Title: America Becomes a World Power

Date: September 12, 2014

Write down the Essential Question.

(1.2.f, 1.3.e) SWBAT describe and evaluate the causes and effects of the Spanish-American War.

DOL: Given an exit card (80% accuracy) SW – 1. Answer 3 multiple choice question. 2. Write a SEEC paragraph on the following topic: Spanish American War

EQ: What were the causes and overall political and economic effects of the Spanish-American War?

Prediction - Take a shot at the MC question below. Use your knowledge of U.S. history to answer the question below. Provide a 1 sentence justification.

President William McKinley asked Congress to

declare war on Spain mainly because a. the business community favored the conflict.

b. the Spanish government had directly insulted the United States.

c. it became clear that there was no other way to obtain Cuban independence.

d. the American public and many leading Republicans demanded it.

(1.2.f, 1.3.e) SWBAT describe and evaluate the causes and effects of the Spanish-American War.

DOL: Given an exit card (80% accuracy) SW – 1. Answer 3 multiple choice question. 2. Write a SEEC paragraph on the following topic: Spanish American War

EQ: What were the causes and overall political and economic effects of the Spanish-American War?

What was the Spanish-American War? The Spanish-American War was a conflict that was

fought in 1898 over the island of Cuba. The war itself was 113 days long; low in causalities on the

American side.

Controlled by the Empire of Spain, Cuba wanted

independence and rebelled in 1895. US split:

Businessmen supported Spain (because it protected their economic interests)

Others wanted “Cuba Libre!”

(1.2.f, 1.3.e) SWBAT describe and evaluate the causes and effects of the Spanish-American War.

DOL: Given an exit card (80% accuracy) SW – 1. Answer 3 multiple choice question. 2. Write a SEEC paragraph on the following topic: Spanish American War

EQ: What were the causes and overall political and economic effects of the Spanish-American War?

(1.2.f, 1.3.e) SWBAT describe and evaluate the causes and effects of the Spanish-American War.

DOL: Given an exit card (80% accuracy) SW – 1. Answer 3 multiple choice question. 2. Write a SEEC paragraph on the following topic: Spanish American War

EQ: What were the causes and overall political and economic effects of the Spanish-American War?

1. Yellow Journalism

2. Remember the Maine

The people of Cuba wanted to separate themselves from the Spanish and would do so by any means available to them (including insurrection and rebellion). American sympathies went out to the Cuban underdogs

(the people of Cuba).

American businesses, however, had an investment

stake of about $50 million in Cuba and an annual trade stake of about $100 million. All of this was put at risk by revolutionary upheaval.

(1.2.f, 1.3.e) SWBAT describe and evaluate the causes and effects of the Spanish-American War.

DOL: Given an exit card (80% accuracy) SW – 1. Answer 3 multiple choice question. 2. Write a SEEC paragraph on the following topic: Spanish American War

EQ: What were the causes and overall political and economic effects of the Spanish-American War?

Spain tried to end revolt by sending General Valeriano Weyler to Cuba Weyler was frustrated by guerrilla tactics of the Cubans So he decided to put about 300,000 Cubans in prison

camps

Terrible conditions (people died of hunger and disease)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urtm4GpjFu4&list=PL815C6B6262724C92&index=1 (12:30-14:30)

(1.2.f, 1.3.e) SWBAT describe and evaluate the causes and effects of the Spanish-American War.

DOL: Given an exit card (80% accuracy) SW – 1. Answer 3 multiple choice question. 2. Write a SEEC paragraph on the following topic: Spanish American War

EQ: What were the causes and overall political and economic effects of the Spanish-American War?

Atrocities in Cuba were the focus of “Yellow Journalism.” Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst were in a duel for circulation, each attempting to outdo the other with headlines and hair- raising images and stories.

When a Hearst reporter in Cuba asked to come home because little was going on in Cuba, Hearst replied "Please remain. You furnish the pictures and I'll furnish the war."

The exaggerated accounts of events in Cuba that were printed in their papers began to influence the American public.

(1.2.f, 1.3.e) SWBAT describe and evaluate the causes and effects of the Spanish-American War.

DOL: Given an exit card (80% accuracy) SW – 1. Answer 3 multiple choice question. 2. Write a SEEC paragraph on the following topic: Spanish American War

EQ: What were the causes and overall political and economic effects of the Spanish-American War?

The U.S.S. Maine Mysteriously exploded in Havana Harbor killing 260 crewmembers. Newspapers suspected Spanish sabotage and soon

called for war using catch phrases such as “Remember the Maine! To Hell with Spain.”

Americans asserted that the blast was caused by a mine in the harbor, the Spanish authorities assert it was an internal explosion. Spain is blamed for the attack along with many other

atrocities

(1.2.f, 1.3.e) SWBAT describe and evaluate the causes and effects of the Spanish-American War.

DOL: Given an exit card (80% accuracy) SW – 1. Answer 3 multiple choice question. 2. Write a SEEC paragraph on the following topic: Spanish American War

EQ: What were the causes and overall political and economic effects of the Spanish-American War?

Analyze the document above. Give two examples from this newspaper excerpt of biased

language. How is the newspaper excerpt an example of “yellow

journalism”?

(1.2.f, 1.3.e) SWBAT describe and evaluate the causes and effects of the Spanish-American War.

DOL: Given an exit card (80% accuracy) SW – 1. Answer 3 multiple choice question. 2. Write a SEEC paragraph on the following topic: Spanish American War

EQ: What were the causes and overall political and economic effects of the Spanish-American War?

The War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris.

The TREATY OF PARIS was most generous to the winners. The United States received the Philippines and the islands

of GUAM and PUERTO RICO.

Cuba became independent

Spain was awarded $20 million dollars for its losses.

(1.2.f, 1.3.e) SWBAT describe and evaluate the causes and effects of the Spanish-American War.

DOL: Given an exit card (80% accuracy) SW – 1. Answer 3 multiple choice question. 2. Write a SEEC paragraph on the following topic: Spanish American War

EQ: What were the causes and overall political and economic effects of the Spanish-American War?

The treaty prompted a heated debate in the United States.

ANTI-IMPERIALISTS called the US hypocritical for condemning European empires while pursuing one of its own.

The war was supposed to be about freeing Cuba, not seizing the Philippines.

(1.2.f, 1.3.e) SWBAT describe and evaluate the causes and effects of the Spanish-American War.

DOL: Given an exit card (80% accuracy) SW – 1. Answer 3 multiple choice question. 2. Write a SEEC paragraph on the following topic: Spanish American War

EQ: What were the causes and overall political and economic effects of the Spanish-American War?

Criticism increased when Filipino rebels led by Emilio Aguinaldo waged a 3-year insurrection against their new American colonizers.

While the Spanish-American War lasted ten weeks and

resulted in 400 battle deaths, the PHILIPPINE INSURRECTION lasted nearly three years and claimed 4000 American lives.

(1.2.f, 1.3.e) SWBAT describe and evaluate the causes and effects of the Spanish-American War.

DOL: Given an exit card (80% accuracy) SW – 1. Answer 3 multiple choice question. 2. Write a SEEC paragraph on the following topic: Spanish American War

EQ: What were the causes and overall political and economic effects of the Spanish-American War?