Ch 14 Section 2 - The Spanish-American War

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yellow journalism
A type of sensational reporting that uses made up stories and exaggeration to get people to read the newspaper
autonomy
The right of a country to run its own government (Spain offered this to Cuba)
jingoism
Extreme nationalism (sometimes with aggressive national policy)
intervene
To get involved in someone else's business
volunteer
To do something without being asked
Jose Marti
A Cuban rebel leader that was exiled to the U.S.
William Randolph Hearst
The owner of the newspaper called the New York Journal; he wrote outrageous stories of how prisoners were treated in Cuba (yellow journalism)
Joseph Pulitzer
Owner of the newspaper called the New York World; he wrote outrageous stories about Cuba as a place where blood was everywhere (yellow journalism)
Emilio Aguinaldo
A Philipino revolutionary leader who was contacted by George Dewey to launch a rebellion against the Spanish
Platt Amendment
The conditions for Cuba's new constitution were outlined in this document by Senator Orville Platt
Foraker Act
The act that established a civil government for Puerto Rico