Instructions:
You will be creating the front
page of a newspaper
using images cut from the
Notebook Handout and
articles that you write as
you respond to each
section of the reading.
To begin, set up your
newspaper across two
pages of your notebook as
shown below.
• Who is being blamed in
this song?
• What is he being blamed
for?
• Why might an editor
have wanted to start this
war?
• What did the editor do
to provoke this war?
Read Section 20.2
Trouble Brewing in Cuba
• Next to the image for this section :
• Write a letter to the editor expressing your
feelings about the coverage in the New York
World and New York Journal of events in Cuba
• Letter should include
– Thoughts on the accuracy of these stories
– Ideas on coverage of these events as an effort to
keep Americans informed
• What do you see here?
• What seems to have
happened?
• According to the
headline, what is the
cause of the explosion?
• How do you think
Americans felt when
they saw this image?
Read Section 20.3
Americans call for War with Spain
• Next to this image:
• Write a lead story sensationalizing the publication
of the de Lome letter and the explosion of the
USS Maine in order to fuel public anger toward
Spain
• Include in your story
– The basic details of each incident
– Attempts to encourage Americans to press the U.S.
government into war with Spain
– The terms de Lome letter and USS Maine
• What do you see in this image?
• Which countries appear to be fighting each other?
• Where do you think this battle is being fought?
• Who appears to be winning?
Read Section 20.4
Splendid Little War
• Next to this image:
• Write a report from the battlefront as if you
were a war correspondent
• Report must include
– Details of the various battles taking place in Cuba
– Reports of casualties
– The terms Rough Riders and San Juan Hill
• What do you see?
• Why might Uncle Sam need larger suit he is being
fitted for?
• Does the cartoonist seem to be in favor of U.S. expansion? How can
you tell?
Read Section 20.5
A New Power on the World Stage
• Write a caption for the cartoon in which you
describe the events that prompted the
cartoonist to draw it
• Caption much include
– An explanation of each character in the cartoon
and who each represents
– The terms Platt Amendment and Anti-Imperialist
League