Causes_Of_The_Spanish_American_War

Causes Of The Spanish American War Causes of the Spanish American War Yellow Journalism Joseph Pulitzer – The World Wm. Randolph Hearst – The Journal These newspapers printed slanted and sensationalized articles about the war to attract readers. Cubans revolt against Spanish rule in Cuba Jose Marti – Cuban patriot who wrote newspaper articles about the struggle for freedom. Lola Rodrigvez ditio – Puerto Rican poet who wrote poems for Puerto Rican Independence. The U.S. wanted to protect their business interests in Cuba. Entrepreneurs saw natural resources and cheap labor. Expansionists saw new territories to conquer. The Yellow Press influenced decisions made in Washington, and the “jingoistic” attitude of national assertiveness made the plight of the Cubans something to fight for. General “Butcher” Weyler, nicknamed by Hearst’s Journal, was the commander of the Spanish forces in Cuba. spanish, cubans, cuba, journal, forces, yellow, wrote, war, wanted, saw, rican, puerto, made, letter, authority, articles, about, world, weyler, washington, under, territories, teller, sympathizers, suffered, struggle, spain, something, slanted, sensationalized, rule, rodrigvez, revolt, resources, resolution