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U.S. Attempt to Make Purchase on Cuba~
An Amendment was passed 'Teller Amendment', which stated that the United States had no intention of taking over any part of Cuba. -
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Cuba's first War of Independance~
This was also known as the '10 Years War', and was also the first of 3 wars to gain their independance. Peasants did the bulk of the fighting, however, African Amaricans joined the rebel ranks. -
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The Little War (José Martí)~
He was a Cuban poet and journalist in New York and launched a revolution in 1895. Martí organized Cuban resistance against Spain, using an active guerrilla campaign and deliberately destroying property like American-owned sugar mills and plantations. -
Valeriano Weyler~
Spain responded to the Cuban revolt by sending General Valeriano Weyler to Cuba to restore order. He tried to crush the rebellion -
Yellow Press~
Hearst and Pulitzer played leading roles in molding American public opinion about the conflict between Spain and its Cuban colony. -
De Lôme letter was published~
The New York Journal published a private letter written by Enrique Dupuy de Lôme talking about the President and how he was 'weak' and 'a bidder for the admiration of the crowd.'. -
Sinking of the Maine~
The ship blew up in the harbor of Havana and more than 260 men were killed. This was only a couple of days after the De Lôme letter was published by the United States. -
The U.S declares war on Spain~
After all the little things the U.S declared War.
