Spanish-American War

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Spanish-American War
A Splendid Little War John Hay, Secretary of
State, 1898
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Background

• Who?

• Spain vs. America

Where?

• Phillipines, Cuba (Spains Colonies)

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Background
USA
Cuba
The Philippines
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Why?

• Help give freedom to Spains colonies!

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Spains Reconcentration Policy
What?

• Civilians were forced into government run camps
  (with bad conditions)

Why?

• Spain was fighting a guerilla war and needed to
  separate good from bad guys

How did it lead to war?

• Made Spain look bad in American eyes

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American Economic Interests
What?

• Many of Cubas sugar plantations were owned by
  Americans

Why?

• Protecting their economic interests

How did it lead to war?

• Made Americans more likely to help out Cuba

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Yellow Journalists
What?

• Newspaper created highly exaggerated stories

Why?

• Make more if they keep you scared and interested

How did it lead to war?

• Made Americans want war!

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Why is it called Yellow Journalism?
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Because of ME!
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And thats the way it is.

• The two newspapers which ran the Yellow Kid,
  Pulitzer's World and Hearst's Journal American,
  quickly became known as the yellow kid papers.
  This was contracted to the yellow papers and the
  term yellow kid journalism was at last shortened
  to yellow journalism, describing the two
  newspapers' editorial practices of taking
  (sometimes even fictionalized) sensationalism and
  profit as priorities in journalism
• And so it is,,, everything has a history and a
  story

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Yellow Journalism
You furnish the pictures, Ill furnish the war
William Randolph Hearst
Frederic Remingtons Disrobing Propaganda
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Slide Analysis Judge Cartoon
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Sinking of the Maine in Havana Harbor
What?

• USS Maine explodes in Havana, Cuba Harbor,

• Most Americans believe it was Spains fault

• 1976 US Navy analyzed the sunken ship, decided
  that the hull blew OUT not IN

How did it lead to war?

• Spark that started the war
• Remember the Maine! To hell with Spain!

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Slide Analysis Headline of the Maine Explosion

• Maine Explosion Caused by Bomb or
  Torpedo?2/17/1898 New York World

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Thinking Slide
Which of these do you think was most responsible
for the nation going to war?
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Manila Bay

• What Happened at Manila Bay?

• Surprise naval attack sunk the crumbling Spanish
  Navy

• Made Americans feel very superior

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Rough Riders

• Who were the Rough Riders? Who was their leader?

• Teddy Roosevelt resigns as Asst Secy of the Navy
  to lead a Cowboy Calvary

• Brought his own photographer

• Teddys popularity from this leads to his
  becoming v.p. and president

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Rough Riders

• What famous Battle did they participate in?

• San Juan Hill

• African Americans also helped but get no credit

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Teddy Roosevelt
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Results

• US defeats Spain becomes a world power

• Teddy Roosevelt elected Vice President in 1900
  and becomes President in 1901 when McKinley is
  shot

• US must decide what to do about Spains former
  colonies (Phillipines, Puerto Rico, and Cuba)

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Thinking Slide
Do you think the war was a good idea?