1. Chapter 9 section 2
Spanish American War

2. Focus Question
What were the causes and effects of the Spanish American War?

3. Cubans rebel against Spanish
Jose Marti
Led war for independence
Used guerrilla tactics of “hit-and-run” raids
General Valeriano Weyler (Spain)
Herded thousands of locals into concentration camps
Many died from starvation & disease

4. Yellow journalism
Sensationalism using headlines and images to capture readers attention
William Randolph Hearst -- NY Journal
Joseph Pulitzer -- New York World
Exaggerated atrocities of the Spanish
Compared Cuban rebels as patriots

5. example

6. De Lome Letter Fuel American jingoism
Spanish ambassador -- Enrique de Lome
Accused President McKinley of
Being weak & stupid politician
Fuel American jingoism
Aggressive nationalism

7. USS Maine
Battleship, sent to Cuba to protect American business interests
Explodes and sinks in Havana harbor
266 of 350 American serviceman are killed
Congress declares war on 11 April 1898

8. Philippines Emilio Aguinaldo
Commodore George Dewey
Destroyed the Spanish Fleet in Manila Bay
Emilio Aguinaldo
Led Filipino rebels against the Spanish
Assisted by 15,000 US soldiers
After 2 months fighting--Spanish surrender

9. Cuba “Rough Riders” & “Buffalo Soldiers” invade
Take Kettle & San Juan Hills

10. Santiago & Puerto Rico Both fall to US forces Spain surrenders
Treaty of Paris
US gains Guam, Puerto Rico
Pays $20 million for Philippines
As per Teller Amendment
Cuba becomes a protectorate of the US