How the U.S. got its colonies (Part 1)

In this video, we discuss the Spanish-American war, during which the United States acquired Puerto Rico, Guam, the Philippines, and Hawaii, effectively becoming a colonial empire.
Timestamps
Dubious journalism (0:00)
America’s colonial dream (2:52)
Tensions escalate (5:41)
Invading the Philippines (8:13)
Invading Cuba (11:30)
Guam and Hawaii (14:36)
Santiago campaign (16:43)
Mock Battle of Manila (19:41)
Treaty of Paris (22:06)
Conclusion (25:25)
The historical footage was found in the Library of Congress film archives. Most of it was originally filmed by one of Thomas Edison’s companies, and all of it is now in the public domain: www.loc.gov/collections/spani...
Most of the historical photos and sketches were found through Wikipedia articles, and all are in the public domain. The other animations are my own.
Other sources for this video include:
(Library of Congress article) The Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures: www.loc.gov/collections/spani...
(Research paper) James Franklin Bell: Hard war in the Philippines: ir.library.louisville.edu/cgi...
(Lecture) A War of Empire and Frontier: The Philippine-American War, 1899-1902: • A War of Empire and Fr...
(Lecture) The-Spanish American War (1898): • The Spanish-American W...
(Documentary) Crucible of Empire: The Spanish American War: • Crucible of Empire: T...
(Army webpage) The Army Flag and Its Streamers: web.archive.org/web/201011100...
(Navy webpage) Convoy and Landings at Daiquiri: www.history.navy.mil/research...
(Navy webpage) Blockade and Siege of Manila: www.history.navy.mil/research...
(PBS webpage) Yellow Journalism Headline Gallery: www.pbs.org/crucible/headline...
(W. Joseph Campbell webpage) “The Cease-Fire Protocol” and “A Not-So-Splendid Little War”: fs2.american.edu/wjc/www/spani...
(Library of Congress webpage) World of 1898: International Perspectives on the Spanish American War: guides.loc.gov/world-of-1898/...
(Book) The Spanish-American War: www.loc.gov/resource/gdcmassb...
(Video) How the US Army Won The Spanish-American War: • How the US Army Won Th...
(Article) Annexation Nation: daily.jstor.org/cuba-annexati...
(Article) Early cinema and the Spanish-American War:
chnm.gmu.edu/aq/war/film1.htm
(Article) The War Films Made with Toys: toy.photography/2020/06/03/th...
(U.S. Naval Institute article) Cold War Between Von Diederichs and Dewey in Manila Bay: www.usni.org/magazines/procee...

[@melissaberman8244]

Thank you 🙏

[@RealOnesTryHardMonkey]

Can you please make a video now

[@DrBidoofenshmirtz]

Probably should’ve known this this since I took AP history, but I didn’t realize how much territory the US gained *cough* stole *cough* from the Spanish-American war.