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America and Cuba
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U.S. recommended to buy Cuba
Why? It is only 90 miles from America (Florida) It was also to build our secret empire. It also contained some high value products that you don't find in every day America, like sugar cane. -
Helped Cuba rebel against Spain
Spain was trying to take over Cuba, who wanted to be an independent nation. We decided there was a need to go and help them become free as we felt terrible for them as Spain was just doing everything wrong from the way we saw it. -
Invest in sugar plantations
When Cuba advertised about what great and abundant sugar they could grow their, the United States jumped on it and American capitalists invested in numerous plantations full of sugar cane. -
Cuba Libre!
José Martí was an activist in Cuba in hopes to get rid of the terrible power of the Spanish government that did not make Cuba function properly, but rather tore Cuba apart in the minds of many people. His meticulous plan to throw over Spain was seen by the U.S., and made us more intersted in helping Cuba. -
General Weyler puts Cubans in concentration camps
This made people really mad. We had to do something. Cuba doesn't deserve this. It's one thing to be desperate enough for Cuba to just stay there and torture them by your presence, but to put Cubans in concentration camps so they cant do anything about what is going on is just completely outrageous! What is the point of staying there??? -
The De Lôme letter
This letter, was intercepted in the mail as a threat to our country. It criticized Mckinley of his involvement in the Spain-Cuba trifle. It was definitely not a small little trifle, though. This flamed America, making us consider war with Spain, as it seemed very likely the only way to make this problem dissapear. -
U.S.S Maine explodes
This event put us over the top - We knew it was Spain because there was no reason for anyone else to do anything like that. America was outraged. This needed to end immediatly. -
U.S. declares war
With the explosion of the U.S.S Maine, and the Yellow Press leading us to think Spain set out to do that, We felt that there was no other choice but to declare war. On the 11th, William Mckinley asked congress for authority to use naval force against Spain. About a week later, the U.S. Navy was given the go-ahead to attack Spain -
First Battle
The first battle, although it seems would be in Cuba, was halfway around the world in the Philipines. This came as a suprise to the rest of the world, because it showed we wern't just going after Cuba, we were trampling down Spain to build our secret, or not so secret, empire. -
Rough Riders attack Santiago
Near Santiago, the first part of the battle took place on Kettle Hill, which featured a dramatic uphill charge by the Rough Riders and 2 African-American regiments-the 9th and 10th cavalries. This victory made way for us to attack nearby San Juan Hill which we strategically planned and won. -
U.S. invades Puerto Rico
2 days after San Juan Hill, the Spanish attempted to escape the American blockade of the harbor ant Santiago. The American Navy diminished them and went on to invade Puerto Rico. -
Cease fire agreement
The United States and Spain signed an armistice, a cease fire agreement. The Spanish-American War only lasted about 16 weeks, because it was made obvious that we were completely overpowering them, robo dominating them. -
Signatures on Treaty of Paris
The United States and Spain met in Paris to agree and sign a treaty. At the peace talks, Spain freed Cuba and turned Guam and Puerto Rico over to the U.S. We also bought the Philipines for 20 million dollars. -
Annexation of Cuba, Guam and Puerto Rico
With the Treaty of Paris, we gained Cuba Guam and Puerto Rico and bought the Philipines. Even though we neglect to say it, this IS building an empire, their is no way around it.
