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Joseph pulitzer and william Ranolph Hearst began writing Exaggerateds stories of spanish atrocites during the spanish american war.These stories began a crave for American involvment in central america.
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Explotion on U.S. battleship USS Maine kills 266 while sitting off of coast of cuba in order to protect us interests in Cuba. This creates an uproar over claims that the Spanish set mines it blow up the ship. Later investigations found that it was most likly caused by gas explotion in coal bunker.
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The Spanish American War was faught over freedom of cuba from Spanish rule. This began Americas notion to forcefully improve or help other countries.
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Commodore george Dewey attaced an outdated spanish fleet in the Philippines and won. He sunk or captured the entine spanish fleet leading ot the defeat of spanish in the Pacific Ocean. This gave America a stronger imperalist grasp over Cuba.
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U.S. troops were terribly supplied and trained, with obsolete rifles and heavy wool uniforms. Even with their poor surcumstaces they successfully captured Guantanamo.
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The Rough Riders were a group of volunteer calvary lead by Theodore Roosevelt. They were the first of their kind and faught in the battle of kettle and San Juan Hills during the Spanish American war.
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This treaty ended the Spanish American war. It was signed by Secretay of State John Hay. It gave freedom to cuba from spain,Ceded PuertoRico and Guam, and Sold the Philippines to the United States.
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President Mckinley doesnt want tot return them to spain. Instead he feels the United States has and obligation to govern it.
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Emilio Aguinaldo nationalish who helped aid the United States during the American Revolution. Guerilla warefare was used but the U.S. crushed all rebellions. The United States forced civilans into concentration camps and tortured and killed suspected insurgents. America was doing what ever it felt was necessary to controll the Philippines and acted without consequences.
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United states Secretay of State, John Hay, sets up an " open door" policy with china, in which all countries are treated equally. in return U.S. gave chinese money to fund education.
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The fiercely nationalist Boxer Rebellion begins in China. The Boxers killed foreign missionaries and besieged Beijing. It took 20,000 troops to end the rebellion.
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United States forces captured Aguinaldo on march 23rd 1901 and hoped the rebellions would end. The Fighting continued until the political reform in late 1901 under Taft.
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The Platt Amendment, issued by Congress, stated the conditions American troops would withdraw from Cuba under. It replaced the Teller Amendment. These Conditions stripped the rights of the now freed Cubans.
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Japanese attack the Russian Pacific naval fleet without warning or declaration of war. This caused over 100,000 causalties to the russians. The United States feels that they must do something due to being a world power.
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President Theodore Roosevelt invites Rusian and Japanese leaders to Portsmouth, New Hampshire to mediate and end the war. Roosevelt later wins the Nobel Peace Prize for this action.
