Spanish American War
American Imperialism
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American: Isolationist to Imperialist Factors: Yellow Journalism Closing of the frontier New emerging international interest. Agricultural & industrial boom Military/strategic interests/new Navy Darwinism Manifest Destiny Incidents Reverend Josiah Strong's Our Country:? Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis inspired missionaries to travel to foreign nations. William R. Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer led the fabricated atrocities of Cuba apart of the new "yellow journalism."? The two men caused the American people to believe that conditions in Cuba were worse than they actually were. Make people adventurous
Spanish American War Notes
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1/4/11 1:28 PM Only lasts a couple months Has some nicknames Splendid Little War Causes Jos? Martis rebels against the Spaniards They send a military governor Put thousands of Cubans in concentration camps Yellow Journalism Pulitzer and Hearst Pushing for war with cover stories of Spanish cruelty Purposes Protect trade markets Capture mineral deposits Acquire land for growing fruit, tobacco, and sugar Liberate Cuba Americans with interest in war Banks, brokers, steelmakers, oilers, manufacturers, missionaries McKinley is one of the people not really wanting the war but if he doesn?t want the was bad stuff will happen if he doesn?t Feb. 15 (1898) The Maine mysteriously blows Americans blame the Spanish for a mine in the harbor The Spanish say it was internal 260 people got killed
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