The Age of Imperialism • Good link

• During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the US pursued an aggressive policy of expansionism, extending its political and economic influence around the globe.

Alfred T. Mahan

Great White Fleet• The "Great White Fleet" sent

around the world by President Theodore Roosevelt from 16 December 1907 to 22 February 1909 consisted of sixteen new battleships of the Atlantic Fleet.

• The battleships were painted white except for gilded scrollwork on their bows.

• The Atlantic Fleet battleships only later came to be known as the "Great White Fleet."

Jose Marti• Newspaper publisher

and poet.

• Returned to Cuba in 1895 and started a rebellion against Spain.

• What was the plan of the rebels?

Gen. Valeriano Wyler

• Spanish general sent to Cuba.

• Was known as the “Butcher”.

• What did he do to earn this name?

Remember the Maine!!• US battleship sent

to Cuba by President McKinley to protect American interests.

• An explosion on February 15, 1898 killed 260 American sailors.

Reaction in US..• What message

does this political cartoon attempt to convey about America’s role in the Spanish-American War?