Unit+III+-+US+II+-+P6

=__ Remember the Maine! __ is all about the USS Maine - a battleship - which exploded and sank in the waters near Cuba and led the U.S. to blame Spain and declare war in 1898. We don't know exactly what caused the USS Maine to explode - might have been a Spanish torpedo...=

=Called a __ Splendid Little War __ because it was short (4 months long), an easy victory for America, and the U.S. gained a lot from it.=

=The Spanish-American War was fought mostly in Cuba and the Philippines because Spain used to control those two places and the U.S. wanted control of them. The U.S. wanted control of the Philippines because it would help American businesses sell more goods to Asians and be a good location near China to buy and sell things with the Chinese.=



The U.S. was involved in imperialism in:
= The U.S. did most of its imperialist activity in the Pacific Islands and in Central America. =
 * ==The Philippines - became a U.S. territory for about 50 years after the S-A War==
 * ==Guam - still under US control - important Navy & Air Force base==
 * ==Wake Island - not under US control - mostly a wildlife refuge today==
 * ==Midway Island - "==
 * ==Johnston Island - uninhabited and out of use==
 * ==American Somoa - still under US control, but self-governed==
 * ==Hawaii - became the 50th U.S. state==
 * ==Cuba - a lot of U.S. influence until the Communists (led by Fidel Castro) took over==
 * ==Puerto Rico - continues to be a U.S. territory - might become the 51st state someday???==
 * ==Venezuela==
 * ==Guatemala==
 * ==Honduras==
 * ==Nicaragua==
 * ==Panama - The PANAMA CANAL - greatly shortened the distance from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean==
 * ==Chile==

=My Opinion of Imperialism:= ==In today's world countries should not be trying to take over other countries. Every country is entitled to be ruled by its own people. Influence is a different story though. If the U.S. or another democracy can influence a country to become more democratic, then they should. There are countries that have oppressive governments that do not allow their people many rights. The U.S. should help those people have a better government and more freedoms. This would also help the U.S. to have more allies and more places to trade with. Getting involved in other countries' business is risky though, because this can lead to war and be very costly (see Iraq and Afghanistan).==

= McKinley's Presidency Video: =

By the end of Unit III, I will be able to...

 * 1) ==Define imperialism and identify and describe the key motivations for its practice. ** Done - imperialism is extending power over other places **==
 * 2) ==Explain the causes, course, and consequences of Spanish-American War ** The war was short...not sure of all the consequences though **==
 * 3) ==Analyze the effects of "yellow journalism" on the events surrounding the S-A War. ** What exactly is yellow journalism? Journalism has to do with the news... **==
 * 4) ==Discuss the reasons for and against the US acquisition of new lands. ** For - resources...Against - unfair **==
 * 5) ==Complete thorough and thoughtful 2-column notes. ** Must remember to use left column and do a summary! Must use OWN WORDS! **==
 * 6) ==Create a Google Map. ** Not sure how to do this...mapping the places of the unit? **==
 * 7) ==Create a Google Presentation (powerpoint). ** Google version of power point, we tried to do this once... **==

= Yellow Journalism = =Yellow journalism was the name for a style of newspaper writing that was exaggerated and sensationalized. Newspaper publishers were trying to get more readers and sales, so they took the news and made it more exciting and more powerful, sometimes stretching the truth or jumping to conclusions.= = = =It affected the Spanish-American War because it led Americans to develop War Fever - people wanting war. Americans read the stories of what the Spanish were doing to the Cubans and they read about what might have happened to the USS Maine and they wanted war with Spain.=

=Unit III Review=
 * =Imperialism - taking over other lands, expanding control, influence=
 * =Economic and military reasons=
 * =social Darwinism played a role - belief in survival of the fittest, competition=
 * =U.S. took over Hawaii - 50th state=
 * =U.S. developed influence in China and Japan - wanted new markets, new customers=

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