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(Jan 28, 1853- May 19, 1895) exiled Cuban Poet and journalist organized resistance against Spain using guerilla tactics; opposed US occupation of Cuba
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a nickname given to the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, one of three such regiments raised in 1898 for the Spanish–American War and the only one to see action.
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After the sinking of the U.S. battleship Maine in Havana’s harbor in February 1898 was linked (erroneously, as was later discovered) to an external explosion presumed to be a Spanish mine, McKinley asked Congress for the authority to intervene in the conflict; a formal declaration of war came on April 25. From early May to mid-August, U.S. forces defeated Spain near Santiago harbor in Cuba, occupied Puerto Rico and seized Manila in the Philippines.
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Theodore Roosevelt's Big Stick diplomacy was his policy for international relations during his presidency. The diplomacy received its famous moniker from a quote during a speech by Roosevelt: "Speak softly, and carry a big stick.".
