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US attempt to purchase Cuba
Diplomats told President Franklin that he should by Cuba. -
Cuba's First War for Independance
An uprising of Cuban planters against the Spanish to try and win independence -
Jose Marti leading the second war of independence
He launched a revolution to achieve Cubas freedom because he was afraid of the US turning Cuba into and empire -
Valeriano Weyler was sent to Cuba by Spain
Valeriano Weyler was sent to Cuba by Spain to restore the peace between Cubans and Spanish. But he ended up putting 300,000 Cubans in concentration camps. -
The Yellow press begun to shape American public opinion with respect to Cuba's civil war
Direct opinion with respect to Cuba's civil war, the people behind this newspaper industry exaggerated what was going on in Cuba and Americans believed it and had extreme sympathy for the Cuban people and their rebels. -
Publication of The DE LÔME Letter
It was a letter written by Enrique Dupuy de Lôme calling out president William McKinley calling him weak and only doing what was wanted by the crowd -
Explosion of the USS Maine
This contributed to the outbreak of the Spanish American War that April. The ship sank in the Havana harbor during the Cuban revolt against Spain. -
Naval Blockade of Cuba
The USA sent ships around Cuba to prevent anymore Spanish from coming there -
U.S. Declares War on Spain
The U.S. declared war on Spain April 25th, 1898. They declared war because they believe the Spaniards blew up the U.S.S. Maine which was a ship that got sent to Cuba to rescue Americans in danger of the fighting. the Maine blew up February 15, 1898 which was nearly 2 months before we declared war. -
U.S. Attack on Manila Bay
US ships sailed to the Philippines and were ordered by Commodore George Dewey to open fire on the Spanish fleet in Manila which was the Capital of the Philippines. Within hours USA started landing troops to take over the Philippines -
US Invades Cuba
US forces invade Cuba to try and overrun the Spanish Out of Cuba. -
Battle for San Juan Hill
It was an uphill battle for a strategically important location in the war -
Destruction of the Spanish Fleet in Cuba
The Battle of Santiago De Cuba was a naval battle in which the United States Navy defeated the Spanish forces for the final time sealing victory for the U.S. in the Spanish-American war -
Capture of Puerto Rico
Two days after an intense naval battle between the Spanish and Americans US troops invaded Puerto Rico and once the treaty of Paris was signed the USA owned Puerto Rico -
Treaty of Paris of 1898
The USA and Spain signed a cease-fire agreement ending what Secretary of State John Hay called“a splendid little war.” -
Armistice is signed between the USA and Cuba
The USA and Spain signed a formal agreement to stop fighting. -
Spanish Surrender the Philippines
The Filipino people rebelled from Spain and with the help of the US became a part of the US
