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Spanish America War Events

By JenniferLinan

  • Treaty Of Paris (1898)

    Treaty Of Paris (1898)
    Treaty signed December 10, 1898, by the United States and Spain ending the Spanish-American War. The treaty also provided for the United States to keep troops in Cuba and for the annexation of the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico by the United States

  • Yellow Journalism

    Yellow Journalism
    Journalism that exploits distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers

  • Teller Amendment

    Teller Amendment
    Legislation that promised the US would not annex Cuba after winning the Spanish-American war

  • Platt Amendment

    Platt Amendment
    Legislation that severely restricted Cuba's sovereignty and gave the US the right to intervene if Cuba got into trouble. As a result, Cuba was only nominally independent of the United States