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Ch. 17/Sec. 2 - The Spanish-American War (p. 558-564)
# QUESTION ANSWER
1
Identify the 2
Spanish
Colonial possessions located in the
Caribbean:
Identify the 2
Spanish
Colonial possessions located in the
Pacific:
2
The Spanish Empire (by the 1890’s) had shrunk to 4 colonial possessions: Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam & the Philippines.
Move the arrows and boxes to point to the Spanish colonies in the Caribbean. (Don’t guess…look them up on a map!)
3
Move the arrow and box to point to the Spanish colony in the Pacific .
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5
Who was Jose Marti and what was his contribution to the Cuban independence movement?
6 In 1895, Cuban tried to revolt against Spain. Spain sent Gen. Valeriano
Weyler to stop the rebellion. What did Gen.Weyler do that caused
many Americans to support the Cubans?
7 What was the main way Americans got their news in this era?
8 Identify the two main newspaper publishers of the 1890’s & the newspaper they published.
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9 These newspapers practiced Yellow
Journalism. Identify this term.
10 Go to http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/sprin g04/vance/yellowjournalism.html
Read the article about Yellow
Journalism and answer the questions.
11 Explain how this newspaper demonstrates “yellow journalism.”
1.
The origin of the term “yellow journalism” comes from the Yellow Kid cartoons that ran in the two main papers. Briefly (in your own words) describe how this cartoon led to what we call “yellow journalism.”
2.
Explain why historians believe that William Hearst had a role in
America’s involvement in the Spanish-American War.

12 How did William Hearst promote a war between the U.S. and Spain?
Why do you think Hearst wanted to promote war?
13 What was President McKinley’s initial position on war with Spain?
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Enrique Dupuy de Lome
The Sinking of the Maine
Read the book entry on the de Lome letter and this short article: http://www.pbs.org/crucible/tl9.html
. Answer the questions.
Tensions between Spain and the U.S. were already rising before February
1898…
1.
Who was Enrique Dupuy de Lome?
2.
De Lome sent a letter to a friend in Cuba. What happened to that letter?
3.
What did de Lome say in that letter that was used against the Spanish?
4.
What part did William Hearst play in this situation?
5.
What was the significance of the de Lome letter and how did it lead to further tensions (and eventually war) with Spain?
Read the book entry and this short article: http://www.u-shistory.com/pages/h818.html
. Answer the questions.
1.
What was the U.S.S. Maine and why was it stationed near Cuba?
2.
What happened on February 15, 1898?
3.
What was the reaction of Americans to the explosion of the U.S.S.
Maine?
4.
What slogan was coined as a result of this disaster?
5.
What was McKinley’s response?
6.
What was Theodore Roosevelt’s response?
7.
What did investigations reveal about the cause of the explosion?
What did most Americans believe?

16 Analyze the newspaper headline from the New York Journal.
What is this newspaper an example of?
What is the message of this paper?
Do you believe the headline was fair and impartial news reporting?
17 WAR!
18 What had TR told George Dewey
(the commander of the U.S. Navy in the Asian waters) to do in case war broke out?
19 Identify 3 facts about the naval battle between the U.S. and Spain on the Philippine coast.
20 Who was Emilio Aguinaldo? How did his army contribute to the American victory over Spain in the Philippines?
1.
2.
3.
1.
What demand did McKinely make of Spain in March 1898?
2.
What was Spain’s response?
3.
What happened on April 25, 1898?
4.
What were the two fronts the Spanish-American War was fought on?
5.
How long did it last?
21 What happened August 14, 1898?
22 What did Congress do before the
War? Identify the Teller
Amendment.

23
What significance did this have to the reasons we were fighting in
Cuba?
The Rough Riders
24 What was the final outcome of the war in the Philippines?
1.
Who were the Rough Riders?
2.
Who led this group?
3.
What kind of people made up the Rough Riders?
4.
What famous battle did the Rough Riders participate in?
25 After the United States defeated
Spain in the war, what were the
terms of the peace treaty signed between the U.S. and Spain?
26 The U.S. spent almost $250 million fighting the Spanish-American War.
What were three positive consequences of the war to the
United States?
27 After the war, the United States had to decide whether or not to maintain control of the Philippines or give the nation its independence. Identify an
argument for both views.
28 What did the U.S. Senate decide to do with the Philippines?
29 Why did this anger many of the native Filipinos?
30 What happened as a result of the answers from #28 and @29?
Argument for annexation: Argument against annexation:
31 When was independence granted to the Philippines?