Effects of the Spanish-American War
American Imperialism
Quick Cost-Benefit Analysis
Results of The Spanish-American War
•The U.S. won the “______” easily and swiftly, yet the outcomes were significant, both for domestic and foreign policy:
-______became more like ______nations
-No longer a republic equal in all its parts
-Created a ______on many people
U.S. Became More Like European Nations
•The U.S. acquired ______
•The additions drew angry protest from ______
•McKinley needed to ______the new acquisitions
McKinley’s Options
- Return the island to ______
- Sell the islands to a ______power
- Leave them to ______
- ______
McKinley rejected #1-3 on ______; he reasoned these options would lead to more ______and ______
McKinley’s Moral Justification
“There is nothing left for us to do but take them all, and to educate the Filipinos, and to uplift and civilize and Christianize them, and by God’s grace to do the very best we could by them as our fellow men for whom Christ also died.”
-There were ______and ______benefits involved, but McKinley down-played these justifications in favor of ______.
No Longer a Republic of Equal Part
The acquisition of “______” and “______-” peoples brought change to the concept of equality for people living under the ______.
The Anti-Imperialist League
Although a popular war, many found the use of economic and military forces to conquer and control foreign nations morally reprehensible.
Famous Members:
Edward Atkinson
-Carl Shurtz
-Benjamin Harrison
-Grover Cleveland
-William Jennings Bryan
-Andrew Carnegie
-Mark Twain
The Insular Cases (1901-1904)
•The Supreme Court decided fourteen cases regarding the ______
-Is acquisition of territories by treaty ______?
-Is a conquered land “______”?
-Does the Bill of Rights apply to conquer peoples?
•The court, reflecting popular opinion, expanded the imperial ______
Two modes of thought dominated America
-______: giving oneself over to fat
-______: hoping that things will change for the better
•It’s possible to possess ______. Many Americans did.
•Many Americans believed it was not only our ______, but ______, to expand its power
•This movement is best seen in the definition of ______
-1840’s-50’s: No outside influence or foreignpower could resist ______
-Post-1898: Not even Americans could stand in the way of America’s growing ______and ______
•______was a dominant theme in the era’sliterature, as well as political rhetoric
Fatalism in Literature
-Jack London and Frank Norris (Octopus 1901)
•In such works, individuals are at the mercy of larger of forces“Men were mere nothings. Force only existed. Force that brought men into the world, force that crowded them out of it to make way for future generations.” -F. Norris, Octopus
Optimism
•______and ______stated progress was possible
•America’s easy victory in the Spanish-American War was further proof that ______favored us
The Fusion of Fatalism and Optimism
•William Stead, a British journalist, best captured the American spirit in The Americanization of the World (1901)
-Stead predicted the ______, especially the spread of American ______and ______
-Stead stated the advance was ______, and European resistance was futile
William T. Stead on Americanization:
“The advent of the United States of America as the greatest of the world’s powers is the greatest political, social, and commercial phenomenon of our times.”
•The actions and policies of ______and ______would go a long way to advance Stead’s theory.