The Spanish American War The role of the United States in world affairs changed during the late 1800s when the US emerged as a world power after the victory over Spain in the Spanish American War ID: 502845
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role of the United States in world affairs changed during the late 1800s when the U.S. emerged as a world power after the victory over Spain in the Spanish American War. Slide3
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the late 1800s, the island nation of Cuba was still a colony of Spain. Cubans wanted their country to be free so they fought against the Spanish. Many Americans wanted the U.S. to help the Cubans win their freedom. Some felt that Cuba’s struggle for independence was a little like the Americans Revolution. Others supported Cuba because they wanted to keep the plantations and mills they owned on the island. Many Americans supported Cuba because of the articles they read in American newspapers. These stories told of the cruel way the Spanish treated the Cubans. Some were true, but many were exaggerated to sell newspapers. This kind of reporting in which newspapers exaggerated the facts became known as yellow journalism. Slide5
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political cartoon by Leon Barritt showing the role of "yellow journalism" in bringing the U.S. to war with Spain over Cuba. In the 1890s, journalists William Randolph Hearst of the New York Journal and Joseph Pulitzer of the New York World were locked in a war for readers, in which technological improvements and dramatic news stories brought an explosion in the mass circulation of newspapers. The competitors used color cartoon supplements to attract new readers; the cartoon character "The Yellow Kid" (who appeared daily in both newspapers) gave to the sensationalistic coverage of public events the label "yellow journalism." Both Hearst and Pulitzer sided with the Cuban rebels, and used the lurid reporting of atrocities in Cuba to boost circulation.Slide6
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In 1898 the United States sent a battleship, the U.S.S. Maine, to Havana Harbor in Cuba to protect American-owned businesses and the lives of American citizens. While there, the ship exploded and sank immediately to the bottom of the harbor, killing 260 American sailors. No one knew why the ship blew up, but many angry Americans blamed Spain. Thanks to American newspapers, “Remember the Maine” became a popular rallying cry that echoed across our nation. Slide7
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War was officially declared against Spain in April 1898. The fighting lasted only four months. By August, the war was over. The Treaty of Paris was signed in December. Spain granted Cuba its freedom. The U.S. gained possession of the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico and emerged as a
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Reasons
for the Spanish-American War
:
protection
of American ____________________ interests in Cuba
American
support of Cuban ___________________ to gain
independence
from ______________________
Rising
tensions as a result of the sinking of the ___________
_____________________
in Havana Harbor
___________________
________________________ - exaggerated
news
reports of events
Results of the Spanish American War
:
The
U.S. emerges as a ______________ _______________.
_________________
gained its independence from Spain.
The
U.S. gained possession of the ______________________,
________________,
and _______________ ________________.