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Spanish American War
Cuban’s Rebel Against Spain
• Spain– Imperial nation in decline
• Cuba wants independence – Jose Marti– rebellion
Influence of Mass Media
• Pulitzer and Hearst• Yellow Journalism• President McKinley– Pushed Spanish for peace– Ordered battleship Maine for protection
Explosion of Maine
• Why?• Congress declares war after Spain does not
agree to McKinley terms• Rough Riders– Teddy Roosevelt
America Wins
• Naval victory• More men enlist
• Philippines want Independence– George Dewey– Emilio Aguinaldo
• Puerto Rico and Guam
Treaty of Paris
• Spain and the US• Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam• Philippines for $20 million