AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
AMERICAN IMPERIALISM
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Teller Amendment
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Zimmerman Note
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De Lome Letter
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Yellow Journalism
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Detailed explanation-1: -This letter, written by the Spanish Ambassador to the United States, Enrique Dupuy de Lôme, criticized American President William McKinley by calling him weak and concerned only with gaining the favor of the crowd.
Detailed explanation-2: -Facsimile of Letter Written by the Spanish Minister Publication of the letter helped generate public support for a war with Spain over the issue of independence for the Spanish colony of Cuba.
Detailed explanation-3: -American newspapers fanned the flames of interest in the war by fabricating atrocities which justified intervention in a number of Spanish colonies worldwide. Several forces within the United States were pushing for a war with Spain.
Detailed explanation-4: -The right to intervene may be justified by the very serious injury to the commerce, trade, and business of our people and by the wanton destruction of property and devastation of the island.