-
This event is when America had wanted to buy Cuba for their sugar tariff, this is important because it would've allowed America to imperialize more land and be able to sell and produce more suagrs. -
This was the first war Cuba had started against Spain because they wanted freedom, this is important because it marks when the U.S. had started noticing Cuba but wasn't initially interested in it.
-
The Yellow Press was a newspaper company that was pushing the public's opinion about Cuba and Spain. This is what started making the public that pushing for war.
-
The US were looking to do a blockade because the coast of Cuba was under protected and they couldn't defend themselves, this is important because it shows that the US wanted to protect them, even if it was for the sugar.
-
Weyler was sent to Cuba to help calm everything down, so he ended up putting all of the Cuban people in towns in 'Concentration Camps', anyone on the outside were considered enemies. This is important because it was one of the first US tactics to help Cuba. -
This letter was sent to President McKinley and it made it look like to the public that he was a weak leader. This is important because it caused the American people to start rooting for war. -
The yellow press had claimed that the Spanish were the ones to sink the USS Maine, this is one of the big events that had caused America to engage in war with the Spanish. -
This marks the point when the USA stepped in the Cuban war for independence, this is important because this is when the US starts getting interest in Cuba.
-
This was an event following the sinking of the USS Maine, this is important because it marked the turn of the century. -
U.S. Commander George Dewey was ordered to capture and destroy the Spanish fleet, the Americans had one. This is important because it was a major battle the Americans had one. -
This was a battle between the Spanish and the Americans, the Americans had won. This is important because it was one of the major battles that led to Americas victory. -
This was a battle in Cuba that the Americans had won, this is important because it shows the world that America was going to win. -
This lead to the Spanish surrendering to the Americans, this is important because this is wht lead up to the treaty of Paris. a -
The Philippines is where The Americans won the Spanish-American war, this is important because it was a turning point in the war. -
During the Spanish-American war the Americans captured Puerto Rico as part of the war to gain more land, this is important because they used it as a land and sea military operation. -
This was a peace agreement between Spain and the Untied States over Cuba, this is important because this ended that Spanish American war. -
Cuba wanted to be free from Spain so they started a second war knowing that America would fight with them, this is important because this is when America became interested in Cuba and wanted them.