1. UNIT #4 – BECOMING A WORLD POWER LESSON #2 – Spanish American War and American Empire (4-2) ( )

2. Yellow Journalism What is Yellow Journalism?
Find the definition on p. 147.
What are some reasons a newspaper might resort to this type of reporting?

3. Cuban Revolution Where is Cuba?
Read the first two paragraphs of the Cuban Rebellion on p What were the circumstances leading to rebellion?
Read the top of p What was the result?

4. Is war a good idea? Spain did not like that Cuba rebelled.
What did they do? (p. 147 – second full paragraph)
Riots continued.
Pres. McKinley sent Battleship Maine to protect Americans.

5. Is war a good idea? What happened next? (147 – last two paragraphs)
What does JINGOISM look like?
1898 – What did congress do? (top of p. 148)
What was Spain’s response?

6. A two-front war
Battle of Manila Bay
Battle of Cuba

7. A two-front war

8. The war Americans were not really ready to fight
They looked for volunteers
One such group: ___________________
Cavalry led by Teddy _____________
Mostly cowboys, miners and law officer
Attacked ________________ in Cuba
Spanish _________
Whole fleet destroyed