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U.S tries to purchase (buy) Cuba: 1854
U.S diplomats propose to purchase Cuba from Spain for $130 million in a secret document known as the ostend manifesto. they are not successful. -
Jose Marti leads second war of independence.
The Cuban journalist poet, and patriot jose Marti the cubans revolutionary party in New York city. 1895: the second war of independence begins. -
Valeriano Weyler goes to Cuba
Weyler was given the title of the governor of Cuba, replacing martinez de Campos. Weyler was given the duty in hopes that he could repress the liberation army and restore political order in Cuba. -
The Yellow Press
William Randolf Hearst understood that a war with Cuba would not only sell his papers, but also move him to a position of the national prominence. From Cuba hearst's star reporters wrote stories designed to tug at the heartstrings of Americans. -
Explosion of the USS Maine.
The sinking of the USS Maine. At 9:40pm on the night of February 15th 1898, the United states battleship Maine, riding quietly at anchor in Havana harbour, was suddently blown up by a mine. -
The U.S.S declares war in Spain
the first cuban war of independence from Spain, known as ten years' war begins. Thousands of immigrants move to the united states
