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Buy Cuba
President Franklin is "asked" to buy Cuba from Spain: “Spainish would rather see Cuba sink in the ocean”. Americans want to help Cuba be free from Spain but didn’t want to get involved. -
Cuba’s first war for independence
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Cuba’s first war for independence
Cuba tries to over throw spanish control. Cuban people got a few reforms past but didn't full succeed. 300,000 Cuban casualties. The spanish got the cubans to quit fightng when the promised to abolish slavory and make some steps tward democracy. Although they aredly follow through. Though slavery was abolished. -
America declares war on Spain
Jose was a poet / journalist that organized Cuban residence to rebel against Spain using a guerilla campaign. His ideas were to destroy property such as american owned sugar mills and plantations so they would get involved in the war. Jose's goal was to provoke america until they helped free Cuba which obviously worked. -
Spain sends General Valeriano Weyler
spain sends General Valeriano Weyler to restore order in cuba he pushes central and western cubans 300,000 into concentration camps to control rebels thousands died from disease and hunger. He causes tons of deaths and he made sure civilias couldn't access the weastern and central Cubans to help them.Valericano was a bad planner and didn't attent to kill people but it happened. He was know as "the butcher'. -
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Second Cuban war
Spain sends General Valeriano Weyler to restore order in Cuba he pushes central and western cubans, 300,000 of them, into “concentration camps” to try control rebels. -
The Yellow Press
The Yellow Press Posts in Cubans favor to prove Spain Wrong. The Yellow Press Posts things that has “happened” in Cuba. They take the small truth of things in Cuba and expand the truth by tons. They did this to get more people to buy their paper and to get a some what true/false story out to the public. One of the most recognizable things they have done was post a picture on the paper is a picture of a woman with her son dead in bed and under the picture it says “The Cuban Mother.” -
USS maine exploded
The Spanish blow up the United States naval ship, the USS Main. This angered United States citizens, and they demanded we fight. The only way that people thought the Spanish did it was because the Yellow Press blamed it on them. Along with that offering a $ 50,000 reward for anyone who could capture the Spaniards. -
U.S. declares war on Spain
McKinley pushes congress to declar war. After a large amount of decision and persisitance congress makes a decision. The U.S.A declared war on Spain on small reasons, but not the main reasons. The main reasons for the U.S to declare war on Spain was one; to get Cuba from Spain, two; we get to test out our military power, and three; to show we can be apart of the top dogs of the world. -
Naval Blockade of Cuba
The U.S moved its ships from the tip of Florida all the way around Cuba. So that no one could escape unless they destroyed the ships put there. Trapping the Spaniards in Cuba. Letting the U.S to defeat the Spaniards in Cuba without Spanish ships coming in to help or the Spaniards leaving Cuba. -
U.S attacks Manila Bay
The battle took place in Manila Bay on May 1, 1898 in the Philippines, and was the first major battle of the Spanish American War. Commodore George Dewey engaged and destroyed the Spanish Pacific Squadron under Admiral Patricio Montojo. The philipines were a colony of Spain. We were able to take control of the philippines very quickly and we left early knowing that war would probably be declared so it was a suprise. The U.S. only had one casualty. -
U.S. Invades Cuba
They brought 17,000 men to invade Cuba. We called for volunteers to come and fight. We had so many soilders we didn't have enough for them all so we had to cut it down to 17,000 men because thats all we could transport. Rossevelt was in second and command when he organized them but soon became the comander. He made a name for himself at San Juan hill. -
Battle of Kettle and San Juan Hill
The battle of Kettle and San Juan hill was all about capturing areas in Cuba for overwatch possibilities. These sourrounded the Spaish and forced them to give up. T.R and the Rough Riders lead the attack on Kettle Hill and the U.S troops lead the attack on San Juan Hill. After the Rough Riders took Kettle Hill they went and helped out to take San Juan Hill. -
U.S Destroys the Spanish Fleet
We sent U.S ships over to the Philippines and waited. Once we were ready we opened fired and completely destroyed the large majority of spanish ships there. Thanks to this we could invade the Philippines with our foot soldiers. We hardly had any casualities. All of our naval battles were one sided victories and proved our navy was strong. -
U.S Captures Puerto Rico
One year after Spain granted Puerto Rico “self-rule”, U.S. troops raise the flag. Near the end of the Spanish-American War, U.S. forces “attack” Puerto Rico, with little resistance and only seven American deaths. Gaining Puerto Rico was an easier capture then Cuba. -
Spain and The U.S Sign The Armistice agreement
U.S. signs the right for Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Manila in the Philippines Spain finally decides to be fair and sells to U.S.The Armistice Agreement was also known as the “Protocol of Peace”. The U.S. is formed into a world power. This lead to the increase of the U.S. empire. -
Spanish Troops in Manila surrender to U.S.
The Battle of Manila, was a short battle between the U.S. Army and Spanish forces at the end of the Spanish American War. The battle left American forces in control of the center of Manila, surrounded by Philippine revolutionary forces, creating the conditions for the Battle of Manila of 1899 and the start of the Philippine–American War. The U.S. and the Philippines fought together to over come the Spanish but then the Philippines realized they might not be getting the freedom they wanted. -
Publication of the De Lome Letter
Mckinley received the De Lome Letter to spain talking about peace between the two. At first it seemed he succeeded but a Cuban rebal had stolen it on its way to Spain, the letter and leaked it to the press giving Mckinley a bad reputation. Although Mckindly was trying to solve the problem with diplomacy. In the letter that was addressed to Mckinley it was talking about how he was “weak”. -
Treaty of Paris
Spain and the U.s met in Paris to talk about a treaty. They ended the six month war. The U.S. deicides with Spain that they will give up Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and The Philippines to The U.S. The U.S ended up paying Spain 20 million dollars. This increased the U.S empire.
