Cuba a Spanish possession was called
the    "Pearl of the Antilles"

    After several revolts the Cubans were
    sent to "reconcentration camps" where
    thousands died of disease and hunger

  Americans sympathized and were shocked
by the sensational stories printed in the papers
 

    Yellow Journalism printing of sensational and sometimes unfounded stories to arouse sentiment

    USS Maine exploded in Havana harbor
 

"Remember the Maine" became the battle cry

    Causes of the Spanish American War
    1.  American sympathy toward
                        Cuban suffering
    2.  yellow journalism
    3.  de Lome letter
    4.  Sinking of the USS Maine

    Read President McKinley's message to
    Congress p 431, list three reasons why
    the U.S. had to act.
 in the name of (1) humanity, (2) civilization,
    and (3) endangered American interests
 

Dewy's orders from Roosevelt
    Assistant Secretary of the Navy,
Theodore Roosevelt gave Commodore
George Dewey orders to capture the
Philippine Islands
    1.  Battle of Manila Bay not a single American killed, over 400 Spanish sailors died.

    Roosevelt resigns the Navy and leads the
    Rough Riders a collection of cowboys, Indians, college students, and buffalo soldiers  up San Juan Hill in Cuba
Watch Rough Riders 5 min video:

    Buffalo Soldiers at San Juan Hill
    2.  Battle of Santiago Cuba capital captured
    3.  Spanish navy defeated
Treaty of Paris 1899
    1.  Spain loses most of her overseas
    possessions Cuba, Philippines, Puerto Rico
    2.  U.S. pay Spain $20 mil for the
    Philippines and Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam
 

    Results of the Treaty of Paris
    1.  U. S. becomes major world sea power
    2.  Patriotic North and South fight together
    3.  Stimulated American industry
    4.  Bolstered American pride and enthusiasm

Photo Credits:

Headline: http://www.pbs.org/crucible/photos/headline3.gif

Headlines: www.pbs.org/crucible/ headlines/tn_headline-2.gif

Rough Riders: www.army.mil/cmh-pg/ documents/spanam/Rrid1.jpg
 
 

Lesson Objectives

Students will learn

OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:

1. list

2. explain the difference between

3. describe the

4. chart on a map the

5. define the terms

6. Explain the significance of

Knowledge: Recall of data.

Comprehension: Understand the meaning, translation, interpolation, and interpretation of instructions and problems. State a problem in one's own words.

Application:
Use a concept in a new situation or unprompted use of an abstraction. Applies what was learned in the classroom into novel situations in the workplace.

Analysis:
Separates material or concepts into component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. Distinguishes between facts and inferences. 

Synthesis:
Builds a structure or pattern from diverse elements. Put parts together to form a whole, with emphasis on creating a new meaning or structure.

Evaluation:
Make judgments about the value of ideas or materials.