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U.S Attempt to Purchase Cuba
US attempts to purchase Cuba. But the Spanish said they would rather let Cuba sink then let the US have it. The cubans fought the Spanish for independence and lost, but they did force the Spain to stop slavery. That is when the americans started to invest in millions of dollars in large sugarcane plantations on the island. -
Cuba’s First War for Independence
It began with the unsuccessful Ten Years’ War 1868–78. 200,000 people died abolition of slavery in October 1886, freedmen joined the ranks of farmers and urban working class. Many wealthy Cubans lost their property, and joined the urban middle class. The number of sugar mills dropped. -
The Yellow Press began to Shape American Public Opinion with Respect to Cuba’s Civil War
Yellow journalism was a style of newspaper reporting that emphasized sensationalism over facts. During its heyday in the late 19th century it was one of many factors that helped push the United States and Spain into war in Cuba and the Philippines, leading to the acquisition of overseas territory by the United States. -
Jose Marti led Cuba’s second war for independence
José Martí launched revolutions a Cuban poet and journalist in exile in New York. He organized Cuban resistance against Spain using an active gorilla campaign and destroyed property. Provoked U.S. intervention to help the rebels achieve a free Cuba -
Valeriano Weyler was sent to Cuba by Spain
Valeriano Weyler was a successful Spanish general who served many prestigious posts throughout his military career. He gained fame in Spanish American War for his unsuccessful "re-concentration plan" -
Publication of De Lome Letter
On February 9, 1898, a letter he had written to a government official in Havana was published in the American press. Many Americans probably shared those views. War fever began its spread throughout the country. -
Explosion on the USS Maine
The United States battleship was blown up in an explosion which killed 260 men on board. People think the ship blew up by a mine, in an explosion which tore its bottom out and sank the whole ship. But no one found out who was responsible for all of it. -
The United States Declares War on Spain
U.S. declares war on Spain it is mainly about how the US is trying to help Cuba get their independence from Spain. They also wanted to have Cuba to themselves. Spain blew up one of the Americans ships and the people who wanted war back anymore. The rough riders joined in on the fighting. There was a treaty in Paris and Spain lost almost all of it
