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US Attempt to purchase Cuba
The US attempted to purchase cuba in 1854, the council recommended to President Franklin Pierce that the US should buy Cuba from Spain. The Spanish said that they would rather see Cuba sunk in the ocean. -
Jose Marti led Cuba's 2nd war for Independence
an Anti-Spanish sentiment in Cuba soon erupted into a second war for independence. José Martí, a Cuban journalist in exile in New York launched a revolution. Martí organized Cuban against Spain, using an active campaign and deliberately destroying property,
especially American-owned sugar mills and plantations. Martí counted on provoking U.S. intervention to help free Cuba. -
Yellow Press starts to shape US's opinion with respect to the Civil War
Weyler’s actions fueled a war over a newspaper that had developed between the American newspaper writers William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer. To lure readers, writers exaggerated events by reporters such as James Creelman—of “Butcher” Weyler’s brutality. Stories of poisoned wells and of children being thrown to the sharks deepened American sympathy for the rebels were produced. -
Cuba's 1st war for Independence
When the Cubans rebelled against Spain between that lasted for 10 years American sympathies went out to the Cuban people because it made them remember their own fight for independence. The Cuban revolt against Spain was not successful, but in 1886 the Cuban people forced Spain to abolish slavery. After the emancipation of Cuba’s slaves, Americans began investing millions of dollars in large sugar cane plantations on the island. -
Valeriano Weyler sent to Cuba by Spain
In 1896, Spain responded to the Cuban revolt by sending
General Valeriano Weyler to Cuba to restore order.
Weyler tried to crush the rebellion by herding the entire
rural population of central and western Cuba into barbed wire concentration camps. An estimated 300,000 Cubans filled these camps, many died from hunger and disease. -
De Lome letter
In February 1898, the New York Journal published a private letter
written by Enrique Dupuy de Lôme, the Spanish minister to the United States. Cuban rebels stole the letter from a Havana post office and leaked it to the newspaper The de Lôme letter criticized President McKinley, calling him “weak” and “a bidder for the admiration of the crowd.” The embarrassed Spanish government apologized, and the minister resigned. -
Explosion of the USS Main
A few days after the publication of the de Lôme letter, American resentment toward Spain turned to outrage. Early in 1898, President McKinley had ordered the U.S.S. Maine to Cuba to bring home American citizens in danger from the fighting and to protect American property. On February 15, 1898, the ship blew up in the harbor of Havana. More than 260 men were killed. American newspapers claimed the Spanish had blown up the ship. It is important because it adds to the rage of everything going on. -
US Declairs War on Spain
William McKinley finally gets the approval to declare war on Spain so they plan/prepare for war this is important because we is trying to secretly try to build their empire why saying they're helping the needy -
Naval Blockade of Cuba
the naval blockade was when the Americans took their ships and they trapped them in so that the Spanish couldn't leave. This is important because this was the Americans' first move in the Spanish-American war. -
US Attack on Manila Bay
American fleet in the Pacific steamed to the Philippines. The
next morning, Commodore George Dewey gave the command to open fire on the Spanish fleet at Manila, the Philippine capital. Within hours, Dewey’s men had destroyed every Spanish ship there. Dewey’s victory allowed U.S. troops to land in the Philippines.
Dewey had the support of the Filipinos who wanted freedom from Spain. This is important because this was the first battle in the war and it demonstrated the strength of US forces -
Spanish surrender to Philippines
after the US they join forces with the Filipino rebels and then then the Spanish surrendered to the US. This gave the US the higher up because it helps the US be secretly imperialistic. -
US Invades Cuba
The US went to Cuba's coast and unloaded their ships and was unprepared because most of the soldiers were untrained and were not prepared for the climate. this important because we are taking charge into Cuba. -
Battle of San Juan hill
The most famous land battle in Cuba took place by Santiago. The beginning was on Kettle Hill was an uphill charge next was the attack on the important San Juan Hill. even Roosevelt and his unit didn't play a big role in the second victory, newspapers called him the hero. later, the Spanish fleet tried to escape the American block of the harbor in Santiago. The battle that followed along with the Cuban This helped us by giving us a position to take over Cuba. -
Destruction of Spanish fleet in Cuba
The Spanish tried to escape the blockade but then we caught them then a battle occurred and we won. This is important because we won and gave us the confidence to win the war. -
Capture of Puerto Rico
After the defeat of the Spanish fleet, we captured Puerto Rico. This is important because the US is gaining more of an empire. -
Treaty of Paris
The United States and Spain met in Paris to agree on a treaty. At the peace talks, Spain freed Cuba and turned over the islands of Guam in the Pacific and Puerto Rico in the West Indies to the United States. Spain sold the Philippines to the United States for $20 million This is important because it helped us succeed in being imperialistic. -
Armistice is signed between US and Spain
A cease-fire agreement was signed between the US and Spain ending the small war. This is significant because this ended the war and helped lead to the treaty of pairs.