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United States attempts to purchase Cuba
The attempt purchase Cuba was the beginning many things. When the U.S. sent an offer for Cuba and when Spain received it offer the utterly refuse to sell Cuba to America. Spain had said that “We’d rather see Cuba sunk in the ocean.” This interest in Cuba lead to war between Spain and America over Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico,and the Philippines. -
Cuba's First Fight for Independence
The first revolution attempt by Cuba failed. They did accomplish to abolish slavery in Cuba. After they had freed the slaves the United States invested millions into the sugarcane industry. With the sugarcane market gaining so much money the United States found even more interest into Cuba. -
José Martí Leads The Cuba's 2nd Revolutionary War
José Martí was a Cuban Patriot, he is a national hero. Under his leadership the Cubans were using guerrilla war tactics against American Sugar Mills. He was counting on America to back a free Cuba which Martí and his men fought for. The businessmen who owned the plantations said that the United States should side with Spain in killing the rebels. The other side of the American public said to side with the rebels since Martí resembles American hero Patrick Henry. -
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The Yellow Press begins to shape American public Opinon with respect to Cuba's Civil War
Yellow press is when a writer takes a story and exaggerates it majorly. Lead by William Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer for “The New York Journal” and “New York World” took stories from James Creelman, known in their writing as “Butcher”. With Weyler already fueling the Americans to intervene, this style of writing with accounts of poisoned wells and children being thrown to sharks the american public starting siding with the rebels. Showing when pictures are sent back to the United States even more -
Valeriano Weyler is sent Cuba
Weyler was sent to Cuba by Spain because Arsenio Martínez Campos failed against the students. He is a Spanish General sent to bring order to the rebellious island of Cuba. His plan to restore order was by herding the whole rural population and turning them into concentration camps. With these rebels in camps the civilians were present to aid the rebels. Estimated at 300,000 Cubans, disease and hunger killed thousands in the camps. This was another reason for the United States to fight a war with -
The USS Maine was Obliterated
Spanish attack the USS Maine and blew it up. The Maine was supposed to go home two days after the explosion. The ship was to return to New Orleans for martí gras with a flag to celebrate. 260 out of 374 people on the USS Maine were killed. This event is important becasue, it lead americans to think the spanish made it explod and prevoked the american citizens. -
American forces Invade Cuba
The US uses 17,000 men all on feet because the horses didn’t arrive on time. The first major battle was the San Juan. Before the American’s ran off they yelled “Remember the Maine!” There were two places that the war took place the philippines and the caribbean. -
The battle of San Juan and Kettle Hill
The US uses 17,000 men all on feet because the horses didn’t arrive on time. The first major battle was the San Juan. Before the American’s ran off they yelled “Remember the Maine!” There were two places that the war took place the philippines and the caribbean. -
United States declare war on Spain
A short war that started our way to world power. It lasted three months and the Americans won the war. The U.S. won the philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam. This war started conflict with Japan and the bombing of Pearl Harbor! -
U.S Forces attack on Manilla Bay
The United States attacked the Philippines instead of what the Spanish thought was going to be on Cuba. This attack was the opening engagement to the Spanish American War. The most decisive naval battles in history and it ended Spanish rule in the Philippines. -
The Battles for San Juan Hill and Keattle Hill
This fight was the bloodiest and the most famous battle of the war. It was the greatest victory of the Rough Riders, although the press skipped over buffalo soldiers and the 10th cavalry . It lasted only a few hours. It was the turning point of the war because of the height advantage. -
The Spanish Fleet is Destroyed by the American Navy
The destruction of the Spanish Fleet began with the attack on Kettle Hill. The victory cleared an attack for an attack on San Juan Hill. Two days after that, the Spanish fleet tried to escape the American Blockade of the harbor at Santiago. There was then a naval battle that followed along the Cuban coast which ended in the destruction of the Spanish Fleet. -
The Naval blockade of Cuba
It was a blockade to stop the Spanish navy from going to or leaving Cuba. The naval blockade allowed the american forces to have any reinforcement as needed. Knowing that the navy had blocked off the Spanish the morale of troops to go up. With Spanish supplies running low troops wondering how long could they hold out. -
The capture of Puetro Rico
The United States attacked the Philippines instead of what the Only seven people were killed to take over Puerto Rico because the Spanish naval fleet was destroyed. 3,300 soldiers went to Puerto Rico to take it over it took them 4 days to get there from Guantánamo, Cuba. The Philippine revolutionary Emilio Aguinaldo turned from fighting Spain to resisting America. Later after the Treaty of Paris was signed Puerto Rico was part of the United States. -
The Spanish surrender the Philippines
When the Philippines were taken over by the rebels and American soldiers all was well in that part of the world. When the war was over the Philippines were sold to America for the americans to do with it as they pleased. Some felt as if we should annex the land, with that came people who thought that the filipinos would challenge for jobs in America. The final result was for the government to christianise the nation and educate the natives of the land. -
An Armistice is signed between Spain and the U.S
The United States and Spain signed a armistice. A cease-fire agreement that only lasts for a period of time. This lead to the U.S and Spain signing the Treaty of Paris. After that the United States bought Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Guam for $20 million dollars. -
The Publication of the De Lome Letter
A letter written by Enrique de Lôme for the New York Journal. The letter was taking offense towards President McKinley calling him “weak” and “a bidder for the admiration of the crowd”. This had gone to far for both the Spanish and United States governments. The Spanish government said an apology to the United States and fired the writer of it. Now tension with the United States and Spain rising war is bound to happen. -
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was the end to the Spanish American War, in which the Americans had won. In this treaty Spain had given up Guam and Puerto Rico to the United States and sold the The Treaty of Paris was the end to the Spanish American War, in which the Americans had won. In this treaty Spain had given up Guam and Puerto Rico to the United States and sold the Philippines to the United States for 20 million dollars. Also stated in the treaty that Cuba would be freed from Spanish control and wou
