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Platt Amendment

spanish american war

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Spanish–American War
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Preview: Sparks of War Think about the major wars in U.S. History. Write down the ?spark? that ignited the following wars: Civil War World War I World War II War on Terrorism The Spanish American War ?A splendid little war.? Origins of the Spanish American War 1890- Spain?s overseas empire had been reduced to Cuba, Philippines, Puerto Rico and a few smaller islands U.S. raised tariff on foreign sugar? Cuba?s unemployment rose ?depression Jose? Marti declares Cuban Independence in 1895 Valeriano ?The Butcher? Weyler?s ?concentration? Policy Concentration Camps Conditions of disease and starvation ended up killing 25% of Cuban population. ?Yellow Journalism? Joseph Pulitzer New York World William Randolph Hearst New York Journal

Chapter 27 Outline

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Politics of the United States
Spanish–American War
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Cuba–United States relations
Banana Wars
William McKinley
Teller Amendment
Mark Hanna
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Chapter 27 Outline Catherine Snyder, P. 1 Imperialist Stirrings ?Yellow press?: described foreign exploits as manly adventures Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis: by Josiah Strong, encouraged missionaries in imperialism Theodore Roosevelt/Congressman Henry Cabot Lodge: believed in social Darwinism, needed to prove America?s dominance The Influence of Sea Power upon History: by Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan, argued that control of the sea was the key to world dominance, stimulated naval race among the great powers ?Big Sister? policy: pushed for by James G. Blaine, aimed to rally Latin American (LA) nations behind the US (leader)
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