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1 CAUSES OF THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR 1898
Cuban Rebellion against Spain Yellow Journalism Spanish brutality against Cubans de Lome letter the Maine U.S. declares war

2 Causes of the Spanish-American War 1898
Cuban Rebellion against Spain Yellow Journalism Spanish brutality against Cubans de Lome letter the Maine U.S. declares war 1868 Cubans declare indep. against Spain Guerilla war fails Many flee to U.S. to plan new attack Jose Marti -writer/poet -trained troops for new invasion of Cuba -rebellion of 1895 seized control of E. Cuba -Republic of Cuba New York Journal and William Randolph Hearst New York World and Joseph Pulitizer Competed for circulation through sensationalist stories Exaggerated stories “Weyler the Butcher” -sent Cubans to reconcentration camps -caused 1,000s of deaths Spanish ambassador Enrique de Lome Writes private letter describing McKinley as weak NY Journal prints letter Feb. 1898 Maine explodes in Havana Harbor 266 U.S. officers/sailors die Spain blamed for explosion Jingoism: aggressive nationalism April 1898 -Congress declares Cuba independent -Congress declares war on Spain

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