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U.S. attempt to purchase Cuba
Diplomats recommended that President Franklin Pierce buy Cuba from Spain. Spain very meanly responded saying “They would rather see Cuba sunk in the ocean”. Although America still kept its interest in Cuba. Then America invested millions of dollars in large sugar cane plantations on Cuba. -
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Cuba’s First War for Independence
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Jose Marti led Cuba’s second war for independence
Raised money and wanted to reshape Cuba by liberation, says that black and whites have come together, Killed in HIS first battle, Gomez took over and said that Americans with a sugar farm/company. -
Valeriano Weyler was sent to Cuba by Spain
Pictured as an inhuman man because he was the exterminator of men because he created the concentration camps -
The Yellow Press began to shape American Public opinion with respect to Cuba’s Civil War
Hurst played the Cuba story the way he wanted to, to make the public more trustful on the paper, introduced because of the concentration camps,
would be shot because they were traders, -
Publication of the De Lome Letter
A letter from the Spanish Minister to the United States. A Cuban rebel took the letter an gave it to a newspaper company. The newspaper company then exposed the letter. The letter talked bad about the US president. -
The explosion of the USS Maine
President McKinley sent a ship in the case that American citizens are in danger they have a way to escape. In the Havanna Harbor, the ship exploded that we later found out it could have been an underwater mine. It is still a mystery to this day of who caused it. -
Naval Blockade of Cuba
Admiral William T. Sampson sealed up the Spanish fleet in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba, which is when the hostilities started. -
U.S Declares war on Spain
McKinney didn’t want a war but TR is better and he wanted the war because his generation hadn't been through a war yet, Congress gave money just in case, used to toughen the Navy, -
The U.S. Attack on Manila Bay
The United States invaded the Philippines because the government knew that the Spanish thought that the United States would just invade Cuba. Then Dewey gave the command to open fire on the Spanish fleet then took control of the Philipines. -
The battle for San Juan Hil
The Rough Riders and two African-American regiments (the 9th and 10th Cavalries) claimed victory on the battle in San Juan Hill. Even though TR and his units played a minor role, the US newspapers call him the hero of San Juan Hill. -
The U.S. Invades Cuba
They started with a battle they were not ready for at San Juan. They were lead into a trap. The rough riders and TR then attacked Kettle hill and successfully won and made the Spaniard's retreat. -
Destruction of the Spanish fleet in Cuba
Admiral Pascual Cervera, a Spanish naval officer with high positions in the Spanish navy lead the American fleet into the destroy the Spanish fleet. -
Spanish surrenders the Philippines
Spain ruled since 1500’s had sugar, hemp, and vanilla, collected taxes and if disagreed they would be put to death or a dungeon, Locals were going to fight for freedom and Spanish asked for freedom -
Armistice is signed between the U.S. and Spain
The US and Spain signed an armistice, a cease-fire agreegrant, which ended the war. The war only lasted 15 weeks. -
Treaty of Paris of 1898
Admiral Pascual Cervera, a Spanish naval officer with high positions in the Spanish navy -
Capture of Puerto Rico
In July 1898, the U.S. invaded Puerto Rico, which was one of Spain’s principal possesions. By August, the United States has secured Puerto Rico. When the armistice was signed, the island was given to the U.S. on October 18th. In December, the Treaty of Paris was signed and the war was ended, along with the U.S. gaining full control over Puerto Rico.
