1. Warm Up: 2/15/19
Please take note of tonight’s homework and the changes to the homework calendar!
Everyone: take a pic of this or write it down
Whatever you need to do, adjust your records
We will have a reading quiz on Tuesday
Any reading homework from this month is fair game

2. Today we will: Spanish-American War Notes Progressivism Notes
SAQ Practice?
Trade-n-grade SAQ?

3. Reminder: Class Expectations
IDs at the door
Be in your seat when the bell rings
Begin warm up right away
Cell phones away
We work and play at the same time
But if we have to choose, we work

4. Spanish-American War (1898)
Everything You Need To Know For Your APUSH Exam

5. Important Topics Before the War
Alfred T. Mahan
Author of “Influence of Sea Power Upon History”
General “Butcher” Weyler
Spanish General, reports of brutality in Cuba
Yellow Journalism
Exaggeration of stories to sell newspapers
Hearst and Pulitzer

6. Causes of the War USS Maine De Lome Letter Yellow Journalism
US ship stationed in Cuba, mysteriously blew up
De Lome Letter
Written by a Spanish minister
Trash talked McKinley
Yellow Journalism
American public demanded war

7. Important Info About the War
War declared on April 11, 1898
Teller Amendment:
Once US overthrew Spanish rule, Cubans would be given their freedom
Most American deaths were the result of ILLNESS, not combat
Rough Riders
US Presence in Latin America increases

8. Effects of the War Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines
Insular Cases
Constitution does not necessarily apply to new areas.
Platt Amendment (Know this!!)
Cuba can’t have treaties with other countries that compromises independence
US can intervene to restore order
Guantanamo Bay given to US
Anti-Imperialist League
Mark Twain, Presidents of Harvard and Stanford, Samuel Gompers, and Carnegie

9. The Philippines
The Philippines thought they would receive independence
McKinley planned to “Christianize” them
Emilio Aguinaldo wanted revenge
Guerilla warfare
1946, Philippines gain independence

10. The Progressive Era: A Brief Intro
Early 20th Century
Reasons for the emergence of this era:
Political corruption
Economic instability
Social Concerns
How to fix these issues?
Increased government action

11. Characteristics of Progressives
Middle and Upper Class
Many women
Favored expanding democracy
17th amendment - direct election of senators
19th amendment - Women’s Suffrage
State and Local Levels
Initiative - individuals can propose laws
Referendum - individuals can vote on laws
Recall - individuals can remove an elected official

12. Key Progressive Journalists
Criticized:
Political Corruption:
Lincoln Steffens’ The Shame of Cities
Social and Economic Inequality:
Jacob Riis’ How The Other Half Lives
Ida B. Wells-Barnett - advocated an end to lynching
Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle

13. Key Progressive Reformers
Robert La Follette:
Governor of Wisconsin
Direct primary, initiative, referendum, and recall (Wisconsin Idea)
Jane Addams:
Founder of the Hull House
Aided women, children, and immigrants

14. Key Progressive Reformers
Florence Kelley:
Advocated increased rights for women, children, and African Americans
National Consumer League
Led boycotts of goods made by children
W.E.B. DuBois:
Demanded immediate end to segregation
Helped form the NAACP

15. The Progressive Presidents
Roosevelt:
Square Deal - Consumer Protection
Meat Inspection Act
Corporate Regulation:
Northern Securities Decision
Hepburn Act - increased power of ICC
Conservation of Natural Resources

16. The Progressive Presidents
Taft was the real “Trust Buster”
Falling out with Roosevelt led to Roosevelt running for president in 1912
Wilson’s New Freedom:
Lower tariffs (Underwood Tariff)
Eliminate trusts (no distinction between “good” or “bad” trusts
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
Reform Banking System
Federal Reserve Act

17. Key Progressive Amendments
16th Amendment:
Graduated income tax
17th Amendment:
Direct election of senators
18th Amendment:
Prohibition of alcohol
19th Amendment:
Women’s suffrage
Connect to the Populists!

18. Conservation and Preservation
Advocated the proper use of nature and resources
Teddy Roosevelt
Preservation:
Advocated the protection of nature and land from humans
John Muir and the Sierra Club

19. Test Tips Multiple-Choice and Short Answer:
Characteristics and goals of Progressives
Excerpt from a book (Jungle, How The Other Half Lives, etc.)
Conservation vs. Preservation
Essays:
Analyzing the extent to which the Progressive Era fostered change for different groups/government
Comparing/Contrasting Progressives with Populists or another era

20. SAQ Practice: Score the SAQ
Trade your SAQ with a neighbor
Score the SAQ
1 point for each letter (A,B,C)
To get a point: Restate questions, answer, specific detail
Use the guide to help make your decision