Spanish - American War mini lesson

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What was the result of the explosion of the U.S.S. Maine?

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It sank the vessel and killed over 260 sailors

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What type of journalism was William Randolph Hearst known for?

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Yellow journalism

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What was the Monroe Doctrine of 1823 primarily concerned with?

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European assertions of power in the Americas

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What year did Cuban revolutionaries rise up against Spanish rule?

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1895

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What term did critics use to describe the sensational methods of publishers?

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Yellow journalism

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What was the impact of yellow journalism on newspaper circulation?

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Increased circulation

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What did the Spanish rule Cuba with, according to Tucher?

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Enormous brutality

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Approximately how many Spaniards died in the Spanish-American War?

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55000

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What did the fire ignite that caused the Maine explosion?

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Ammunition stocks