In 1898, President William McKinley finally succeeded in annexing Hawaii, even though native Hawaiians protested. Do you think that McKinley was content with just Hawaii, or did the government set out to take over more lands? If you were McKinley, what nations would you take over, and why?
INTRO TO NEW MATERIAL
Students will read an excerpt about the Spanish-American War from Howard Zinn’s A Young People’s History.
GUIDED PRACTICE
1. Locate the Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico and Cuba on a world map (the maps on textbook pages 372 and 373 can help).
2. In your own words, define yellow journalism, U.S.S. Maine, Foraker Act, and Platt Amendment.
3. Write newspaper headlines explaining the significance of each of the following dates related to the Spanish-American War.
February 15, 1898
April 20, 1898
August 12, 1898
December 10, 1898
February 4, 1899
3. Why did many Americans oppose the Spanish-American War?
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
Look at the political cartoons on page 371 and 377 of your workbook.
1. What symbols do you see representing the U.S.?
2. What symbols represent Spanish colonies?
3. How do the cartoonists feel about the United States’ decision to annex former Spanish colonies?
4. Do you agree or disagree?
LEARNING LOG
Why did the U.S. go to war with Spain? At the end of the Spanish-American War, what nations did the U.S. take over? Why?
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