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This newspaper covers the Cuban crisis, focusing on who is being blamed, sensationalized coverage, and the progress of the splendid war. The articles explore the accuracy of stories, public's feelings, explosion's cause, and battles in Cuba. The cartoon highlights the events leading to the cartoonist's depiction and mentions the Platt Amendment and Anti-Imperialist League.

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  1. Instructions: You will be creating the front page of a newspaper using images cut from the Notebook Handout and articles that you write as you respond to each section of the reading. To begin, set up your newspaper across two pages of your notebook as shown below.

  2. Who is being blamed in this song? • What is he being blamed for? • Why might an editor have wanted to start this war? • What did the editor do to provoke this war?

  3. Read Section 20.2Trouble Brewing in Cuba • Next to the image for this section : • Write a letter to the editor expressing your feelings about the coverage in the New York World and New York Journal of events in Cuba • Letter should include • Thoughts on the accuracy of these stories • Ideas on coverage of these events as an effort to keep Americans informed

  4. What do you see here? • What seems to have happened? • According to the headline, what is the cause of the explosion? • How do you think Americans felt when they saw this image?

  5. Read Section 20.3Americans call for War with Spain • Next to this image: • Write a lead story sensationalizing the publication of the de Lome letter and the explosion of the USS Maine in order to fuel public anger toward Spain • Include in your story • The basic details of each incident • Attempts to encourage Americans to press the U.S. government into war with Spain • The terms de Lome letter and USS Maine

  6. What do you see in this image? • Which countries appear to be fighting each other?

  7. Where do you think this battle is being fought? • Who appears to be winning?

  8. Read Section 20.4Splendid Little War • Next to this image: • Write a report from the battlefront as if you were a war correspondent • Report must include • Details of the various battles taking place in Cuba • Reports of casualties • The terms Rough Riders and San Juan Hill

  9. What do you see? • Why might Uncle Sam need larger suit he is being fitted for?

  10. Does the cartoonist seem to be in favor of U.S. expansion? How can you tell?

  11. Read Section 20.5A New Power on the World Stage • Write a caption for the cartoon in which you describe the events that prompted the cartoonist to draw it • Caption much include • An explanation of each character in the cartoon and who each represents • The terms Platt Amendment and Anti-Imperialist League

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