2. Do Now: Write down what you feel is the role of a newspaper or news article online or on television.

3. The Following are Causes of the Spanish-American War

4. Cause #1 William Randolph Hearst Joseph Pulitzer

5. Cause #2 U.S.S. Maine Explosion

6. Cause #3 Yellow Journalism

7. Spanish-American War (1898) Imperialism or Necessary?

8. First Stage - Conquer Philippines? Commodore Dewey attacks Philippines one week after US declares war over Cuba Philippines belonged to Spain Spain -381 killed US - 0

9. Why Philippines? Gave US possible ports and naval bases

10. US Not Ready At First Had only 28,000 troops, need 280,000 Issued wool uniforms for tropics Most died from diseases (malaria, yellow fever), not battle

11. Rough Riders - Theodore Roosevelt’s Volunteer Group Very Popular in US due to newspaper articles Helped TR get elected TR calls the war “A splendid little war.”

12. Most Famous Battle - San Juan Hill 7,000 US troops attack 600 Spanish Well Covered by press

13. Was the war Imperialism or Necessary? Imperialism - No Doubt

14. What Does the US do with new Lands after the War? Cuba Philippines Puerto Rico

15. Cuba We promised before war we wouldn’t keep it Platt Amendment - Allows US to intervene in Cuban affairs

16. “This was like handing over the keys to our house so that the Americans can enter it at any time, whenever the desire seizes them, day or night, whether with good or evil design.”

17. Puerto Rico Becomes a US territory (didn’t fight like Filipinos did) 1952 - Becomes a US commonwealth - citizenship, own constitution, sends non-voting Reps to Congress

18. Philippines US intends to keep it, Filipinos revolt 70,000 US troops fight 3 years there Hundreds of thousands Filipinos die 1902 - US sets up govt. with some local control 1946 - Philippines are independent