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Spain is bad to Cuba
Spain mistreats Cuba leading them to revolt. -
Jose Marti
Cuban national hero. enlisted support of cuban workers and socialist leaders to form the revolutionary party. Fueled the rebellion of 1895. wanted sovereignty for Cuba. -
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General Weyler
General Weyler was a Spanish general and wanted to crush the Cuban rebellion. He sent cuban citizens to reconcentration camps, camps were very dirty and most of the citizens died of disease. -
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De Lome Letter
Hearst published letter of the Spanish minister. Described McKinley in "bad terms" De Lome retired and the U.S was infuriated. -
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Yellow Press
Main writers were Hearst/Pulitzer. Atrocity stories were invented to spark war with Spain in Cuba. the two yellow journalists tried to out do eachother. -
U.S.S Maine
A U.S ship was close to Cuba and exploded. U.S thought it was a Spanish submarine but it was just an internal error. -
McKinley Declares War
President declares war against Spain -
Teller Amendment
It stated that the United States would not annex Cuba, and would leave control of the island to it's people. -
Treaty of Paris
Ended the Spanish American War and began America's colonial power. -
Platt Amendment
Aproved in 1903.
Amended the Teller Amendment.
Told the American People what they could and could not do to the Cuban people.
These things were: the U.S could intervene, the U.S had free trade with Cuba, and that the U.S could have two naval bases in Cuba.
