Lesson 3.02: U.S. Territorial Expansion
The Big IdeasWhy did the U.S. get involved in the Cubans’ fight for independence from Spain?
How and why did the U.S. become involved with the Philippines?
Why was the Panama Canal built and what problems did the U.S. have when building it?
How did the U.S. feel about Latin America in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
People
Jose Marti – (What did he fight for?)
Commodore George Dewey – (What is he known for?)
Rough Riders – (What did they do? Who led them?) / Events (Describe the event, its causes and effects)
Explosion on the USS Maine
Spanish-American War in the Philippines
Spanish-American War in Cuba
Vocabulary (fill in the effects from the lesson where possible or put the definition in your own words)
Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty – treaty between Panama and the United States that gave the United States the right to construct the canal in Panama and control it forever; in return, the United States promised to pay for the usage and protect the new nation
Effects:
Platt Amendment – amendment to a U.S. appropriations bill in 1901 that limited Cuba's rights as a sovereign nation; declared that Cuba would not give any of its land to a foreign government other than the United States; limited Cuba's right to negotiate treaties; gave the United States a permanent base at Guantánamo Bay and the right to intervene in Cuban affairs
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Teller Amendment – amendment that stated that the Cuban people would take control of the island and the government at the end of the war to achieve Cuban independence; the amendment was part of the resolution passed by Congress on April 20, 1898, that authorized the use of force against Spain
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Treaty of Paris – treaty signed on December 10, 1898, by the United States and Spain ending the Spanish-American War; the treaty gave control of Guam and Puerto Rico to the United States, relinquished Spanish claim to Cuba, and gave the United States control over the Philippines in exchange for $20 million
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Yellow Press - sensationalist reporting designed to increase readership; originated between the New York Journal and the New York World in the late 1800s
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