US History 3.16.09 AIM: What are the causes of the Spanish-

American War?

Do Now: What types of actions have caused wars in the past?

Homework: Read 656-661, Answer # 5 on page 661.

Spanish-American War

• Cuba revolted against Spanish Rule in 1895

• So, why do we care? Why does Cuba interest us?

3 Causes of the SPAM War

1.  Yellow Journalism 2.  de Lome Letter 3. U. S. S. Maine explosion

“Spaniards Search Woman on American Steamers”

Hearst and Pulitzer in a Circulation War. “You Furnish

the Pictures, I’ll furnish the War.”

--Hearst

de Lome Letter

• Hearst’s spy stole a letter where the Spanish ambassador “Openly ridiculed” President McKinley

• Published in the New York Morning Journal

Published in Hearst’s Journal

U. S. S. Maine

US History 3.11.10 AIM: How did the US attempt to extend its

political and economic influence in Latin America?

Do Now: Explain how each of these vocabulary words relates to American Imperialism, starting on page 656. * Roosevelt Corollary * Dollar Diplomacy

Homework: Read 666-670, Finish Spanish American War Handout

“A Man, a Plan, a Canal- Panama”

Pancho Villa: Mexican Revolutionary General

Now: • Finish your Spanish-American War

Handouts from yesterday, if you did not already.

• Answer Imperialism Multiple-Choice questions, and we will go over those towards the end of class.