Primary Source Analysis

PASSAGE #1-

What TWO causes of the Spanish American War are in the Source?

• Economic sanctions against Spain
• Explosion of the USS Maine

• Yellow journalism

• The Treaty of Paris

PASSAGE #1-

Highlight evidence for your response to #1!

PASSAGE #1-

Why does the newspaper use the words ‘convinced” and ‘destroyed on purpose”?

PASSAGE #2-

What policy is ending in 1898, the start of the Spanish American War?

SELECT TWO

• Isolationism
• Imperialism
• Colonialism
• Neutrality

PASSAGE #2-

Highlight the evidence for the previous question!