little War’

Answer 2

US and Spain fight in Cuba, Philippines, Puerto Rico, in first two US allied with
anti-spanish rebels (promised independence)
US defeated Spain and end Spain’s colonial rule

Question 3

Treaty of Paris

Answer 3

Spanish cede Philippines to the US for 20 mi (annexed to US), Puerto Rico and Guam ceded to US

Question 4

Platt Amendment

Answer 4

Cuban Independence

Oversaw Cuban economy, veto power over foreign policy, ensure life liberty and property, US naval base

Question 5

Philippine-American War

Answer 5

200,000 US troops crush rebellion brutally
4,300 Americans, 50-200,000 Filipinos die
US rule until Japan seized islands in 1941

Question 6

Main arguments made by Senators Hoar regarding the annexation of the Philippines Roosevelt Corollary and history of U.S. military interventions in Latin America

Answer 6

Trying to change “savage barbarians” will make you one yourself
We must secure equality
Some people don’t think America is as great as americans do

Question 7

Main arguments made by Beveridge regarding the annexation of the Philippines Roosevelt Corollary and history of U.S. military interventions in Latin America

Answer 7

God gave US the strength, power and ability to take the Philippines
God made US the civil people who are to make the rest of the world civil, we are his “chosen nation”