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Being just 90 miles of the coast of Florida, many believed that Cuba should belong to America.
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When the first Cuban revolution ocurred many Americans felt sympathy for the Cubans
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American businessmen started investing large amounts of money in cuban sugar fields.This cauesd the price of sugar in America to drop.
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Cuban rebels destroyed U.S property knowing the U.S would be forced to get involved in Cuba
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Reporters say the Spanish are to blame for many atrocities commited against Cubans. They used yellow journalism to enrage readers.
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Spanish minister's supposedly private letter that badmouthed President McKinley but was stolen and published by the New York Journal.
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The USS Maine that was docked at Havana harbor mysteriously exploded leading the newspapers to quickly blame the Spanish.
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President McKinley orders blockade of Cuba effectivly trapping the Spanish fleet in the Harbor of Santiago de Cuba.
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George Dewey gave orders to open fire on the Spanish fleet at Manila, the capital of the Philippines. The fleet was destroyed within hours.
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Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders stormed and captured San Juan Hill to help surround the City of Santiago.
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General Nelson A. Miles recieves orders to land his troops in Puerto Rico. He landed unapposed at Guanica and took control of Puerto Rico.
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The Treaty of Paris was signed in 1898 signifide the end of the Spanish American War.
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During the peace talks at Paris, the U.S. purchased the Philippines from Spain for $20 million.
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In the 1898 peace talks the U.S. also aquired Guam as part of the Treaty of Paris
