Defining Moments: The Spanish-American War presents an authoritative account of the origins and progression of the Spanish-American War. It also explores the events lasting impact on Americas political and cultural landscape.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• How to Use This Book
• Research Topics for Defining Moments: The Spanish-American War
• NARRATIVE OVERVIEW
• Prologue.
• Chapter One: American Expansion in the 1800s
• Chapter Two: Spain and Its Colonies
• Chapter Three: The Call to Arms: Remember the Maine!
• Chapter Four: A “Splendid Little War” in Cuba
• Chapter Five: The War in the Philippines
• Chapter Six: American Imperialism in the New Century
• Chapter Seven: Legacy of the Spanish-American War
• BIOGRAPHIES
• Emilio Aguinaldo (1869-1964) Filipino Rebel Leader and Politician
• George Dewey (1837-1917) American Naval Commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific during the Spanish-American War
• William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951) American Newspaper Publisher of the New York Journal and Leading Architect of “Yellow Journalism”
• Queen Lili'uokalani (1838-1917) Last Monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii
• Antonio Maceo (1845-1896) Cuban Military Leader in the Ten Years’ War and the Spanish-American War
• José Martí (1853-1895) Cuban Revolutionary Leader and Writer
• William McKinley (1843-1901). President of the United States during the Spanish-American War
• Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) Hero of the Spanish-American War and President of the United States, 1901-1909
• Valeriano Weyler (1838-1930) Spanish General Who Carried Out Brutal Reconcentration Plan in Cuba in 1897
• PRIMARY SOURCES
• President Monroe Announces a New American Approach to Foreign Affairs
• Americans Embrace the Idea of “Manifest Destiny” An Explorer-Historian Ponders an America without New
• Land to Conquer
• An American Reporter Describes Death and Destruction in Cuba The de Lôme Letter Scandal Increases Tensions between
• Spain and America America's Yellow Press Blames Spanish Treachery for the
• Loss of the Maine President McKinley Calls for American Military Intervention in Cuba …179
• Theodore Roosevelt Recalls the Battle for the San Juan Heights
• Admiral Dewey Recalls the Battle of Manila Bay
• The United States and Spain Sign the Treaty of Paris.
• Emilio Aguinaldo Protests the American Occupation of the Philippines
• A U.S. Senator Claims “The Philippines Are Ours Forever”
• Mark Twain Condemns American Actions in the Philippines
• The Philippine Islands Receive Their Independence.
• Important People, Places, and Terms
• Chronology
• Sources for Further Study
• Bibliography
• Photo and Illustration Credits