ch. 17, section 2
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Ch. 17, Section 2. The Spanish-America War. -a type of journalism that downplays legitimate news in favor of eye-catching, sensational headlines that sell more newspapers. Yellow journalism. William Randolph Hearst New York Journal. Joseph Pulitzer New York World. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Ch. 17, Section 2The Spanish-America War
YELLOW JOURNALISM-a type of journalism that downplays legitimate news in favor of eye-catching, sensational headlines that sell more newspapers
William Randolph
Hearst
New York Journal
Joseph Pulitzer
New York World
THE STATUS OF THE SPANISH
-had lost most of its territory in the Western Hemisphere by the 1890s
-only controlled Puerto Rico and Cuba
-Civil Unrest in Cuba
CUBANS REVOLT
-1895 large-scale revolt
-Spain puts resistors in imprisonment camps
-newspapers run this story as their headline
-Americans appalled at the treatment of Cubans
Gen. Weyler
Concentration Camp Victims
DE LOME LETTER
-written by Enrique de Lome, Spanish minister to the U.S.
-criticized Pres. McKinley for being weak
-published by the New York Journal
-made Americans resent Spain even more
U.S.S. MAINE EXPLODES
-Feb. 15, 1898- U.S.S. Maine explodes in the Havana Harbor
-investigation claimed a Spanish mine was the cause
-Pres. McKinley demanded Spain grant Cuba its independence
-Spain refuses WAR! (April 25, 1898)
Spanish-American WarApril 1898-August 1898
Cuba
CUBA
-Congress recognizes Cuba’s independence before war
-Teller Amendment
-Strategy: Capture Santiago
-Rough Riders/Buffalo Soldiers
-Battle of San Juan Hill
BATTLE OF SANTIAGO
-U.S. Navy defeats Spanish fleet
-Spanish forces surrenderAlmirante Oquendo
The Philippines
THE PHILIPPINES
-Spain had claimed the Philippines since the 1500s
-large naval presence in the Philippines
-Commodore George Dewey
-Battle in the Manila Bay- 0 American lives lost
-Dewey turns attention to capturing capitol city of Manila
-aided by Emilio Aguinaldo and his rebel army
-Spanish forces surrender on August 14, 1898
THE PHILIPPINES
CONSEQUENCES OF WAR
-Cuba gets independence
-Spain cedes Puerto Rico and Guam to the U.S.
-U.S. pays Spain $20 million for the Philippines
-U.S. spent $250 million; 2,000 soldiers die
-America is now an imperialist nation!
ANNEXATION OF THE PHILIPPINES
-Annexation Controversy-a.) Pro-Annexation
-spread democracy-economic value-strategic value
b.) Anti-annexation-violated ideal of self-government (Anti-Imperialist
League)-Oppression overseas (Colored Citizens of Boston)-would bring more new immigrants (Samuel
Gompers)
-Congress votes to annex the Philippines on February 6, 1899
FILIPINOS REACT
-very upset; wanted their freedom
-Emilio Aguinaldo proclaims himself President
-Rebellion begins
-4,000 U.S. Soldiers die; 220,000 Filipinos die
-U.S. grants the Philippines their independence in 1946