HIST 1312 1st Edition Lecture 13 Outline of Last Lecture I Spanish American War A Background to Cuban Independence II Newspapers A William Randolph Hearst B Joseph Pulitzer C Yellow Journalism III U S S Maine sent to Havana Harbor A The Sinking of the Maine B The Teller Amendment IV Theodore Roosevelt A Commodore Dewey B Rough Riders V Naval Engagements VI Treaty of Paris Outline of Current Lecture I Essay 1 Settling of the West II Essay 2 Populist Party III Essay 3 Spanish American War IV Multiple Choice Current Lecture l The first essay question is about the settling of the west For this essay we have to know the significance of the railroads the army the Indians and the two main battles they were involved in We also have to list the importance of the buffalo hunters miners ranchers and farmers We must know what created the rise of the city and the rise of big business We have to know the three main people dealing with immigration and what tenements are and we have to know the many labor strikes that went on Lastly we have to know the tariffs and the panic of 1893 ll These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute The second essay question is about the Populist Party We must know who was involved in the Populist Party and why they were so angry at the government We must memorize their 15 points and the dates associated with them We have to know when this party was important and when it died down lll The third essay question is about the Spanish American War We must know the significance of the newspapers at this time who the two main men involved with the newspapers were and what yellow journalism was We must know the significance of the sinking of the Maine and the importance of Teddy Roosevelt at this time We also need to know about America s naval engagements and the Treaty of Paris and the Treaty with Cuba lV For the multiple choice section there will be 25 questions These questions will cover the Presidents at this time and the elections specifically the elections of 1888 and 1892 We also must know what the government was doing at this time their cases and acts passed and the importance of the Republican and Democratic parties
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