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Spanish American War
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US Attempt to Purchase Cuba
President Franklin Pierce offers Spain $130 million for Cuba. The Spanish claim that they would rather see it sunk into the ocean then sell it to the US. -
Cuba's First War for Independance
This was the first of three wars the Cubans fought to gain their independance. It last ten years. It was largly unsuccesful. -
Jose Martí led Cuba’s second war for independence
Jose Martí was a journalist and poet in Cuba. He rouse support aand destroy property in Cuba. Mostly American in order to stir up outrage and support. The support was split. People took up his cry of Cuba LIbre, for its similiaries with Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death. -
Valeriano Weyler was sent to Cuba by Spain
In response to the Cuban revolt the Spanish sent this General to Cuba to restore order. He herded the entire rural population of western and central Cuba into concentration camps. Civilians could no longer give aid to rebels. About 300,000 were sent there and thousands died from hunger and disease. -
The Yellow Press began to shape american public opinion with respect of Cuba's Civil War
The journalist would exaturate what was happening in Cuba in order to better sell their papers. They did this to also enrage and invicourate their readers. -
Publication of The De Lome Letter
The Spanish Minister to the US wrote a letter insulting our president at the time. A cuban rebel intersepted it and leaked it to an American paper. It fueled anti-Spain feelings in America. -
Explosion of the USS Maine
The presidant sent the USS Maine to retrieve US citizens in Cuba to protect them from the fighting. It blew up in the harbor. At least 260 men were killed. No one was sure what happened until a newspaper claimed that it was the Spanish. -
U.S. Forces Invade Cuba
After the tension in the US rose the presidant sent troops to Cuba. He hoped that he could help the Cubans and apease Americans. -
Naval Blockade of Cuba
The US set up the blockade around Cuba and the northern shores of Hati & the Domican Republic. This led to an official declaration of war. -
US Declares War on Spain
The US declares war on Spain after the sinking of our ship. Some Americans were already in support of helping Cuba gain its independance. We wound up freeing several islands from the Spanish. -
US Attack on Manila Bay
This was the first official attack of the war. Commodore George Dewey’s Asiatic Squadron defeated the Spanish naval force defending the Philippines. The US had the support of the locals who like the Cubans wished to be free of the Spanish. -
Destruction of the Spanish Fleet
This was part of the first fight at Manila Bay. It was the first major battle. -
Capture of Puerto Rico
This led to the annexation of Puerto Rico. It was settled after the Treaty of Paris. The U.S. officially became an empire. -
Spanish Surrender the Philippines
The Philippines had a three way war, in a way. The Americans, the spanish, and the rebels. Eventually the Americans won out. -
Battle for Kettle/San Juan Hill
Roosevelt led his Rough Riders and two other groups, the Ninth and the Tenth in a charge up the hill. They played a minor role in gaining it but Roosevelt was dubbed a hero. The hill was a strategicly important part of the war. -
Armistice is signed between the US and Spain
The brief and one-sided Spanish-American War comes to an end when Spain formally agrees to a peace protocol on U.S. terms: the cession of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Manila in the Philippines to the United States pending a final peace treaty. -
Treaty of Paris
This treaty was signed in France to end the Spanish American War. The Spanish had to relinquish several of their overseas holdings. The Philippine, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Cuba. The Philippines were bought for $20 million, and Cuba became a U.S. protectorate.
