United States History- The Spanish- American War: Instruction.
Which of the following was a result of the Spanish-American War? Check all that apply.
a. The United States gained territory in Asia. b. The United States became a world power. c. Puerto Rico became a US territory.
Study the political cartoon shown. (Click on it to see a larger version.)What is on the menu (shown in the middle)?
a. spain's colonies
What point of view has the cartoonist expressed?
b. The war's main goal is to gain spain's colonies.
Who does this editorial say is responsible for the Maine's loss? "To five hundred thousand Cubans starved or otherwise murdered have been added an American battleship and three hundred American sailors lost as the direct result of the dilatory [slow] policy of our government toward Spain. If we had stopped the war in Cuba when duty and policy alike urged us to do the Maine would have been afloat today." -New York Journal February 17, 1898
b. the U.S. government
Newspapers that printed stories filled with exaggerated details with little regard for the truth practiced
b. yellow journalism
