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United States tries to purchase Cuba
The United States had interest in Cuba. The American capitalist began investing millions of dollars in large sugar cane plantations on the island. So they seeked interest on buying Cuba. Spain said they would rather see Cuba being sunk in the ocean other than having the United States to buy it. -
Cuba's first war for independance
Cuba was rebelling against Spain for their own independance. The US was helping Cuba try to fight with with Cuba against Spain. Cuba did not succeed in there fight with Spain. After there war. America went to Cuban land and started growing sugarcane on there land. -
Jose Marti led Cuba's second war for independance
Jose Marti was a Cuban poet and journalist in New York. He used a campaign for resistance against Spain. He was destroying property especially American-owned sugar mills and plantations. -
Veleriona Wyler was sent to Cuba by Spain
Spain responded to the Cuban rebellion by sending General Valeriano Weyler to Cuba to restore order. Weyler tried to crush the rebellion by herding the entire rural population of central and western Cuba into barbed wire concentration camps. 30,000 cubans fled these camps and many died from hunger and disease. -
The yellow press began to shape American public opinion with respect to Cuba's civil
There was readers called yellow journalist that started to shape Americas opinions with respect to Cuba. The sensational style of writing which exaggereates the news to lure and enrage readers. -
Publication of the De Lome letter
When William McKinley took office in 1897, he wanted to avoid war with Spain. He succeeded in trying to resolve the crisis at first. The Spanish minister wrote a private letter to the United States and someone stole it and it leaked to the newspaper. The letter was written to criticize McKinley. -
USS Maine explodes
President Mckinley ordered the USS Maine to Cuba to brong home the American citizens in danger of fighting and to protect America. On February 15, 1898 the ship exploded -
Battle Of manilla Bay
The American asiatic Squadron under Commodore George Dewey engaged and destroyed the Spanish Pacific it took place at manilla bay in the philipines and was the first major war with alot of deaths during the spanish american war. -
Naval Blockcade Of Cuba
WE sent a bloackcade of ships to keep the enemy away and interviene with cuba getting metirials -
U.S declares war on Spain
The first battle took place in a Spanish colony on the other side of the world. On April 30th the American fleet in the Pacific steamed to the Philippines. -
Destruction of the spanish fleet
Geroge dewey opened fire on the spnaish fleet and destroid every spansih ship at the philipine capital -
Battle For Kettle Hill
The Battle of San Juan Hill, also known as the battle for the San Juan Heights, was a battle of the Spanish American War The san jan heoghts was a north side elevation -
Armistace
On aug 12 1898 the us an spain signed a armistace between the spansih american war wich signales the transition to american power -
Capture Of Puerto Rico
thats when the unoted states and spain met and decied to give up puerto rico the the US, during the treaty of paris -
Treaty Of Paris
senates approval of the treaty of paris -
Spanish Surrender The Philipines
the spansih surrendered the philipines in the american spanish war.
