American Imperialism/Spanish American War

This is what we covered on Thursday, June 17:

American Imperialism:

Expansionist Ideals of the 19th Century

Manifest Destiny

Josiah Strong's "Our Country"

Rudyard Kipling - The White Man's Burden

American Expansion

Trade with Asia

Importance of Hawaii

U.S. - Hawaiian relations

Trade with Cuba - U.S. - Cuban relations

American sentiment for Cuban Independence

reconcentration

yellow journalism

President Cleveland and Spain

President McKinley and Spain

Causes of the Spanish-American War

Major events of the War - Philippines, Cuba, Puerto Rico

George Dewey

Theodore Roosevelt

Military Hardships

Racial Tension in the US Military

Treaty of Paris

Aftermath of the Spanish-American War

American annexation of Spanish territories