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Proximity to the U.S
One of the reasons that the U.S. became interested in Cuba was because it was the island is so close to the U.S. -
Cubans vs. Spain
The cubans wanted to be free from Spain and it gave us a chance to try and become an Empire. -
U.S.S Maine Explodes
The U.S.S Maine exploded sending troops to Cuba and we thought that Spain did it. -
Spain destroyed American-owned sugar plantations in Cuba.
The Americans had many differnt sugar plantations in Cuba and the Spanish thought that they were invading their tarritory so they destoryd them to tell them they are not welcome there. -
Sugar Plantation
Another reason the U.S. wanted Cuba was because of the sugar plantations. -
Wanted to Become a Empire/ World Power
A reason that the U.S. wanted Cuba was because they wanted to become an empire and eventually become a World Power. -
Sympathy for Cubans
General Valeriano Weyler arrived in Cuba to try to regain control. He put the Cubans into concentration camps where thousands died from disease and starvation. Anyone caught outside of the concentration camp was an "enemy" and was killed. This created sympathy for Cuba in the United States. -
U.S.S. Maine Explodes/Sinks
The ship was built between 1888 and 1895. It was sent to Havana in January and on February 15th of 1898 the ship's gunpowder magazines exploded. Almost three-quarters of the ship's crew died during the exposion. -
Battle of Manila Bay
The battle started at 5:15 AM on May 1st. The firing was called to a stop at 7:45 when the Spanish Captain told the Americans that he was almost out of ammunition,but he told his crew that they stopped so they could have breakfast. The battle resumed at 10:40 AM,but it was done at 12:40 PM when the Spanish raised the white flag and surrendered. -
Battle of Guantanamo Bay
The Battle of Guantánamo Bay was fought from June 6 to June 10 in 1898, during the Spanish-American War, when American and Cuban forces seized the commercially important harbor of Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Capturing the bay from the Spanish forces was greatly needed in the following battle of Santiago de Cuba and the invasion of Puerto Rico. -
Battle of Fajardo, Puerto Rico
The Battle started on August 1st and did not end till August 5th. The battle was the only battle that the U.S. was force to withdraw thier position during the campaign of Puerto Rico. -
Treaty of Paris Was Signed
The Treaty of Paris touched off a great debate in the United States. Arguments centered on whether or not the United States had the right to annex the Philipines, but the iperialism was the real issue. -
Philippine-American war
The Philippine's wanted to be free from America so it led to a war that lasted for three years. -
The New Empire
Brooks Adams, writes The New Empire, which predicts the rise of the U.S. as an economic power that would soon outweigh any single empire. He also stated it may take over all of them combined. -
The US annexed Hawaii
The United States thought that since Hawaii had been asking them to annex them why not do it after they had just won a war over spain.
