1. Learning Target: I can investigate different sources to determine who is to blame for the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine
Do Now: Why is it important to analyze multiple sources on a topic before making a decision or drawing conclusions?

2. Do Now Share
Why is it important to analyze multiple sources on a topic before making a decision or drawing conclusions?

3. Spanish Empire One of the first global empires
Had a great impact on Western Hemisphere.
Called “the empire on which the sun never sets.”

6. Spain and Cuba Spain had control over Cuba
Spanish military in Cuba killing innocent Cubans
Cuba wants independence
U.S. citizens hear about this through the news, want to help Cuba against Spain

7. U.S. Presence in Cuba
U.S.S. Maine sent to protect Americans living in Cuba, and their property

8. Activity
With your groups you are going to analyze the packet on the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine to determine who is to blame for event.
For each document determine the central idea of the document in complete detail
Answer the question at the bottom of your paper:
Based on the evidence presented, who is responsible for the tragic event in Havana Harbor, Cuba?
The battleship USS Maine blew up in Havana harbor, killing 260 American sailors First group done gets 10 points

9. Learning Target: I can investigate what caused the sinking of the U. S
Learning Target: I can investigate what caused the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine.
Do Now: Summarize the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine in three bullet points.

10. Who’s to blame for the sinking of the Maine?

13. Quote on Maine Explosion
“You furnish the pictures, I’ll furnish the war” William Randolph Hearst– NY Journal
What does Hearst mean by this?
How can Hearst’s actions impact the United States and Spain?

14. Yellow Journalism This news reporting was known as Yellow Journalism
using exciting, shocking, and exaggerated stories at the expense of accuracy, in order to provoke public interest or excitement.
Where can we find Yellow Journalism in the documents we looked at?

15. Yellow Journalism
Led to the Spanish American War, U.S. news reports led to Americans wanting to enter war with Spain for sinking of the Maine.

16. Spanish American War Spain vs. America
U.S. wanted to help Spain’s colonies receive its freedom from Spain. (Cuba), Cuba and Spain fighting, Cuba wants independence from Spain.
“Remember the Maine!”- became the call to arms.
Battles of the Spanish American war took place in Spanish colonies:
War in the Philippines
War in the Caribbean

17. Results of Spanish American War
Spain surrenders
U.S. defeats Spain with the help of Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders, gain Spain’s colonies of Guam, Philippines, and Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico had a limited government at first and had little say in their own affairs
U.S. becomes a world power with new territories in various parts of the world.

18. Results of the Spanish American War
Cuba given limited freedom by the United States after the Spanish American War, Platt Amendment
Cuba had to adopt the Platt Amendment as part of its constitution

20. Summary Question How can news reporting impact our world today?
Based on the events of the Spanish American War, how can journalists today learn from this event?

21. Homework Read and analyze the Platt Amendment
Answer the questions that follow