Resistance to the Spanish-American and Philippine Wars
Anti-Imperialism and the Role of the Press, 1895-1902
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, History
| Author: | Charles Quince | ISBN: | 9781476629544 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers | Publication: | August 7, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Charles Quince |
| ISBN: | 9781476629544 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |
| Publication: | August 7, 2017 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Following the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in 1898, pro-war arguments in the American press led public opinion to favor engaging in the Spanish-American War—or so goes the popular version of events. Yet there was a substantial anti-imperialist segment of the public that tried to halt the advance towards conflict. Drawing on contemporary sources, the author analyzes the anti-war arguments that preceded the Spanish-American War and continued during the war in the Philippines. News articles, letters to editors, opinion pieces and the yellow journalism of the day show how anti-war groups ultimately failed to stop a war with Spain.
Following the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in 1898, pro-war arguments in the American press led public opinion to favor engaging in the Spanish-American War—or so goes the popular version of events. Yet there was a substantial anti-imperialist segment of the public that tried to halt the advance towards conflict. Drawing on contemporary sources, the author analyzes the anti-war arguments that preceded the Spanish-American War and continued during the war in the Philippines. News articles, letters to editors, opinion pieces and the yellow journalism of the day show how anti-war groups ultimately failed to stop a war with Spain.
