History Timeline

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  • U.S. Attempt to Make Purchase on Cuba~

    U.S. Attempt to Make Purchase on Cuba~

    An Amendment was passed 'Teller Amendment', which stated that the United States had no intention of taking over any part of Cuba.
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    Cuba's first War of Independance~

    This was also known as the '10 Years War', and was also the first of 3 wars to gain their independance. Peasants did the bulk of the fighting, however, African Amaricans joined the rebel ranks.
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    The Little War (José Martí)~

    He was a Cuban poet and journalist in New York and launched a revolution in 1895. Martí organized Cuban resistance against Spain, using an active guerrilla campaign and deliberately destroying property like American-owned sugar mills and plantations.
  • Valeriano Weyler~

    Valeriano Weyler~

    Spain responded to the Cuban revolt by sending General Valeriano Weyler to Cuba to restore order. He tried to crush the rebellion
  • Yellow Press~

    Yellow Press~

    Hearst and Pulitzer played leading roles in molding American public opinion about the conflict between Spain and its Cuban colony.
  • De Lôme letter was published~

    De Lôme letter was published~

    The New York Journal published a private letter written by Enrique Dupuy de Lôme talking about the President and how he was 'weak' and 'a bidder for the admiration of the crowd.'.
  • Sinking of the Maine~

    Sinking of the Maine~

    The ship blew up in the harbor of Havana and more than 260 men were killed. This was only a couple of days after the De Lôme letter was published by the United States.
  • The U.S declares war on Spain~

    The U.S declares war on Spain~

    After all the little things the U.S declared War.