This week, we had a variety of readings discussing the relations between certain Latin American countries and the United States, the Panama Canal, and the explosion of the American battleship Maine. Following the explosion of the battleship Maine, there was an outcry for war, with the declaration of war against Spain being approved by congress on April 22, 1898, a little over a month after the explosion. From reading the various news articles, one thing I find quite interesting is the role yellow journalism played in shaping American public perception of the event. Specifically, two articles, the one about the Maine survivor, and the article from Hearst’s Journal. The article about the Maine survivor outlines the tragedy that occurred and
I am speechless at what is happening in this book. Tita knew of the consequences from the beginning. Good thing that she actually isn’t pregnant. I think that Mama Elena’s spirit was trying to warn Tita of the bad things that she was doing, but Tita wasn’t interested in hearing what she had to say. If Gertrudis wasn’t there, I don’t think Pedro would’ve ever found out that Tita was expecting his child.
On February 15, 1898, 266 American Sailors were killed in the explosion of the USS Maine, an American battleship docked in the Havana Harbor in Cuba. Through recent investigations the source as to what caused the explosion is said to have been by five tons of powder stored within the ship’s forward magazines. The explosion caused immense damage to the ship, leaving what was left to sink to the bottom of the harbor. Just days after the incident many begun to speculate if the explosion was purely accidental or if it was an attack by the Spanish. We at The New York World have reviewed and examined the incident to a point where we can theorize exactly who and what cause this tragedy.
The news reporters Then when the American people found out, they became furious but also on edge. They didn’t know if Mexico was going to attack them at any moment, but what was probably the scariest thing for them was that Germany said they were going to resume unrestricted submarine warfare. After the sinking of the Lusitania and several other U.S. ships Americans were on edge and were very unhappy to hear that the germans were going to continue this barbaric act. The American people then put a lot of pressure on president Woodrow Wilson to make a decision. This put president Wilson in a tough spot because his whole campaign to get re elected was backed the slogan “He kept us out of War”, but now he had to make a decision.
However, this was not exactly the whole truth. "This is no joke! This is real war!"(58) An anonymous radio host wails these words from a radio station located in Honolulu during the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese air force. This disclosure of information shows how the media affects the American people as they started to go into a patriotic hysteria right after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Freedom: “But I did ended up talking to Sugarberry about his behavior before; and I still feel bad for him. Since Sugarberry said that he caused his own world to be destroyed; and yes, I did ended up saying and doing bad things to him before too, like the raining chocolate incident, because I really didn’t like him and wanted for him to feel the same pain that I was dealing with. Since I have to be constantly dealing with all of the trapped people’s voices in my head, because I can’t save them. I also don’t hate Sugarberry now; since I just want to help him, because the poor guy doesn’t know to make people happy without physically and emotionally harming
In the historical analysis, The U.S. War with Mexico A Brief History with Documents, written by Ernesto Chavez provides insight on the events that lead up to the war as well as how the U.S. citizens perceived the Mexican citizens throughout the war. Prior to during and following the Mexican American War, Mexico and her people were critiqued by white Americans throughout the mid to late 1800s. The loss of the war would incur harsher judgement as well as treatment. The U.S. citizens viewed Mexican citizens before, during, and after the conflict through demeaning their culture, racial and economic exclusion. Many U.S. Citizens would distinguish who would be American by pigment and culture alienating Native Mexicans who shared the land with white
While the press was divided over the murder of Isaiah Nixon, the responsibility of the black and white press during the 1940s was completely segregated. The black press had evolved out of the necessity to supplement the white press in order to fully voice the concerns of the black community. In this evolution the black press became protestors and in the words of Gunnar Myrdal, a ‘fighting press’ . The mission of the black press was to eliminate the press stereotype of the ‘black criminal’ and to demonstrate the humanity within the black community. Stories such as the Nixon’s shined, the Nixon’s became beacons of hope for the black community.
In order to not appear vulnerable and to avoid attacks from other countries, America wanted to appear strong and united. The American government flooded the press, “using their influence through the newspapers to support the interests of the government”. (Doc 1) The government used propaganda to coerce and manipulate the ideas that Americans had about the war. An example of this was when “The “Literary Digest published an article that said that newspapers across the country are reporting how Americans are in support of joining the war.
Hearst and Pulitzer manipulated public opinion in order to have the American people intervene. The U.S.S. Maine was located in the Havana harbor two hundred and sixty sailors died due to the explosion. This gave the American government exactly what they needed in order to go into cube. They came up with the slogan “Remember the Maine to Hell with Spain.”
“Subsequent diplomatic failures to resolve the Maine matter, coupled with United States indignation over Spain’s brutal suppression of the Cuban rebellion and continued losses to American investment, led to the outbreak of the Spanish-American War in April 1898” (History 1). They were justified in doing this because many people were killed, it caused problems not just with them, but with families and it affected the country. “…killing 260 of the fewer than 400 American crew members aboard” (History 1). This took away opportunity for 260
Americans learned more about what happened during the Spanish American War through articles that exposed the violent tensions in Cuba. The Americans then felt the need that we should help Cuba against Spain. The Americans in power wanted to remain neutral, while the public wanted to go to war. The U.S. Maine was a battleship that was sent to Cuba to spy on them and understand the situation in person. While the ship was there, it mysteriously blew up, the blame was put on Spain for the explosion.
The letter to J.Cole has been my favorite to write because he 's my idol and the second voice in my ear that helps me throughout my day. When I start to write the letter I though of a outline of a thank you letter and how it could flow together. I use a lot of metaphors, similes, and imagery. I promise myself that it would be the best letter ever and that it would stand out from every other letter that he would get.
the United States used propaganda targeting humanitarian concerns to incite the public to declare war. As Americans were interested in the Cuban Revolution, sensational journalism only raised tensions between the United States and the Spanish monarchy, which would help cause the war. While General Weyler
To start off, publishers did not tell the public what they did not want them to know, and they also persuaded opinions. From an article titled, “Joseph Pulitzer,” it reads, “Yellow journalism on the part of both papers helped inflame public opinion in favor of war against Spain in 1898” (McGuire and Leslie). This is a demonstration of how yellow journalism persuaded the public to all think the same way. By doing this, the publishers hoped they could lead everyone to think the way powerful people thought.
This war created a bad relationship between the U.S.A and Mexico. During the war, the daily paper, "El Republicano"