Spanish Rule
A Cuban nationalist who is considered a Cuban national hero
Jose Marti
This was a writing style that took news events and exaggerated them.
Yellow Journalism
This US Naval commander led the American fleet to the victory at the battle of Manila Bay.
George Dewey
A group of Western cowboys officially known as the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry was called what?
Rough Riders
a congressional declaration stating that the United States would not annex Cuba after helping the Cuban people gain independence from Spain
Teller Amendment
This letter criticized an American President by calling him weak and concerned only with gaining the favor of the crowd
De Lôme Letter
Jose Marti's role was getting freedom for Cuba from THIS country
Spain
The term "yellow journalism" started from a rivalry between these two popular newspapers of the era.
Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst
The Battle of Manila Bay took place in this body of water near the main Philippine Island
Manila Bay
Leader of the Rough Riders
Theodore Roosevelt
Treaty that officially ended the Spanish-American War
Treaty of Paris
The De Lome letter criticized this president
William McKinley
The General that the Spanish government sent to defeat Cuban rebels. This general also introduced terror methods: executions, mass exiles (deportations), and the destruction of farms and crops.
Valeriano Weyler
Starting in 1895, Pulitzer printed a comic strip featuring a boy in a yellow nightshirt, titled what?
Yellow Kid
This U.S assistant secretary of the Navy played a key role in preparing the fleet and selecting George Dewey for command.
Theodore Roosevelt
General who ordered an attack on the village of El Caney
General William Shafter
When a country is controlled and protected by another country.
A protectorate
A massive explosion of unknown origin at the time sank this battleship
USS Maine
The policy where Weyler (Spanish General) ordered all countryside residents and their farm animals to gather in various areas and towns occupied by his troops within eight days - (the first recorded and recognized use of concentration camps)
Reconcentration Policy
The original term that was then shortened to "Yellow Journalism."
Yellow kid journalism
The Spanish fleet was defeated in just 2 hours due to this major disadvantage compared to the US fleet.
Old warships
An African American solider group
Buffalo Soldiers
The amendment that gave the U.S. the right to intervene in Cuban issues and to build a military base in Cuba.
Platt Amendment
Much of Congress and a majority of the American thought this other country was responsible
Spain
The Spanish also employed the use of these types of camps in the Philippines shortly after, again resulting in many deaths.
Concentration camps
This attention-grabbing technique was used in the media’s coverage of what war?
Spanish American war
This American warship, commanded by captain Gridley, fired the first shots at the battle of Manila Bay
USS Olympia
The date the Spanish surrendered the city—and Cuba—to the Americans.
July 17
An American military base in Cuba
Guantanamo Bay
The Cuban rebellion and continued losses to American investment, led to the outbreak of this war
Spanish American War