What was

“yellow journalism?”

What was

“yellow journalism?”

January 2012

Chapter 22 - Section 2Chapter 22 - Section 2

(Empire Building) = control (Empire Building) = control over other lands and people:over other lands and people:

British Empire :1900British Empire :1900

Americans were impressed Americans were impressed with the empires built by:with the empires built by:

1854 Commodore1854 Commodore

opens trade relations for U.S. opens trade relations for U.S. with Japan.with Japan.

Alaska:

Sec. Of State William SewardSec. Of State William Seward arranged to buy Alaska for

$ 7.27.2 million!!!

Trouble in Cuba:

Revolutions:

•going on for years

•the U.S. didn’t take notice until it got serious & closer to Havana.

1898, President 1898, President William McKinleyWilliam McKinley sends the U.S. sends the U.S. battleship Maine to battleship Maine to Havana Harbor, Havana Harbor, Cuba.Cuba.

Sent the Maine to protect American Sent the Maine to protect American business interests, citizens, & future business interests, citizens, & future U.S. land possessions.U.S. land possessions.

U.S.S. MaineUSS Maine Enters Havana Harbor, February 1898,

U.S.S. MaineUSS Maine After the Explosion, February 1898,

Photo from 1911 removal from Havana Harbor.

U.S. Navy investigation could not blame Spain for the U.S. Navy investigation could not blame Spain for the sinking of the Maine. Most Americans blamed them sinking of the Maine. Most Americans blamed them anyway.anyway.

American newspapers encouraged an anti-Spanish American newspapers encouraged an anti-Spanish attitude in the U.S. and created “War Fever” with theirattitude in the U.S. and created “War Fever” with their

J. PulitzerJ. Pulitzer

After the U.S. Navy began a After the U.S. Navy began a blockade ofblockade ofSpain declared war on April 24, 1898.

The Sinking of the Maine

Although the cause is “unknown”, many experts believe that it was an accident that caused the sinking (internal explosion).

Battle of Manila Bay – May 1, 1898. Admiral Dewey’s fleet easily defeated the Spanish fleet in the Philippines..

The U.S. could concentrate on the war in the Caribbean (Cuba).

Theodore RooseveltTheodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders gain fame from the U.S. victory at San Juan Hill, July 1, 1898.

Theodore Roosevelt & the Rough Riders (volunteers).

American deaths in the American deaths in the Spanish-American War =Spanish-American War = 5,4625,462

Most casualties were from:Most casualties were from:Malaria, Typhoid, Yellow Malaria, Typhoid, Yellow FeverFever

Spanish-American War lasted: Spanish-American War lasted:

114 Days114 Days

Results of the Spanish-Results of the Spanish-American War of 1898:American War of 1898:CubaCuba wins independence. wins independence.1.1.

2. 2. Puerto RicoPuerto Rico & & GuamGuam become become U.S. territories (citizenship).U.S. territories (citizenship).

3.3. The The PhilippinesPhilippines became a U.S. became a U.S. territory with the same type of territory with the same type of government as Puerto Rico, but no government as Puerto Rico, but no U.S. citizenship.U.S. citizenship.

New American Empire •Cuban independence came with strings attached. They were forced by the U.S. to include the Platt Amendment, giving America the right to intervene in Cuban affairs any time there was a threat to “life, property, and individual liberty.

•The U.S. Navy also keeps Guantanamo Bay, used today as a prisoner of war camp for enemy combatant in the War on Terror.

•Rise of the “Anti – Imperialist League.”