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Spanish American War
Chapter 18, Section 2; pp. 552-557
One American’s Story
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Why did James Creelman travel to Cuba?
2.
What did his articles and descriptions of Spanish atrocities arouse in Americans?
3.
What are the two reasons why newspapers of the period exaggerated their stories?
Cubans Rebel Against Spain
4.
What had happened to Spain by the end of the 19th century?
5.
What possessions did this once great empire still hold?
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b.
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d.
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American Interest in Cuba
6.
As Cuba rebelled against Spain between 1868 and 1878, with whom did Americans sympathize?
7.
Although not successful, what were the Cubans able to force the Spanish to do?
8.
What happened after Cuba’s slaves were emancipated?
The Second War for Independence
9.
Who was Jose Marti?
10.
What did he launch in 1895?
11.
What tactics did the rebels use against Spain in this revolution?
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b.
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On what was Marti counting?
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How was American public opinion split?
a.
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War Fever Escalates
14.
How did Spain respond to the Cuban revolt?
15.
How was this general going to crush the rebellion?
16.
Why did he herd the rural population into these camps?
17.
What happened to many of the 300,000 Cubans?
Headline Wars
18.
What did Weyler’s actions fuel?
19.
Who was the “war” between?
20.
What were the names of the two papers?
21.
What did these two paper print to lure readers?
22.
What is this style of writing called?
23.
Define yellow journalism?
24.
What is meant by the statement, “Hearst and Pulitzer fanned war fever?”
25.
When told by reporter Frederic Remington that war between Spain and the US was unlikely, how did Hearst
respond?
The De Lome Letter
26.
As American sympathies for the Cuban rebellion grew, what was on the rise as President McKinley took office?
27.
Preferring to avoid war, what did McKinley try?
28.
What were the results of this initial diplomatic effort?
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What was printed by the New York Journal in February 1898?
30.
What did the De Lome Letter “say?”
31.
Even thought the Spanish government apologized and the minister resigned, how did Americans react?
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The USS Maine Explodes
32.
How did American feeling change only a few days after the De Lome Letter?
33.
What had been ordered to Cuba?
34.
Why was it there?
35.
What happened to the ship on February 15, 1898?
36.
How many American sailors were killed?
37.
Even though no one was sure what caused the explosion, who did American newspapers claim was responsible?
38.
What did Hearst paper offer?
War with Spain Erupts
39.
What became the rallying cry for American intervention in Cuba?
40.
What did the American public want?
41.
When did McKinley finally ask Congress for a declaration of war?
42.
When did Congress officially declare war?
The War in the Philippines
43.
What did the Spanish assume about where the US would attack?
44.
Instead, where was the first battle of the war?
45.
When did the American fleet in the Pacific sail to the Philippines?
46.
Who was the commander of US forces?
47.
What was Dewey’s fleet able to do?
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Who supported the US troops upon their landing?
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Who lead the Filipino rebels?
50.
When did the Spanish finally surrender the Philippines?
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The War in the Caribbean
51.
How did hostilities begin in the Caribbean?
52.
What did this accomplish?
53.
In contrast with the Navy, what were the problems with the Army?
54.
What problems arose with the volunteers?
55.
What problems occurred with weapons?
56.
What was the problem with the uniforms?
57.
What was the problem with the officer in charge?
Rough Riders
58.
When did American forces land in Cuba?
59.
Among the 17,000 soldiers and 4 African American regiments, who else landed?
60.
By whom was this voluntary unit commanded?
61.
What had Roosevelt done to fight in this war?
62.
When did the most famous battle of the war happen?
63.
Who played an important role in winning the first part of the battle on Kettle Hill?
64.
For what did this victory on Kettle Hill clear the way?
65.
Although playing a minor role, who did the US declare as the hero of the Battle of San Juan Hill?
66.
What happened two days later as the Spanish Fleet tried to escape the American blockade of Santiago?
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