History Soars at Pheonix  

Spanish-American War Lecture Guide

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Cuba 1890s:

• a _________ of Spain

• had __________ against the Spanish since ______

• Spain decided to _________ the rebels by creating guarded _________ (re-concentration camps)

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• ___________ companies ___________ many sugar mills & plantations in _______

 

American “Yellow” Journalists:

• Newspapers reported ________________ and sometimes __________ stories about events in _________ to ______ newspapers.

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• Put _______________ on federal government to pursue an _________________ policy, at least in Cuba.

 

Steps to War…

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• American newspapers publish a letter from a Spanish _____________ that ____________ President _____________.

 

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• Another Spanish _____________, the ______________, also begins to __________, American politicians see it as a great ____________ to protect American ___________.

 

• McKinley sends a list of ______________ to Spain – Spain agrees to ______ but __________________ for Cuba.

 

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April 1898 – Spanish-American War is Declared!

“Remember the Maine”

 

U.S. Victory: Treaty of Paris

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