Spanish American War

Question 0

Yellow Journalism

Answer 0

Exaggeration of a topic

Sent USS Maine to Cuba to protect our property Bc the newspaper said the destruction was bad

There was an exaggeration of the sinking of the USS Maine, it was blamed on the Spanish.

Spain got mad and were offended.

Spain declared war first on US bc they did not want us to declare war first

Question 1

Main Cause

Answer 1

Conflict in Cuba

Cubans did not want to be under Spanish rule

They began to revolt and the Spanish put them into reconsentration camps

Cubans got American attention by destroying their land

Question 2

Sinking of the USS Maine

Answer 2

An explosion occurred and sank an important US ship in Guantanamo Bay

Spain was blamed

Question 3

Filipino Uprising

After the War

Answer 3

Dewy is a commander of part of the Navy that destroyed The Spanish fleet so that we could take over the Philippines

The Philippines wanted to be an independent country so they rebelled

Lead by Emilio Alguindaldo

Declared War on US troops who were occupying the Philippines

Question 4

Treaty of Paris

Answer 4

Cuba- protectorate of the US
-1905 Platt Amendment gave the US the right to interfere w Cuba if it became unstable, and we get Guantanamo Bay

Gave the US

     - Guam, territory
     - Philippines, independent democracy 
     - Cuba, protectorate ( we protect them )
     - Puerto Rico, incorporated territory

Question 5

Who won?

Answer 5

AMERICA