22-3 and 22-4 Talking Points

1. Jose Marti (649)

2. Joseph Pulitzer (650)
3. William Randolph Hearst (650)
4. Remember the Maine (650)
5. April 25, 1898 (650)
6. Philippines (651)
7. George Dewey (651)
8. Emilio Aguinaldo (651)
9. Battle of San Juan Hill (652)
10. Theodore Roosevelt (652)
11. Treaty of Paris (652)
12. Rough Riders (652)
13. anti-imperialists (654)
14. Howard Taft (654)
15. Carl Shurz (654)
**What triggered the Spanish-American War? What ended it?
**We are not going into great detail with section 4. In section 4, you need to
know why Americas attention was turned from the unrest in Mexico. The
section quizzes will be combined.

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Jose Marti (649) leader of the Cuban revolt; thousands of Cubans died of starvation and disease
after Spanish troops herded them into camps
William McKinley (650) U.S. president in 1887; he went along with Grover Cleveland in believing that
the U.S. should stay out of the Cuban unrest
Theodore Roosevelt (652) before his presidency, he was assistant secretary of the navy; he resigned
that position to fight in Cuba; he led the Rough Riders
Joseph Pulitzer (650) owner of the newspaper World; he competed with Hearst to outdo the
coverage of the tragedy in Cuba; he was a yellow journalist
William Randolph Hearst (650) owner of the newspaper Journal; he competed with Pulitzer to
outdo the coverage of the tragedy in Cuba; he was a yellow journalist
Remember the Maine (650) in January 1898, McKinley sent the battleship Maine to protect
American citizens and property; this ship had an explosion and killed 260 officer on board; the Spanish
were blamed but denied any involvement
April 25, 1898 (650) the day that America declared war on Spain because of what was going on in
Cuba; this happened after the Spanish were accused of blowing up the Maine; the Americans did not
believe them
Philippines (651) a set of islands that served as base for part of the Spanish fleet; where the first
events of the war took place
George Dewey (651) he was put on alert by Teddy Roosevelt in the event of declaration of war;
Commodore that launched a surprise attack on the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay
Luzon (651) Filipinos rebels seized this island, declared independence, and created a democratic
republic
Emilio Aguinaldo (651) Filipino rebel that led American troops to capture Manila
Rough Riders (652) a group of former cowhands and college students who followed Teddy Roosevelt
into the fight in Cuba
Battle of San Juan Hill (651) where Americans captured and destroyed the Spanish fleet; this ended
the Spanish resistance in Cuba
anti-imperalists (654) opposed the American enthusiasm for foreign expansion and the SpanishAmerican War

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Howard Taft (654) in 1901, he headed the government in the Philippines, that had gone from
military control to civilian control; even with his efforts for the Philippines to become independent, it
did not gain that full independence until 1946
Carl Shurz (654) anti-imperialist; joined by Andrew Carnegie and Mark Twain
Treaty of Paris (652) signed by the U.S. and Spain; dissolved most of the Spanish empire; led to Cuba
becoming an American protectorate
After the Spanish-American War, the U.S. was bound and determined to build a safer route for trade
and travel around South America. This led to the idea and building of the Panama Canal.