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Spanish rule (A series of rebellions)
Cuban nationalists revolt against Spanish rule.
what means The Cuban nationalists demanded independence from the Spanish rule and when the U.S. got involved in this issue the relationship between Spain and the United States became a big issue. -
weapons (U.S)
United States of America Rifles Springfield Model 1892-99
Springfield Model 1873
Winchester Model 1895
Winchester Model 1894
Winchester Model 1892
Winchester Model 1873 (Cuban rebels)
Revolvers Colt Single Action Army
Smith & Wesson No. 3 Revolver
Shotguns
Winchester Model 1887/1901
Machineguns M1895 Colt-Browning machine gun
Gattling gun
Melee
Bowie Hunter
Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber
Machete (Mostly by Cuban rebels) -
Weapons (Spian)
Spain[edit] Rifles
Mauser (Spanish Mausers)
Pistols
Mauser C96
Machine guns
Maxim gun
Melee
Spanish Sabre
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THE BUTCHER
1896: Spanish General Weyler (the "Butcher") comes to Cuba.
1897: Spain recalls Weyler
He gained fame in the Spanish- American War for his unsuccessful "Reconcentration Plan."
what is the Reconcentration Plan?
a plan to separate the peasants from the insurgents. Unlike other camps, Weyler's reconcentration camps was to keep Cuban civilians alive and protected until the Rebels were defeated. -
Early 1898
Early 1898, USS Maine sent to Cuba
what is the USS Maine?...It was a ship sent from America to cuba. but its was found distored. killing 268 men on board. -
Declaring War
thre April 11-24th spain declared war with the U.S. then the next day on the 25th U.S. declared war on spain.
Reasons why i think was of conflick that was unsolved between these places. -
Battle of Santiago
Spain's Caribbean fleet destroyed. July 7, 1898: Hawaii annexed Battle of Santiago, (June–July 1898), concluding engagement fought near Santiago de Cuba in the Spanish-American War, in which U.S. successes on land and sea resulted in final victory over the Spaniards -
Spain signs
August 12, 1898: Spain signs armistice The Spanish-American War armistice in the long run gave Cuba its independance, annexed Puerto Rico and Guam to the United States, and led to the Treaty of Paris. -
First major battle
The first major battle of the Spanish American War was at the battle of Manila Bay.The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States. -
key leaders
Theodore Roosevelt
In 1898, Roosevelt formed a military regiment—the Rough Riders—to fight against Spain in Cuba. He fashioned himself a "natural leader" of the regiment, a group that included Ivy Leaguers, miners, cowboys, Native Americans, sons of Confederate veterans, and African-Americans. Fighting in Cuba for only a few months before Spain surrendered to the U.S., Roosevelt and his Rough Riders returned, revered as heroes. Roosevelt channeled his new military fame into a successful politica -
Philippines declares Independents
Philippines declares itself an independent republic Led by Emilio Aguinaldo, the self-declared Filipino government fights a guerilla war against the US that lasts longer than the Spanish-American War itself. -
Treaty of Paris
the Treaty of Paris passes in the Senate William Jennings Bryan, a leading Democrat and constant opponent of President McKinley, decided to support the treaty. Convincing several of the Democratic senators to change their mind, Bryan barely got the treaty passed in the Senate on February 6, 1899. -
Foraker Act
1900: Foraker Act Some self-government allowed in Puerto Rico.
in this Act, shall be held to include not only the island of that name, but all the adjacent islands as aforesaid. -
Emilio Auginaldo captured.
March 1901: Emilio Auginaldo captured. Aguinaldo, Emilio (869–1964, Philippine leader. In the insurrection against Spain in 1896 he took command, and by terms of the peace that ended it he went into exile at Hong Kong (1897). After the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, Aguinaldo returned to the Philippines and led a Philippine insurrection in concert with U.S. attacking forces. He established a republic with its capital at Malolos and himself as president. Read -
US withdraws from Cuba
US withdraws from Cuba: