CAS HI 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: William Randolph Hearst, Adolph Ochs, Joseph Pulitzer
5 May 2019
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The spanish american war of 1898 - united states goes to war with spain over worries on self-definition or identity. (what you think it means to be an american. ) Historians focus on how this war focuses on american identity - fit of america within this new global order rising with imperialism. Tried to think of cuban"s as white and civil loving. The maine, was originally sent to cuba to show cubans our interest and presence of our military. Historians blame the explosion on a bomb in the water, spanish blame the ship itself. We know now the most likely explanation is a fire within the ship that ignited the magazines in the ship. Because of this we invade and claim puerto rico. Described by englishman john maine: you furnish the pictures and i"ll furnish the war - william randolph hearst sent his reporters to cuba, reporter was barred from the warzone and news was difficult to come by.
