Warm up 2/23 Search for Missing Bride Continues Bride Missing! Groom’s Family Blame History of Mental Illness What does each headline imply? If these were articles, which would you have wanted to read first? Why might different newspapers choose to present the same event so differently?
Causes of the Spanish-American War American Business Owners Urged U.S. intervention to protect American business interests in Cuba; Sugar Cuba- Spanish colony, American protectorate Cuba was very unstable; Cubans repeatedly rebelled against Spanish rule
Causes of the Spanish-American War José Martí Provoked U.S. intervention against Spain by deliberately destroying American-owned sugar mills/plantations
Causes of the Spanish-American War De Lôme letter Enrique Dupuy de Lôme was a Spanish ambassador to U.S. Wrote a letter criticizing McKinley, but it was stolen by Cuban rebels and leaked. Americans were angry over the insult to President McKinley.
Causes of the Spanish-American War Valeriano Weyler Spanish general Took harsh actions against the Cuban people, including forcibly moving them to concentration camps
Causes of the Spanish-American War Yellow journalism The use of sensationalized and exaggerated reporting by newspapers or magazines to attract readers Joseph Pulitzer (New York World) and William Randolph Hearst (New York Journal) owned rival newspapers. Pulitzer and Hearst employed the use of “Yellow Journalism” to increase their sales
Explosion of the U.S.S. Maine Havana Harbor, 1898 President McKinley sent the battleship U.S.S. Maine to Cuba. Maine explodes on Feb 15, 1898. 266 sailors killed.
Who Sunk the Maine? Document Publication Date According to this article, what happened to the Maine? What information is included to support this version of the story? Write a quotation that contrasts with something written in the other article. New York Journal New York Times
Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War Teddy Roosevelt & the Rough Riders Volunteer cavalry; famous for winning battle of San Juan Hill (July 1898), where they defeated Spanish forces; newspapers declared TR a hero
Effects of the Spanish-American War Treaty of Paris (1898) Ceasefire signed by U.S. and Spain Cuba gains independence. Spain gave up the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico to the U.S. in return for $20 million. The island nations then became unincorporated territories of the U.S.
Effects of the Spanish-American War Cuba Achieved independence from Spain Teller Amendment-U.S. would help Cuba gain independence and then withdraw its troops from the country Platt Amendment-defined the terms of Cuban–U.S. relations to essentially be an unequal one of U.S. dominance over Cuba. Leased out Guantánamo Bay to U.S.
Effects of the Spanish-American War Puerto Rico Went from Spanish to American rule Led to the Foraker Act (U.S. control of Puerto Rico) government) Guam Went from Spanish to American rule; Still an American territory today
Effects of the Spanish-American War Philippine Islands Annexed by the U.S. after being promised independence Rose to a revolt because of the empty promises by the U.S
Yellow Journalism Assignment- Due Friday 2/24 Yellow journalism is still used today to generate public interest and sell stories. Your assignment is to create your own news piece in this style. Your article should include at least 2 main parts -- a headline/title and a short, paragraph story (Images optional but welcome). This all must be done in your own words. Pick a current event and create a news story based upon that current event.