Unit 5 Class Notes- imperialism and wwi american Expansionism
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| War Fever Escalates- The Spanish responded to the renewed Cuban revolt by sending Gen. Valeriano Weylar to crush the rebellion. As many as 300,000 Cubans died in barbed-wire enclosed reconcentration camps where they were herded into by “The Butcher” Weyler in order to keep them from helping in the insurrection. Weyler’s brutal actions would also lead to a different kind of war, one fought to increase circulation of American newspapers.
1896-1898: Yellow Journalism and the Headline Wars William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer printed exaggerated and sensationalized headlines about atrocities in Cuba in order to increase circulation of their newspapers Yellow journalism- sensationalized writing that exaggerates the news to lure and enrage readers Hearst sent the artists Frederic Remington to Cuba to draw sketches of the supposed crimes of the Spanish. When Remington reported that a war between the U.S. and Spain seemed unlikely, Hearst responded, “You furnish the pictures and I’ll furnish the war!” Remington depicted Spanish customs officials brutally disrobing and searching American women. (Americans were not told that the searches were conducted by female attendants) Stories of poisoned wells and children being thrown to sharks, patently false, helped to deepen American sympathies for the Cuban rebels Directory: userfiles -> 1046 -> Classes -> 1156 1156 -> Reading Guide Vocab: Prepare a detailed definition for each of the following terms 1156 -> Civil War and Reconstruction Unit Exam 1156 -> - 1156 -> - 1156 -> Reading Guide 4 Name Vocab: Define each of the following terms 1156 -> The Progressive Era Notes Organizer: C. 2 Increasing Influence and Challenges (Progressivism & Women’s Suffrage) Vocab Terms 1156 -> Reading Guide 3 Name Vocab: Define each of the following terms 1156 -> The Progressive Era Notes Organizer: C. 2 Increasing Influence and Challenges (Progressivism & Women’s Suffrage) Vocab Terms 1156 -> - 1156 -> Labor Strikes of the late 19 Share with your friends:
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