In 1854 the United
States issued the Ostend Manifesto, declaring that Cuba was “naturally” a
part of the United States, and urged Spain to accept an offer of $120
million for the island. A threat was also issued that if Spain refused,
the United States would “wrest” the island by force. While the threat
was not carried out at that point in the nation’s history, Cuba will
eventually fall within the American sphere of influence.
INSTRUCTIONS:
In order to prepare you must complete the following readings:
Review and identify the sections of Chapter 21 that address the topics that are relevant to this essay.
Read the linked articles and use at least one of them for your essay to support your discussion:
New York Herald Tribune on the War and yellow press
De Lôme Letter transcript
Platt Amendment 1903 transcript
Identify and incorporate at least one additional outside source
to support your discussion. In addition to the textbook, you may use
any material outside of the textbook that is recommended in the
Additional Reading section at the end of each chapter. You are also
encouraged to do your own research and identify relevant sources. Please
keep in mind that WIKIPEDIA is not an acceptable reference.
PREPARE AND SUBMIT:
Write a well-organized essay, a minimum of 700 words
(but not limited to), including supporting details from the
documents/textbook/other sources in which you analyze and discuss the
material that has been assigned by addressing the following question:
In 1898 the U.S.
declared war on Spain. Discuss why the Spanish-American War has been
called the “splendid little war,” the reasons offered as to why the U.S.
decided to engage in this war, and if you agree or disagree with these
reasons. We also fought the Philippine-American War during this period.
Discuss possible reasons why this war has been largely ignored.
Prepare the assignment as a Word Document, double-spaced, and using a standard font of 12 points.
Paragraphs in an
essay are not numbered. Any questions that are associated with an
assigned reading are there to serve as a guide for your discussion.
Your discussion should incorporate all of the information from the documents and or textbook, and outside sources as one essay.
Students are required to research and incorporate into their discussions additional sources that relate to the content. Recommendations can be found at the end of the textbook chapter in Additional Reading.
All statements must be supported and all sources must be identified and cited, and included in your reference list. This also applies to the textbook. Failure to do so constitutes Plagiarism,
and the college has strict policies and penalties for failure to
comply. Under the Resources, you will find links to sites that review
how to format a paper or essay. I recommend that students use APA or Chicago Style to format their essay. Students should ask their instructor which format style they prefer you to use.
https://highered.mheducation.com/olc2/dl/807271/chap19elem4.html
https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/list
