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BEGINNING OF

THE SPANISH-

AMERICAN

WAR

THE BIRTH OF A SUPERPOWER

WHAT MAKES THE

NEWS “POP”?

What Kinds of Images?

What Kinds of Words?

Stories About…

FROM THE

“NEWS”…

• War with Spain

was declared in

April 1898.

• Four Causes:

• Cuban Rebellion

against Spain

• American desire to

protect its

investments in Cuba

• The Explosion of

the USS Maine

• Yellow Journalism

BASICS OF THE

SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR

The war ends and imperialism continues…

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