AP U.S. History / Unit 7: Period 7: 1890–1945
7.3 The Spanish-American War
Notes
In 1898 the US fought Spain, partly over Cuba (yellow journalism, the USS Maine). The US gained Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines; Cuba became a protectorate (Platt Amendment). The Philippine-American War followed.
Practice
Yellow journalism refers to:
Hearst and Pulitzer.
After the war, the US gained:
Treaty of Paris, 1898.
The Platt Amendment:
Protectorate.
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