Defining Moments in American History: The Spanish-American War
Defining Moments in American History: The Spanish-American War
Editor/Author
Hillstrom, Laurie Collier and Hillstrom, Kevin
Publication Year: 2012
Publisher: Omnigraphics, Inc.
ISBN: 978-1-78402-631-8
Category: History - United States -- History
Image Count:
45
Book Status:
Pending
Predicted Release Month:
Table of Contents
Defining Moments: The Spanish-American War presents an authoritative account of the origins and progression of the Spanish-American War. It also explores the events lasting impact on Americas political and cultural landscape.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- How to Use This Book
- Research Topics for Defining Moments: The Spanish-American War
- NARRATIVE OVERVIEW
- Prologue.
- Chapter One: American Expansion in the 1800s
- Chapter Two: Spain and Its Colonies
- Chapter Three: The Call to Arms: Remember the Maine!
- Chapter Four: A “Splendid Little War” in Cuba
- Chapter Five: The War in the Philippines
- Chapter Six: American Imperialism in the New Century
- Chapter Seven: Legacy of the Spanish-American War
- BIOGRAPHIES
- Emilio Aguinaldo (1869-1964) Filipino Rebel Leader and Politician
- George Dewey (1837-1917) American Naval Commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific during the Spanish-American War
- William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951) American Newspaper Publisher of the New York Journal and Leading Architect of “Yellow Journalism”
- Queen Lili'uokalani (1838-1917) Last Monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii
- Antonio Maceo (1845-1896) Cuban Military Leader in the Ten Years’ War and the Spanish-American War
- José Martí (1853-1895) Cuban Revolutionary Leader and Writer
- William McKinley (1843-1901). President of the United States during the Spanish-American War
- Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) Hero of the Spanish-American War and President of the United States, 1901-1909
- Valeriano Weyler (1838-1930) Spanish General Who Carried Out Brutal Reconcentration Plan in Cuba in 1897
- PRIMARY SOURCES
- President Monroe Announces a New American Approach to Foreign Affairs
- Americans Embrace the Idea of “Manifest Destiny” An Explorer-Historian Ponders an America without New
- Land to Conquer
- An American Reporter Describes Death and Destruction in Cuba The de Lôme Letter Scandal Increases Tensions between
- Spain and America America's Yellow Press Blames Spanish Treachery for the
- Loss of the Maine President McKinley Calls for American Military Intervention in Cuba …179
- Theodore Roosevelt Recalls the Battle for the San Juan Heights
- Admiral Dewey Recalls the Battle of Manila Bay
- The United States and Spain Sign the Treaty of Paris.
- Emilio Aguinaldo Protests the American Occupation of the Philippines
- A U.S. Senator Claims “The Philippines Are Ours Forever”
- Mark Twain Condemns American Actions in the Philippines
- The Philippine Islands Receive Their Independence.
- Important People, Places, and Terms
- Chronology
- Sources for Further Study
- Bibliography
- Photo and Illustration Credits