Chapter 8, Section 3- Spanish American War (foldable questions)

A type of sensational, biased, and many times- false reporting, that played a major role in the formation of pro- war opinion in the United States

Yellow journalism

What happened in February 15, 1898?

"Maine" exploded and 260 crew members died

Why did some Americans oppose empire building by the United States?

*It went against democratic principles on which the US was founded on *Americans worried about the struggle of the Cuban people *Businesspeople worried about losing their investments and trade in Cuba *Government leaders were concerned about rebellion occuring so close to the U.S. *Americans were horrified by the violence against the Cuban citizens

How did the Spanish American War help the United States become a world power?

*gained most of the Spanish empire, which gave the U.S. natural resources *strengthened the U.S. navy *defeated a world power

List some facts to support the idea that the USA is a world power after the *splendid little war"?

*the US fought on both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, showing that they had an Atlantic Fleet and Pacific Fleet. This showed that the American navy was expanding. We defeated a world power(Spain)

List 2 Anti- Imperialists we learned about this year? 1. (Dealed with industry) 2. (Dealed with realism)

1. Andrew Carnegie 2. Mark Twain

What happened after the Spanish- American War in?? 1898: 1899: 1901: 1946:

1898: Filipino rebels create democratic republic 1899: Emilio Aguinaldo's forces begin a fight for independence 1901: Many Filipino soldiers and military officers surrounded in the U.S. transferred authority from a military to a civilian government 1946: the Philippines gain independence

How did newspapers contribute to America's declaration of war against Spain in 1898?

A form of writing included in newspapers was yellow journalism. Yellow journalism promoted biased feeling toward the Spanish and it made the Spanish look bad, so that the Americans had a major pro- war opinion. It also showed the horrors of war.

Anti or Imperialist: Filipino workers will take away jobs from Americans:

Anti

Anti or Imperialist? It is undemocratic to rule other nations:

Anti

Anti or imperialist: the Filipino people will not peacefully accept American rule

Anti

A temporary peace agreement to end fighting.

Armistice

Occurred on July 1st. Americans after intense fighting captured San Juan Hill and two days later the Spanish flea attempted to break out of the Santiago harbor. This battle lasted for hours in the Spanish fleet was destroyed ending Spanish resistance in Cuba.

Battle of San Juan Hill

What happened in April 1898?

Cuban Independence and the declaration of the Spanish- American by Congress

Anti or Imperialist: the Philippines will provide an important stop over on the way to China

Imperialist

What happened in January 1898?

In Havana, rioting broke out.

What happened in 1895?

José Martí led the Cubans in a revolt.

What happened in August 1891?

Peace agreement between the U.S. and Spain.

A country that is technically independent but is actually under the control of another country:

Protectorate

What four lands did the U.S. gained in the Spanish American War?

Puerto Rico- (in Atlantic Ocean) Philippines- (in Pacific Ocean) Cuba- (Atlantic Ocean) Guam- (Pacific Ocean)

What happened in July 1898?

Rough Riders fought on San Juan Hill in Cuba (the Atlantic Ocean)

An asserted group of former cowhands in college students who on July 1st with African American joined in the Battle of San Juan Hill.

Rough riders

The Spanish- American was fought in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, showing that the American navy was what?

Strong and powerful

What happened in May 1, 1898?

Surprise attack on the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay in the the Pacific Ocean.

An area that is completely controlled by another country as a colonial possession.

Territory

The US could intervene in any Cuban affair if the countries Independence was threatened. What stated this?

The Platt Amendment