the spanish american war. spanish conflict spain is still in control of cuba by the end of the...
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The Spanish American War
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Spanish Conflict
• Spain is still in control of Cuba by the end of the 1800’s
• Americans begin to become sympathetic to Cubans who suffer under Spanish rule
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Jose’ Marti
• Cuban poet and journalists who launched a revolution in Cuba
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Jingoism
• Used to describe competitive feelings nations had toward each other during the late 19th and early 20th centuries
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Yellow Journalism
• The use of sensationalized and exaggerated stories reported by newspapers or magazines to attract readers
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William Randolph Hearst
• Pioneer of Yellow Journalism
• Said of the Cuban Revolution, “You provide the pictures, I’ll provide the war”
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De Lome Letter
• Letter criticized President William McKinley as being “weak”
• Letter seized by New York journalist and published
• Sparked anti-Spanish sentiment in the U.S.
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The U.S.S. Maine
• U.S. warship that mysteriously sunk in Havana Harbor in 1898
• U.S. newspapers blamed Spain for the sinking
• Led to the U.S. declaring war on Spain
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The U.S.S. Maine
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“Splendid Little War”
• Nickname given to the Spanish-American war
• Given the nickname because it only lasted four months
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Causes of the War
• Sinking of the USS Maine
• De Lome Letter
• Yellow Journalism
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George Dewey
• American navy commander who seized the Philippines during the Spanish American War
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Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders
• Roosevelt leads a volunteer regiment to serve in Cuba during the Spanish-American War
• Won battles in Cuba, most famous was at San Juan Hill
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Treaty of Paris, 1898
• Treaty that ends the Spanish-American War
• Cuba is freed• Spain turns over the islands of
Guam and Puerto Rico to the U.S.• Spain sells the Philippines to the
U.S. for $20 million• U.S. is now a world power