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2. NEWS MEDIAWAS EVERWHERE! Similar to now?Soon after theirinvention, motionpictures became apopular attraction in vaudeville and variety stagevenues. 3. A TURNING POINT TOWARD WARCUBA REBELS 4. A TURNING POINT TOWARD WARPROTECTINGAMERICANINVESTMENTS 5. A TURNING POINT TOWARD WAREXPLOSION OFTHE MAINE 6. WILLIAM RANDOLPHHEARSTNewspaper publisher and leadingexample of a yellow journalistNew York Journal started a publichysteria for war with Spain bypublishing dramatic articles andillustrationsHearst once said "You provide thepictures and Ill provide the war. 7. MISSION OF THEUSS MAINE Friendly President McKinleysent the USS MAINE toinvestigate thesituation in Cuba andprovide an escape forAmericans. Spanish authorities inCuba felt that the USwas trying tointimidate them andwas interfering withSpanish sovereignty. 8. EXPLOSION February 15, 1898 Still a mystery! The media and thepublic tended to blamethe Spanish 9. A TURNING POINT TOWARD WARYELLOW JOURNALISM 10. YELLOW JOURNALISMSensationalist reporting, inwhich writers oftenexaggerated and even madeup stories to attract readers(Appleby, page 497). 11. THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WARBATTLING OVERSEAS, RESULTS, ANDIMPLICATIONS FOR IMPERIALISM 12. WHERE IN THE WORLD WASTHE WAR FOUGHT? You will be placed in groups Please dont move into yourgroups until I say: Go! Listen to each other. Use inside voices and bemalleable in thought. Each member will fill outhis/her own worksheet tobe turned in Dont be afraid of makingwrong answers werelooking for your criticalthinking and ideas! Factsare for later. 13. ANSWER: 14. THE DECLARATIONOF WAR Congress authorizedRepublican PresidentWilliam McKinley tospend $50 million forwar preparations On April 19, Congressproclaimed Cubaindependent, demanded that Spain withdrawfrom the island, andauthorized thepresident to use armedforce if necessary. President McKinley 15. WAR MOVES FORWARDThe navys North AtlanticSquadron blockaded Cuba, andthe American naval squadronbased in Hong Kong, wasordered to attack the Spanishfleet based in the Philippines. Four American ships in thesquadron opened fire andrapidly destroyed eight of theten severely outgunnedSpanish warships. Captain Dewey was leftwaiting for American supporttroops. 16. IN CUBAThe Spanish in Cuba were notprepared for the war. Tropicaldiseases and months offighting rebels had weakenedtheir soldiers.The US Army was not preparedfor war either. Although therewere many volunteers, thearmy lacked the resources totrain and equip them.Better equipped for the job inCuba were the famous "RoughRiders", a ragtag group ofvolunteers fighting for the US. 17. ARMISTICE US quickly movedtroops to Puerto Rico. August 12, 1898, theSpanish signed anarmistice ending thefighting. Dewey was still waitingfor assistance in thePhilippians.Admiral Dewey 18. TREATY OF PARIS - 1898 Conclusion of the Spanish- American War. On December 10, 1898, the US and Spain signed the Treaty of Paris. The Treaty of Paris still had to be approved by the Senate. What to do about the Philippines? 19. EFFECTS OF THE TREATYAND ANNEXATION OF THE PHILIPPIANS The Senate approved the Treaty of Paris The US bought control of the Philippines for $20 Million US kept control of the Philippines Educate and Christianize PROBLEMS Rebellion in the Philippines Emilio Aguinaldo 20. CUBA AFTER THE WARPlatt Amendment Cuba could not make any treatywith another nation that wouldweaken its independence. Cuba had to allow the UnitedStates to buy or lease navalstations in Cuba. Cubas debts had to be kept lowto prevent foreign countriesfrom landing troops to enforcepayment. The United States would havethe right to intervene to protectCuban independence and thekeep order. 21. NEXT TIMEBig sticks and the Panama Canal.