1. Students will be able to define: Cause Effect Yellow Journalism Imperialism What were the Causes and Effects of the Spanish-American War?

2. American businesses invested in sugar cane plantations.

3. Cuba wanted their independence from Spain. Spain fought back. American property was destroyed. What were the Causes and Effects of the Spanish-American War?

4. Yellow Journalism Compared Cuban rebels to American patriots. Made Spain look like the “bad guy”. What were the Causes and Effects of the Spanish-American War?

8. The U.S. Navy blockaded Cuban ports. Spain declared war on the United States. The U.S. Navy blockaded Cuban ports. Spain declared war on the United States.

9. What were the Causes and Effects of the Spanish-American War? Spain had colonies in the Philippines. The United States attacked Spain in the Philippines. Spain had colonies in the Philippines. The United States attacked Spain in the Philippines.

10. What were the Causes and Effects of the Spanish-American War? Secretary of State John Hay called the Spanish- American War a “splendid little war”. What did he mean by this?

11. The Treaty of Paris ended the Spanish American War. Spain gave up control of Cuba, Puerto Rico and Guam. Spain sold the Philippines to the United States. What were the Causes and Effects of the Spanish-American War?