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The Cubans revolted against the Spanish government because they felt that certain tariffs were unfair to them. They began to sabotage and destroy plantations run by the Spanish. -
Yellow journalism was a style of newspaper reporting that emphasized sensationalism over facts. During its heyday in the late 19th century, it was one of many factors that helped push the United States and Spain into war in Cuba and the Philippines, leading to the acquisition of overseas territory by the United States. -
The Spanish sent the famous General Weyler, known as the butcher, to put a stop to the revolt. The Butcher lived up to his name and ran concentration camps, also imprisoning a large part of the population. The Cuban revoltists/prisoners died quickly, due to the unsanitary and harsh conditions at the camps. -
The new spanish government decides to recall Weyler and reverse the policy concerning the concentration camps. Spain failed to keep their promises about reforming the government which led to an outbreak of riots at Havana, the capital of Havana. -
In Lome’s letter he is criticizing president Mckinley by calling him weak and going with the crowd. Because of Hearst’s publication of the letter the media began to support the war with Spain fighting for independence. -
Armistice negotiations conducted in Washington ended with the signing of a protocol on August 12, 1898. Besides ending hostilities, this agreement pledged Spain to surrender all authority over Cuba and to cede Puerto Rico and an unnamed island in the Ladrones (Mariana Islands) to the United States. -
The United States had deployed the USS Maine and while it was making a friendly visit in the Cuban harbor near Havana it unexpectedly blew up. Killing over half of the crew, this incident incited the United State’s passion against Spain eventually leading to the start of the Spanish-American War. -
Because of the media pushing in favor of the war with the Spanish, McKinley found it impossible to resist and requested a declaration of War from the Senate. He listed multiple concerns but his main reason was to support the Cuban independence movement. -
Following the sinking of the USS Maine and a request from President McKinley, the United States declared war on the Spanish. Fighting between the United States and the Spanish began not even a week later. -
The American Navy’s victory over the Spanish at the Battle of Santiago marked the end of the centuries-long rule that the Spanish had in the western hemisphere. 1800 Spaniards were killed, with all of their ships beach either burning or sinking. While the United States only had one soldier and sailor injured. -
On December 10, 1898, the Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the Spanish-American War. Most of the countries addressed by the treaty had been fighting for their freedom from Spain for decades. -
The Platt Amendment's conditions prohibited the Cuban Government from entering into any international treaty that would compromise Cuban independence or allow foreign powers to use the island for military purposes. In short, this amendment helped protect Cuba’s independence.