Question

A. Main Idea: The United States and Cuba were closely tied economically, and many Americans supported Cuba's fight for independence. 1. Who was José Martí? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 2. What was the role of yellow journalism is building American support for Cuba? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 3. How did the explosion of the battleship USS Maine hasten the United States going to war? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ B. Main Idea: One part of America's navy blockaded Cuba, while another squadron took control of Manila, the Philippine capital. 1. What was the Battle of Manila Bay? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 2. Who were the Rough Riders? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 3. How did the Spanish-American War end? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

Answer 1

1. José Martí was a Cuban politician and writer. He founded the Revolutionary Cuban Party . He also took part in the War for Independence of Cuba.

2. Many people in the United States called upon Spain to withdraw from the island, and some even gave material support to the Cuban revolutionaries. Hearst and Pulitzer devoted more and more attention to the Cuban struggle for independence , at times accentuating the harshness of Spanish rule or the nobility of the revolutionaries , and occasionally printing rousing stories that proved to be false.

3. On the night of February 15, an explosion tore through the ship's hull, and the Maine went down. It was concluded that the explosion had occurred on board. When a U.S. naval investigation later stated that the explosion had come from a mine in the harbor , the proponents of yellow journalism seized upon it and called for war. By early May, the Spanish-American War had begun.

B. The Battle of Manila Bay took place during the Spanish-American War. The American Asiatic squadron destroyed the Spanish Pacific squadron. The battle took place in Manila Bay in the Philippines and was the first major engagement of the Spanish American War. The battle was one of the most decisive naval battles in history and marked the end of the Spanish colonial period in Philippine history.

2: The Rough Riders was a nickname given to the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry , one of three such regiments raised in 1898 for the Spanish-American War and the only one to see action. This nickname served to acknowledge that despite being a cavalry unit , they ended up fighting on foot as infantry.

3. The war officially ended when the U.S. and Spanish governments signed the Treaty of Paris on December 10, 1898. Apart from guaranteeing the independence of Cuba, the treaty also forced Spain to cede Guam and Puerto Rico to the United States.