Question
Causess
The millionaire "Rough Riders" 1898
Tevew Four factors led to the involvement of the United States in the Spanish-American War.
Reasons for the Spanish-American War
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un fact! Why was it calledyellow journalism.?" Both New York newspapers ran
popular cartoon called The Yellow Kid. The main character was a young boy
amed Mickey Duggan, who wore a yellow hand-me-down nightshirt that once
elonged to his sister. Mickey's head was shaved because he had lice. (In urban
hettos at that time, bald children were a common sight.) Mickeys words
ere written in slang and often appeared on his nightshirt. The
artoonist, Richard Outcault, portrayed The Yellow Kid as happy and fun loving,
ut used him to draw attention to the citys racial issues, poverty, and crime.
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Who am I?
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In May 1898, I resigned my job as Assistant
Secretary of the Navy to join the
volunteer cavalry. I was made a Lt. Colonel
and became second in command of a group that
came to be known as the "Rough Riders" Our
ranks were made up of men who were miners,
outdoorsmen, ranchers, football players, bakers,
doctors, and sheriffs. A few were milliongires
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Answer
The Spanish-American War was caused by four factors and was nicknamed "Yellow Journalism" due to the popular cartoon The Yellow Kid. Theodore Roosevelt resigned his job as Assistant Secretary of the Navy in May 1898 to join the volunteer cavalry, the "Rough Riders", which was made up of men from various backgrounds, including millionaires.