The Forgotten Wars: Spanish American War and WWI

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The Forgotten Wars Spanish American War and WWI

• Imperialism not yellow journalism was the key
  influence to the Spanish American War
• The Great War, or WWI was not the war to end all
  wars, but rather became a major cause of WWII

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Key terms and people

• Spanish American war
• Imperialism
• Isolationism
• USS Maine
• yellow journalism
• Hearst/Pulitzer
• Rough Riders/T.R.
• Philippines, Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico,
• Hawaii/Queen Lili
• Yellow fever/malaria

• WWI
• Militarism, Nationalism, Imperialism, alliances
• Lusitania, Zimmerman note
• Trench warfare
• Propaganda
• Spanish Flu
• Russian Revolution

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Spanish American War 1898 3 months long???A
Splendid Little War
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Famous Quotesyou may fire when ready Admiral
Deweyhe fell as neatly as a jackrabbit Teddy
RooseveltRemember the Maine!U.S. troops
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USS Maine
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Kabooommmm
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Hearst
Pulitzer
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Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders
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Why did we fight?
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Causes and Effects

• Imperialism
• USS Maine
• Yellow Journalism
• Industrial need for more raw materials
  (resources)
• Competition with Europe in world markets

• U.S. recognized as a world power
• Increased Naval Power
• Increase in territories
• Stronger military
• Open door to China
• Recognize war is not cheap or easy

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Germanys Kaiser Wilhelm II
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand gets assassinated
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Horrors of modern war
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Trench Warfare
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Gas attacks
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Meatless Mondays Wheatless WednesdaysDayligh
t Savings TimeWar Industries Board
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Czar Nicholas II is executed and the Russian
Revolution begins
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See what the Spanish Flu did to life expectancy
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Compare and Contrast the two wars

• Imperialism
• Short war with little resistance at first, but
  deadly by disease
• old fashion war
• Heroes
• Disease kills more than war
• Not a popular war

• Imperialism, alliances Militarism, Nationalism
• Long and deadly
• First modern war
• Heroes
• Disease kills many
• Very unpopular war
• Long term consequences