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The US thought that Cuba would be better off with the United States but the Spanish said they rather let Cuba sink to the bottom of the ocean than let the US take them over.
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Known as the Ten Year War; was originally the Cubans' attempt at getting independence from Spain but it did not succeed.
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After the 10 year War, the Cubas demanded Spain to at least abolish slavery.
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Jose was a poet and a journalist who organized the resistance against Cuba after getting kicked out at sixteen for his revolutionary activities. He led the revolution for independence from Cuba. He destroyed the American-owned sugar mills to provoke America into joining and helping the cause of Cuba Libre.
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Valeriano was a general who was sent by Spain Cuba to restore order in Cuba. He put the whole population of central and western Cuba into concentration camps in an attempt to get rid of the rebellion. About 3,000 people were put in these camps and thousand died of hunger or diseases.
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The Yello press was mostly made up of two publishing companies: the New York Jurnal and the New York World. The Yellow press published exaggerated stories about the happening in Cuba. Reading the papers about the terrible things that were happening in Cuba made Americans feel bad for the rebels of Cuba. The yellow press often encouraged the idea of war against Spain by feeding angered Americans exaggerated stories about Cuba and Spain.
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New York Journal published the De Lome Letter who was initially a private letter written by a Spanish minister directed to the US. the letter was originally stolen by a Cuban rebel and they leaked it to the post office. the letter contained words written by the minister who criticized the president by calling him "weak" and "a bidder for the administration of the crowd."
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After President Mikinly sent the U.S.S. Main to Cuba to get the soldiers from Cuba and bring them back to the states, the ship exploded on Habor of Havana. The explosion killed about 260 men. Americans assumed that the Spanish caused the explosion and that caused outrage among the American citizens.
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The news was spread that the USS Main had Exploded and it had been caused by the Spanish. 260 men were killed in the explosion. After the ship exploded in the harbor of Havana, the Us was outraged and used it to declare war against Spain on April 20th.
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The Naval Blockade was led by Admiral William T. Sampson. They sealed the Spanish fleet in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba. The Blockade was meant to block any supplies coming in from Central America. On July 3rd the Spanish tried to break free from the harbor but all of the ships were defeated.
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After the U.S. battled the Spanish for a few hours, the U.S. defeated the Spanish ships in the Philippines. knowing that the citizens of the Philippines wanted freedom from the Spanish, the Spanish surrendered to the US.
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The U.S. Navy defeated the Spanish Pacific fleet which resulted in the US winning in the Philipines
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The battle on San Juan Hill took place on June 1st in Santiago. It is considered to be the most famous battle that took place in Cuba. it was caused after an infantry attack on the Americans after the Americans won the first part of the battle. 2 days after the Spanish tried to escape the American blockade but it was not successful.
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The Destruction of the Spanish Fleet was caused by the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. There was hardly any damage to the American side but the entire Spanish fleet was sunk and more than 1,000 Spaniards were pulled out of the water after the battle.
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After succeeding with the naval blockade in Cuba, the U.S. took over Puerto Rico. The Goal for the U.S. was to liberate the Citizens of Puerto Rico from Cuba. The U.S. granted Puerto Rico a limited autonomy Government but, Puerto Rico is A part of the U.S. as a commonwealth
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The Treaty of Paris ended the Spanish-American War. It was signed on August 12. with this treaty, Spain freed Cuba, gave Guam and Puerto Rico to the US, and Sold the Philipines to the U.S. for 20 million dollars.
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On August 12 the Spanish and the U.S. sign an Armistice as the beginning of the end of the war.