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Unit 7. Unit 7. Spanish American War – Imperialism Yellow Journalism – Pulitzer & Hearst; pro-war; print stories Delome letter – Called US weak Maine – US ship explodes; Spain blamed. Unit 7. Treaty of Paris – US gains Puerto Rico, Philippines, Guam & Cuba; world power
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Unit 7 • Spanish American War – • Imperialism • Yellow Journalism – • Pulitzer & Hearst; pro-war; print stories • Delome letter – • Called US weak • Maine – • US ship explodes; Spain blamed
Unit 7 • Treaty of Paris – • US gains Puerto Rico, Philippines, Guam & Cuba; world power • Panama Canal – • Helps w/military, trade ships • Open Door Policy – • US trade in China • Alfred T. Mahan – • Expansionist, strong navy
Unit 7 • Intervention – • Increase US influence in Latin America • Roosevelt Corollary – • US can intervene in Latin America to protect our interests • Unrestricted Submarine Warfare – • Germans sink US trade ships; why we enter the war • War Industries Board & War Labor Board • Govt. control of economy in wartime
Unit 7 • Espionage & Sedition Acts – • No criticism of govt.; Schenck vs. US • Workers in Wartime Industries - • Women; Great Migration of African American workers from south to north • Treaty of Versailles – • Not ratified by Senate • League of Nations – • Fails due to lack of US membership