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The Spanish-American War

The Spanish-American War. Causes of the Spanish American War Many Americans supported the cause of Cuban liberation Newspapers promoted anti-Spanish feelings Yellow Journalism: a style of newspaper-writing that exaggerates the news to lure and enrage readers

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The Spanish-American War

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  1. The Spanish-American War

  2. Causes of the Spanish American War • Many Americans supported the cause of Cuban liberation • Newspapers promoted anti-Spanish feelings • Yellow Journalism: a style of newspaper-writing that exaggerates the news to lure and enrage readers • Newspaper owners William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer competed with each other to gain readers by publishing sensational stories • Focused on Spanish atrocities and the war for independence being fought by the Cubans • The U.S.S. Maine blows up in the harbor of Havana, Cuba • The Maine was sent to bring American citizens out of Cuba • The explosion was probably caused by an accident, but the Spanish were blamed

  3. Primary Source – The U.S.S. Maine Guiding Question: What happened to the U.S.S. Maine and what effect did it have on the US? • Step 1: Read the source, highlight or underline anything that can help you answer the guiding question, and write a short summary of what the source has to say about the guiding question

  4. Primary Source – The U.S.S. Maine Guiding Question: What happened to the U.S.S. Maine and what effect did it have on the US? • Step 1: Read the source, highlight or underline anything that can help you answer the guiding question, and write a short summary of what the source has to say about the guiding question • Step 2: Read the source and put a star by anything that might indicate the author’s bias, then write a short summary of the author’s bias

  5. Primary Source – The U.S.S. Maine Guiding Question: What happened to the U.S.S. Maine and what effect did it have on the US? • Step 1: Read the source, highlight or underline anything that can help you answer the guiding question, and write a short summary of what the source has to say about the guiding question • Step 2: Read the source and put a star by anything that might indicate the author’s bias, then write a short summary of the author’s bias • Step 3: Contextualize the source: • Is there anything in this source that explains better something that you already knew or had heard about? • Is there anything in this source that disagrees with something you already knew or had heard about? • What questions does this source raise that are connected with the guiding question?

  6. Consequences of the Spanish-American War • The Treaty of Paris • Ended the war • Spain gave Cuba its independence • Spain gave the US the islands of Guam and Puerto Rico • Spain sold the Philippines to the US for $20 million • America gains an empire • The US directly controlled Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines • Cuba becomes a protectorate of the US • Protectorate: A country whose affairs are partially controlled by a stronger power

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