TREATY OF PARIS, 1898
As this map shows, the Treaty of Paris allowed the United States to truly enter the period of imperialism. By adding Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Guam, and virtual control of Cuba, the watershed event had taken place that allowed the United States to become a world power.
The Spanish-American War, which was sparked by the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine in 1898, allowed the United States to send Admiral George Dewey, the first military hero of the war, from Hong Kong to the Philippines, specifically Manila Bay. After a seven hour engagement that resulted in one American casualty to a heart attack, the great Spanish Armada in the Pacific was vritually destroyed. The first step toward the eventual acquisition of the Philippines, fulfilled the initial goal of global imperialism, the acquisition of foreign markets to support industrialization production that was growing exponentially. Thus, the creation of favorable trade relations, allowed the United States economic machine to gain speed.
Although the first American splash in the war took place in the Philippines, publishing pressure from Pulitzer and Hearst led to the populace pressuring the government to enter the Cuban Civil War. Artfully using the skill of yellow journalism, the publishers used terms like "Butcher" Weyler to inflame the people to pressure their President, William McKinley, to take a stand on the side of the revolutionists, who had been fighting against their European oppressors since 1868. With the success of former Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt and his volunteer regiment called the Rough Riders, John Hay's "splendid little war" was accomplished within a short three-month period.
With America's naval victory at the Battle of Santiago Bay, steps were taken to formulate what would become the Treaty of Paris, 1898. This new land acquisition, which was approved by the U.S. Senate, who alone can ratify treaties, allowed America to replace its movement to the American West, which was declared closed by the Census Superintendent in 1890 and developed through a thesis delivered by Frederick Jackson Turner, with its tremendous energy focusing on imperialism rather than expansionism.
The Spanish-American War, which was sparked by the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine in 1898, allowed the United States to send Admiral George Dewey, the first military hero of the war, from Hong Kong to the Philippines, specifically Manila Bay. After a seven hour engagement that resulted in one American casualty to a heart attack, the great Spanish Armada in the Pacific was vritually destroyed. The first step toward the eventual acquisition of the Philippines, fulfilled the initial goal of global imperialism, the acquisition of foreign markets to support industrialization production that was growing exponentially. Thus, the creation of favorable trade relations, allowed the United States economic machine to gain speed.
Although the first American splash in the war took place in the Philippines, publishing pressure from Pulitzer and Hearst led to the populace pressuring the government to enter the Cuban Civil War. Artfully using the skill of yellow journalism, the publishers used terms like "Butcher" Weyler to inflame the people to pressure their President, William McKinley, to take a stand on the side of the revolutionists, who had been fighting against their European oppressors since 1868. With the success of former Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt and his volunteer regiment called the Rough Riders, John Hay's "splendid little war" was accomplished within a short three-month period.
With America's naval victory at the Battle of Santiago Bay, steps were taken to formulate what would become the Treaty of Paris, 1898. This new land acquisition, which was approved by the U.S. Senate, who alone can ratify treaties, allowed America to replace its movement to the American West, which was declared closed by the Census Superintendent in 1890 and developed through a thesis delivered by Frederick Jackson Turner, with its tremendous energy focusing on imperialism rather than expansionism.