USH Class - C - Chapter 27 by Andrea Spence

Enoc, Nathan and Cmac

elemus26 — 2024-10-16 15:59:07 UTC

Wanted oversea expansion for land

Matthew and Marcos

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growth in population and wealth

ava kate and mady

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they wanted to grow externally rather than internally

Clark and Vess and Bapty Baby

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Powerful country wanted to expand overseas

ava kate and mady

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effected the publics opinion on foreign countries

Vess and Bapty Baby and Clark

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Probably affected the public to have a war because they exaggerated what Spain was doing, and made wars seem like a cool, masculine, brave thing to be apart of.

Enoc, Nathan, and Cmac

elemus26 — 2024-10-16 16:08:58 UTC

2. Probably affected the public to have a war because they exaggerated what Spain was doing

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Americans looked at Hawai because of its increasingly important sugar production

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Hawaii became an increasingly important center for sugar production.

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Americans wanted to look at Hawaii because of the sugar production so that they could gain money

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Hawaii became an increasingly important center for sugar production.

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Hawaii was a way station and provisioning point for Yankee shippers, sugar production, sailors, and whalers

elemus26 — 2024-10-21 14:54:33 UTC

Hawaii became a important centerpoint for sugar production. The pear of the Hawaiins kept on riping even after being taken over. It was a constitutional monarchy before US came

chedges26 — 2024-10-21 14:54:41 UTC

Hearst also sensationally publicized a private letter from the Spanish minister in Washington, Dupuy de Lôme. The indiscreet epistle, stolen from the mails, described President McKinley in decidedly unflattering terms.

Hawaii was a constitutional monarchy. They signed a treaty with the Hawaiian government guaranteeing priceless naval-base rights at spacious Pearl Harbor.

awharton26 — 2024-10-21 14:54:47 UTC

chedges26 — 2024-10-21 14:56:32 UTC

An impression spread that America needed the archipelago as a coaling and provisioning way station, in order to send supplies and reinforcements to Dewey. McKinley also worried that Japan might grab the Hawaiian Islands while America was distracted elsewhere. A joint resolution of annexation was rushed through Congress and approved by McKinley on July 7

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The letter described Mckinely very unflattering, the result enraged the public

elemus26 — 2024-10-21 15:05:21 UTC

de Loome letter caused Americans to "take a friendly visit" which then led to the sinking of the USS Maine which infuriated all of the Americans, then causing a revolt

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Then early in 1898, Washington sent the battleship Maine to Cuba, ostensibly for a "friendly visit" but actually to protect and evacuate Americans if a dangerous flare-up should occur and to demonstrate Washington's concern for the island's stability.

private letter from the Spanish minister in Washington, Dupuy de Lôme

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The letter was describing Mckinely in a bad way. America wanted to go to war with Spain after sinking of the Maine, didn't want Spain to control Cuba abd didnt want to lose it.

awharton26 — 2024-10-21 15:08:40 UTC

letter described mckinley, this enraged the public

dventura26 — 2024-10-21 15:08:43 UTC

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The de Lôme letter published by hearst was a letter by the Spanish minister that put McKinley in a negative light to dramatize the USS Maine sinking led de Lôme to resign and made American mad

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Letter called president "weak." Resulted in uproar that forced De Lome's resignation and infuriated the American public

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The De Lome letter was written by Dupey de Lome

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Yellow journalism got U.S citizens riled up against the Spanish

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Emilio Aguinaldo was a part-Chinese and well-educated leader who commanded Filipino insurgents while they collaborated with the Americans in capturing Manila on August 13, 1898

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May 1, 1898, Dewey carried out his orders given by Roosevelt to, descend upon Spain's Phillipines

McKinley needed to find a way to aid to dewey while not letting Japan attack Hawaiian islands

awharton26 — 2024-10-21 15:18:47 UTC

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Roosevelt exemplified leadership and took matters into there own hands

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May 1, 1898- Overtakes Manila

August 13, 1898- Manila captured

Emilo Aguinaldo- Commander of the capture of Manila

July 7, 1898- Granted Hawaiian residents U.S citizenship; Hawaii received full territorial status in 1900.

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May 1, 1898 - dewey carried out his orders

August 13, 1898 - American troops arrived in force

Emilio Anguinaldo - well educated part chinese leader

July 7, 1898 - a joint resolution of annexation was rushed through congress

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Roosevelt sent orders for Dewey to attack the spanish in the phillipines which led to the spanish to die and americans to have no casualties

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Mckinley needed to find a way to send aid to dewey while not being too preoccupied and let the Japaneese attack the Hawaii

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Rough Riders were a colorful regiment of volunteers, that were short on discipline but long on dash, they consisted largely of western cowboys and other hardy characters, with a little bit of ex-polo players and ex-convicts.

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Mckinely did not feel that America could honorably give the islands back to Spanish misrule. He planned to acquire all the Philippines and then perhaps give the Filipinos their freedom later. Ended up paying 20 million for the Philippine islands.

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McKinley felt that America could honorably give the islands back to Spanish misrule, especially after it had fought a war to free Cuba. America would be turning its back upon its responsibilities in a cowardly fashion, believed, if they anchored and sailed away.

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the Americans were deciding if they should annex the Phillipines after they had gained Puerto Rico from Spain. The islands were sold to America for $20 million

The senate approved the treaty with spain and America became a great empire- Daniel

dventura26 — 2024-10-22 15:49:47 UTC

Anti-imperialists believed on annexing the Filippos would effect the government negatively. Imperialist thought it would help expand America.

awharton26 — 2024-10-22 15:50:40 UTC

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The Anti Imperial League uprose in order to fight the McKinley administration expansionist moves

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Stanford/Havard Universities, Mark Twain, and several wealthy men supported the Anti-Imperialist League.

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The senate approved the treaty with spain and America became a great empire- Daniel

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The Anti-Imperialist League sprang into being to fight the McKinley administration's expansionist moves.

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Imperialist proponents countered that Philippine annexation would simply continue a glorious history of expansion that had pushed American civilization to the shores of the Pacific and now beyond.

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the Senate approved the treaty with Spain with just one vote to spare on February 6, 1899. America was now officially an empire.

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On february 6, 1899 sentate officially approved the Spanish treaty. There was only a vote left over. America was considered an empire

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Foraker Act granted U.S. citizenship to Puerto Ricans in 1917 but withheld full self-rule.

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The foraker act of 1900 limited the popular government, which is what the puerto ricans thought

Cubans own the constitution.

awharton26 — 2024-10-22 16:14:23 UTC

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The Cubans were forced to write into their own constitution of 1901 the Platt Amendment. This served McKinley's ultimate purpose of bringing Cuba under American control.

cubans owned their own costitution

dventura26 — 2024-10-22 16:14:47 UTC

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Foraker Act granted U.S. citizenship to Puerto Ricans in 1917 but withheld full self-rule.