APUSH AMSCO 7.3 Mind Map Guide

The Spanish-American War & U.S. Foreign Policy Until WW I

AMSCO 7.3

After Doing This, APUSH Students Were Able To

HEADLINES THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN BUT SHOULD HAVE APPEARED DURING THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR-Americans vow to liberate Caribbean and Filipino islanders whether they like it or not! Spain happy to be relevant again as their name comes first in the war title!Teddy Roosevelt makes pledge in bar next to Alamo, brings cowboys and swimming horse to Cuba before charging up the wrong hill!

Explain the effects of the Spanish-American War!

Teddy Roosevelt resigns as Asst. Sec. of the Navy to launch a real career

Americans were anxious for war even if they were unprepared for it

Cuban freedom fighter Jose Marti

Personal note published by the press

Big time NYC Newspaper publishers

Design flaw dooms ship

Cause #3

Cause #2

Cause #1

Cause #4

De Lome Letter

Yellow Journalism

Sinking of the Maine

Cuban Revolt

Explain how the Cubans were resisting Spain and describe the Spanish response to them.

What was the deal with the De Lome Letter? (why did it matter?)

What was Yellow Journalism, who was doing it, and how did Americans react to it?

How did the battleship Maine contribute to the outbreak of war? (even though it didn't happen that way)

The immortal charge up San Juan Hill

The "Splendid Little War"

War ain't bad if it's short and sweet, say those who weren't there

What killed most American soldiers during the war? Why did the Spanish decide to ask the U.S. for peace?

How did Teddy Roosevelt impact the war in both the Philippines and Cuba?Who helped Roosevelt's Rough Riders in their famous charge?

Results of the War

The Insular Cases & Cuba

What did the U.S. Supreme Court decide in the Insular Cases?

What three things did the Platt Amendment do?

Results of the War

The Philippines

What three things did the Treaty of Paris do?Why did Anti-Imperialists oppose the Treaty of Paris?

Who was Emilio Aguinaldo?Compare the American battle deaths in the Spanish-American War to those in the Filipino Insurrection.

OPEN DOOR POLICY

U.S. wants access to China, too

What was the "Open Door" policy, and why did Secretary of State John Hay issue it?Why did the U.S. get involved in the Boxer Rebellion? What did Hay's second diplomatic note after the Boxer Rebellion call for?

Dollar Diplomacy

Big Stick Diplomacy

William Howard Taft

Teddy Roosevelt

Explain how TR got a canal built in Panama. What did the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty do? Explain the Roosevelt Corollary. What was the "gentlemen's agreement" that Roosevelt negotiated with Japan?

Explain "dollar diplomacy." How did Taft's strategy fail in China? How long were U.S. Marines in Nicaragua because of dollar diplomacy?

WILSON'S MORAL DIPLOMACY

How did moral diplomacy impact the Philippines and Puerto Rico?What were conciliation treaties? Explain Wilson's actions in Mexico.