USA HISTORY

As tensions were building against the Spanish in Cuba, there was a strong sense of ____, or aggressive nationalism, withing the Republican party.

(A) ** jingoism

(B) militarism

(C) Social Darwinism

(D) Anglo SAxonism

Concept note-1: -Militarism. the aggressive build-up of armed forces to intimidate and threaten other nations. Nationalism. a feeling of intense pride in one’s homeland.

Concept note-2: -What was the cause of the conflict between Cuba and Spain? The Cubans did not want Spain to govern them and Cuba welcomed the US’s involvement to rid Spanish rule.

Concept note-3: -Newspapers in the U.S. printed sensationalized accounts of Spanish atrocities, fueling humanitarian concerns. The mysterious destruction of the U.S. battleship Maine in Havana’s harbour on February 15, 1898, led to a declaration of war against Spain two months later.

Concept note-4: -Yellow journalism was a style of newspaper reporting that emphasized sensationalism over facts. During its heyday in the late 19th century it was one of many factors that helped push the United States and Spain into war in Cuba and the Philippines, leading to the acquisition of overseas territory by the United States.