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- Display map of Cuba
- Display map of the world
- Review content covered thus far in study of this organizing topic, as needed.
- Briefly review key events in the Spanish-American War, and lead students in locating the key events on display maps. A sample timeline of events may include:
February 15, 1898 The USS Maine explodes in Havana Harbor.
April 25, 1898 War is officially declared between Spain and the United States.
May 1, 1898 U.S. Navy defeats Spain in Manila Bay.
June 10, 1898 U.S. Marines land in Cuba.
June 12, 1898 The Philippines declares independence from Spain.
July 1, 1898 Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders win the Battle of San Juan Hill.
August, 1898 Fighting ends.
December 10, 1898 Treaty of Paris signed in Paris.
- Provide the following details of the Treaty of Paris:
• Cuba was granted independence.
• Puerto Rico, Guam (Spanish island in the West Indies), and the Philippines were ceded to the United States. (Instruct students to identify the status of each location on a map by placing an appropriate symbol beside it. Emphasis that the Philippines became a U.S. territory despite the fact that the people there wanted independence.)
• The United States paid Spain $20,000,000 for the Philippines and continued to occupy the Philippines.
- Encourage students to discuss the impact the peace treaty had on the United States. Encourage them to consider the short- and long-term impacts, especially in regard to the present situation in Cuba. Discuss the possibility of Puerto Rico becoming the 51st state, the reasons why the United States would annex the Philippines when the Filipinos wanted their independence, and the “right” of the United States to go to war with Spain, considering the events of the time. Encourage them to consider how the rest of the world may have viewed the United States’ actions during this time period.
- Assign a teacher-selected reading, worksheet, or other reinforcement activity, using available resources.
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