The Spanish American War. Spanish Conflict Spain is still in control of Cuba by the end of the 1800’s Americans begin to become sympathetic to Cubans.

The Spanish American War

Spanish Conflict

• Spain is still in control of Cuba by the end of the 1800’s

• Americans begin to become sympathetic to Cubans who suffer under Spanish rule

Jose’ Marti

• Cuban poet and journalists who launched a revolution in Cuba

Jingoism

• Used to describe competitive feelings nations had toward each other during the late 19th and early 20th centuries

Yellow Journalism

• The use of sensationalized and exaggerated stories reported by newspapers or magazines to attract readers

William Randolph Hearst

• Pioneer of Yellow Journalism

• Said of the Cuban Revolution, “You provide the pictures, I’ll provide the war”

De Lome Letter

• Letter criticized President William McKinley as being “weak”

• Letter seized by New York journalist and published

• Sparked anti-Spanish sentiment in the U.S.

The U.S.S. Maine

• U.S. warship that mysteriously sunk in Havana Harbor in 1898

• U.S. newspapers blamed Spain for the sinking

• Led to the U.S. declaring war on Spain

The U.S.S. Maine

“Splendid Little War”

• Nickname given to the Spanish-American war

• Given the nickname because it only lasted four months

Causes of the War

• Sinking of the USS Maine

• De Lome Letter

• Yellow Journalism

George Dewey

• American navy commander who seized the Philippines during the Spanish American War

Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders

• Roosevelt leads a volunteer regiment to serve in Cuba during the Spanish-American War

• Won battles in Cuba, most famous was at San Juan Hill

Treaty of Paris, 1898

• Treaty that ends the Spanish-American War

• Cuba is freed• Spain turns over the islands of

Guam and Puerto Rico to the U.S.• Spain sells the Philippines to the

U.S. for $20 million• U.S. is now a world power