Ch 8 Flashcards
Two man who helped transform the newspaper business during the 19 century were
William random hearst and Joseph Pulitzer
The group of volunteers behold fought in Cuba under theodor rosevelt was the
Rough riders
On of the following led the US is Asian to declare war on Spain except
The credit Mobilier Scandal
The sinking of the Maine in harvannas Harbor was significant because it
Was it cause for war with Spain
The significance of the De Lome letter was that it
Was considered an insult to president Mckenley
Sensationalistic journalism affected the nation before the war with Spain by
Shaping public opinion regarding events in Cuba
By term of the 1898 peace treaty with Spain the United States acquired all of the following except
Hawaii
The teller amendment which Congress added to the declaration of war against Spain
Prohibited the United States annexation of Cuba
Not among American colonies today is
The Philippines
Cuban exiles living in the United States before the war with Spain established a government in exile known as the
Cuba libre
People best new William harst in 1898 four
Printing sensationalistic stories
The Postwar debate over and annexing territories overseas centered on
The Philippines
The unit is they still maintain a naval base in Cuba at
Guantanamo
Under the platt amendment the U.S.
Established the right to naval base in Cuba
The Cuban economy took a turn down word in the early 1890s because
Spain pulled out of Cuba and refused to buy any sugar