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Spanish Am War

This document summarizes the Spanish-American War and its aftermath. Key events include: 1) William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer used "yellow journalism" in their newspapers to sensationalize reporting and stir up pro-war sentiment in the US public over Cuba and Spain's minister to the US insulting McKinley, helping propel the US into war. 2) In 1898, the US defeated Spain in battles in Manila Bay and Cuba. As a result, the US gained control of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines from Spain. 3) However, annexation of the Philippines led to an insurgency there and heavy casualties among Filipino and US forces. It was

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Spanish Am War

This document summarizes the Spanish-American War and its aftermath. Key events include: 1) William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer used "yellow journalism" in their newspapers to sensationalize reporting and stir up pro-war sentiment in the US public over Cuba and Spain's minister to the US insulting McKinley, helping propel the US into war. 2) In 1898, the US defeated Spain in battles in Manila Bay and Cuba. As a result, the US gained control of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines from Spain. 3) However, annexation of the Philippines led to an insurgency there and heavy casualties among Filipino and US forces. It was

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Chapter 7

Section 2
The Spanish American War
William Randolph Hearst 1863-1951
 New York Journal
 28 Newspapers, 18 magazines

 House of Representatives

 “You Furnish the pictures, I’ll

furnish the war.”


Joseph Pulitzer 1847-1911
 New York World
 Pulitzer Prize

 Yellow Kid
Yellow Journalism
Shocking and sensationalized reporting
 New York Journal  New York

– Hearst World
– NO SPANISH SOURCES – Pulitzer
– De Lome letter – it was an – Yellow Kid –
intercepted letter written by popular
Spain’s minister to the US comic strip
and printed in the Journal.
It ridiculed McKinley – Followed suit
• Called “the worst insult in sources
to the U.S. in its history”
War
 Feb. 9, 1898 – De Lome letter
 Feb. 15, 1898 – USS Maine

 Apr. 19 1898 – Teller Amendment

 Apr. 23, 1898 – Spain breaks relations

 Apr. 25, 1898 – Congress Declares War

 Apr. 21, 1898 – “War technically begins”


The Philippines
 George Dewey –Defeated Spain in the
Philippines.
 Emilio Aguinaldo –Filipino Patriot who

lead many Filipinos alongside the


Americans
 May 1, 1898 Manila Bay

 Score: America 400


Spain 0
Cuba cont.
Bad food - Food purchased by the Army caused
disease and many deaths among soldiers
 Disease – yellow fever

 Rough Riders - African American soldiers

 Buffalo Soldiers

– Teddy Roosevelt
 Battle of San Juan
We Win
 Spainloses bad.
 US gets Guam, Puerto Rico
and…… the Philippines
 $20 million

 Cuba’s independence

 We gain power
Postwar Pacific
Annexation of The Philippines
 Arguments for
– McKinley, “to educate
 Arguments against
the Filipinos, and uplift – Violate the
and civilize and foundation of the
Christianize them.” American system.
– Economic Value – Outsourcing
– Strategic Value oppression
– If we don’t someone – New immigrants,
will. cheap labor.
The First Occupation..
 Feb. 5, 1899 – Philippines
annexed
 Emilio Aguinaldo

 Insurgency

 4000 US dead, 220,000


Filipinos dead
 “Prepare them for
independence”
 July 4, 1946
Platt Amendment
 This is a US forced Amendment to the
Cuban constitution
 Cuba could enter no foreign agreements

without permission
 US received 2 naval bases on island

 US had right to intervene whenever

they felt it was necessary.


By forcing Cuba to agree to
Platt Amendment, did they
really gain independence?

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