HIST-1410 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Emilio Aguinaldo, Antonio Maceo Grajales, Platt Amendment
4 Feb 2020
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Cuba, 1898: about 267 crewmen killed, headlines about the maine (yellow journalism) helped to galvanize american outrage and to mobilize opinion against the spaniards. Admiral dewey and his victory at manila bay: newspapers cover the manila victory (and similarly to coverage of the sinking of the maine, the emotions of americans are roused by the journalism) Antonio maceo: well-known (especially among african americans) as a leader. Queen liliuokalani of hawaii: came to power in 1891 and proposed a new constitution with the goal of checking the power of. American business interests (in sugar: american supported military coup in 1893 sidelines the queen, hawaii declared a republic in 1894, unites states congress enacted legislation in 1898 for annexation. Is this imperialism: certainly not in the classical sense (actions of european nations) but characteristics are consistent with american mentality (protecting business/economic interests, concept of the people of plenty, etc. )
