1. and the story continues….
Quick recap from Friday
Spain rules Cuba Cuba wants freedom
USA doesn't want to get directly involved
America is going to stay out of the war as
long as it can…..
2. USS Maine is sent down to Cuba
to protect American businesses
January
1898
3. USS Maine
Destroyed in
Havana Harbor
Spanish blamed
Yellow
Journalism
February
4. Yellow Journalism
What is it?
Exaggerating new stories in order to sell
newspapers
<<< William Randolph
Hearst
VS.
Joseph Pulitzer >>>
8. US Army captures hills around
Santiago
One example 7,000 U.S. vs 600
Spanish
Rough Riders capture Kettle Hill
U.S. beats down Spain’s military!
June
1898
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11. US sinks all Spanish ships in
Cuba
Spain gives up
US controls Guam, Cuba,
Puerto Rico, and the Philippines
August
1898
13. To be an imperial power or not to be...
If you were in America at the
turn of the century would you
have supported U.S.
imperialism or isolationism.
Why?