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Diplomats ask and recommmed to President Franklin that America should buy Cuba from Spain. Spain told them that they should rather see Cuba sink into the Ocean. But the U.S.A. still had interest in Cuba.
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In 1886, the Cubans forced Spain to abolished slavery. Seeing this, America started planting sugar plantions and started trading with Cuba.
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After Spain abolished slavery, America interest in Cuba started to generate. Many American business owners start to develope sugar plantation in which made America more instead in Cuba.
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Alfred Thayer Mahan wrote a book called The Influence of Sea Power upon History: 1660-1783. This book encouraged America to build a Modern Steam Powered Navy, take Hawaii in the Pacific, take the islands in the Carribean, and dig a canal acrossed the Panama.
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Valeriano Weyler wanted to herd the entire rural population of central and western cuba in barbedwire concetration camps. Civilians could not give aid to rebels. 300,000 cubans filled the camps. Thousands died of hunger and disease.
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On the 9th of Febuary, 1898 the De Lôme Letter was published in the New York Journal. The letter was written by Enrique Dupuy de Lôme. He wrote how stupid the president was and this made the Americans angry.
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At 9:40 pm on February 15, 1898, the USS Maine exploded that killed more than 250 men. Many people blamed this event on the Spanish.
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The US fleet with 11,000 marines landed in the Philipines and completely destroyed the Spanish Navy within hours in Manila. This was the first battle against Spain.
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This battle was the most famous and the most bloodest in the whole war. It was fought on San Juan Hill in Cuba. And it include 'Rough Rider' that also included Teddy Roosevelt. The U.S. won the battle.
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It began when the Spanish fleet tried to escape from the American blockade of the Habor of Santiago. That is when the battle started which resulted in the end of the Spanish fleet.
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America and Spain signed the cease fire agreement.
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Spain and America had peace talks on the treaty. Spain freed Cuba. Spain gave Guam and Puerto Rico to American. And sold the Philippines to the U.S for $20,000,000. Arguments started in America if these territories should be annexed, but a the arguments stopped when it was signed.
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In Febrary, a rebellion rose up in the Filipino people. They were led by Emilo Aguinaldo who thought that America will give them independence until he looked at the treaty terms.
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In 1900, congress passed the Foraker Act that ended military rule. It then gave them the right for civil rule in which the citzens govern the territory.
