HISTORY 1DD3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Havana Harbor, Direct Democracy, Secret Ballot
22 Oct 2017
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Insults mckinley (beloved president; won"t take solid stand on issue of war with. Spain so called wimp who caters to needs of jingoes in party: published by yellow press, sinking of u. s. s. Docked havana harbor: protect american interests (really to antagonize spain) Mysterious explosion: cause still unknown, blamed on spanish, en amed by yellow press. Remember the maine, war with spain: spain refuses to give cuba independence (one request of u. s. they don"t do) Reforms aimed at making the country more directly democratic: the galveston model, the galveston model is a reform of city government that was rst established in galveston, tx to prevent their corrupt government from coming back. It gives the common man more direct control over the political system: a recall occurs when the people call for a new election for an unpopular elected of cial before his or her term of cially ends. This also gives the people more control over the political process.
