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US History 3.16.09 AIM: What are the causes of the Spanish-
American War?
Do Now: What types of actions have caused wars in the past?
Homework: Read 656-661, Answer # 5 on page 661.
Spanish-American War
• Cuba revolted against Spanish Rule in 1895
• So, why do we care? Why does Cuba interest us?
“Spaniards Search Woman on American Steamers”
Hearst and Pulitzer in a Circulation War. “You Furnish
the Pictures, I’ll furnish the War.”
--Hearst
de Lome Letter
• Hearst’s spy stole a letter where the Spanish ambassador “Openly ridiculed” President McKinley
• Published in the New York Morning Journal
US History 3.11.10 AIM: How did the US attempt to extend its
political and economic influence in Latin America?
Do Now: Explain how each of these vocabulary words relates to American Imperialism, starting on page 656. * Roosevelt Corollary * Dollar Diplomacy
Homework: Read 666-670, Finish Spanish American War Handout
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