Spanish American War and Yellow Journalism:
Essential Question for the day: Why did the United States go to war against Spain in 1898, and why was the outcome significant?
Standard 11.4.2 Describe the Spanish-American War and U.S. expansion in the South Pacific.
HOT ROC—10/10/08
Create an analogy Neutrality is to walking away from a fight as
_____________ is to _________________ Relationship: _________________________
New vocab:
Unilateralism
Intro
Think about the bully story… How could you make the situation grow or get
worse in some way? Brainstorm Pair Share Why would you do this?
Trouble Brewing in Cuba
By the end of the 1800s, Spain had lost all of its New World colonies except Cuba and Puerto Rico.
Cubans struggled for independence
U.S. had millions in Cuban investments
Yellow Journalism Mass media:
Newspapers, magazines, and other methods of communicating to a mass audience
Joseph Pulitzer—New York World
William Randolph Hearst—The New York Journal
Battled over circulation Sensational headlines
—stretched the truth
Newspapers: War promoters? When a war correspondent
telegraphed from Cuba that no war was imminent, Hearst is said to have telegraphed him back with this message:
“Please remain. You furnish the pictures and I'll furnish the war.”
William Randolph Hearst—owned The New York Journal and the San Francisco Examiner
Remember the Maine!
USS Maine sinks in Havana harbor after an explosion
Newspapers blame Spain Later it is found that a
coal bin exploded inside the ship
Activity
Using your notes or textbook, create a yellow journalism headline or image representing the beginning of the Spanish-American War
259-267
Does the media shape U.S. foreign policy today? How? Pair share
Imperialism
a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries
The Maine Incident
February 15, 1898 Pressure on McKinley to
declare war April 25, 1898—Congress
declared war
Battles of the Spanish American War, 1898 Philippines—U.S.
victory Cuba—Teddy
Roosevelt led the Rough Riders
U.S. captured Puerto Rico
4 month war: “splendid little war”
Treaty of Paris—what to do with the Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Cuba?
Choose 1 of the following prompts to write a paragraph. Include at least 1 foreign policy term and 1 ideal. Identify how the Spanish American war
changed U.S. foreign policy. Discuss the pro and con positions on ratifying
the Treaty of Paris. Were the actions of the United States in the
Spanish American war and Treaty of Paris justified?
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