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Cubans Revolt
José Julián Martí y Pérez was born and lived in Havana, Cuba. He was arrested for Judging a pro-Spanish. He was sentenced to 6 years of hard labor in prision. He didn't stay long, only for a few months. Once he was out, he went to Spain and became a writer. And became very known for his work -
Election Of President McKinely
The seventh kid of nine, McKinley was born in Ohio on january 29 , 1843. When McKinley turned seventeen, he went to Meadville Pennsylvania to continue his studies, but it was later cut short because he got sick. He went back to Ohio where he tried to earn money by teaching in a small school. McKinley wanted to attend law school in 1866. He worked as an Republican campaigner for Rutherford Hayes. Three years later, McKinley was elected as an attorney for the Democratic Stark County and got elec -
De Lome Letter
The de Lôme letter was written by Ambassador Señor Don Enrigue Dupuy de Lôme. It was written to the United States. He Talked about McKinley by saying he was weak. This letter made wanting independence for Cuba even stronger. And made Cuba gain confidence that the United States wouldn't walk all over them anymore. -
U.S.S Maine Tragedy
USS Maine was a battleship built between 1888 and 1895. The ship was sent to Havana in January 1898 to protect Americans during the revolt of the Cubans against the Spanish government. On February 15th 1898, The ship sank when gunpowder magazines exploded. The ships wreck was raised in 1912 to clear the harbor and to investigate into the cause of the sinking. The ships remains were scattered in deep waters north of Havana. -
Cuban Concentration Camps
Every person were kept in the camps. The concentration camps were ran by Spanish. The shelter was very old and beat up , there was little to any food. The Cubans were cramped making diseases and tempers easy to catch. Over 400,000 Cubans died in these camps. Nobody was treated right in the camps they were similar to nazi camps. -
The Battle of the Philipians (Battle at Manila Bay)
The Battle Of Manila Bay was called the first major battle in the Spanish-American War. The Battle Of Manila Bay was fought on May 1st, 1898. A group of ships led by Commodore George Dewey destroyed a Spanish group led by Admiral Montojo. The Battle of Manila Bay was the opening battle that led to the Spanish American War. Commodore George Dewey won the battle. -
Invasion Of Puerto Rico
July 25, 1898, the United states invaded Puerto Rico. The United states was first going to go and invade Fajardo, but Guánica was a better place to invade there was more goods. There wasn't many troops to go through and make it past. Guanica was known for small populations so it would be way easier to invade. -
Battle Of San Juan Hill
The Battle of San Juan Hill was on July 1, 1898. The battle was a battle of the Spanish American War. This fight for the heights was the bloodiest and most famous battle of the War. It was also the location of the greatest victory for the Rough Riders. The Us/Cuba was the victors of the battle. -
U.S offers to buy Cuba from spain
Cuba and America were two countries that would trade and were very close to each other and. Then America wanted there materials . In 1959 the United states offered to buy Cuba from Spain for about $300 million, and they denied the offer because they didn’t want to give up Cuba. Then America being the way that we are just took Cuba since they didn’t take our offer on May 20, 1902. We were able to do this without problems because the treaty of Paris supported this movement. -
Treaty Of Paris
The treaty of Paris was signed on Dec. 10, 1898. Spain sold Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines for $20 million. After the treaty was signed spain gave all control over to the united states. After that the united states basically owned Spain. This ended the spanish american war.
