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Cuba was only 90 miles south of the U.S and American Diplomats encouraged president Franklin Pierce to buy the land. This is important because it piqued our interest in Cuba which led to the fight to get them. -
Spain wasn’t treating Cuba right, they were raising taxes and not representing them. This resulted in the “Ten Years’ War”. This was important because it made Cuba want to depart from spain. -
Anit-Spain Cubans were still wanting to depart from Spain, so they planned a second war to fight for their freedom. Spain put a high tax on trade between Cuba and the U.S.This split the U.S. some wanted to help Spain others wanted to protect Cuba. This was important because it was a big step in America wanting to get involved. -
Spain was getting fed up with Cuba's actions, so they sent Weyer there. While he was there he would go to rural populations, herd them, and put them in concentration camps so they couldn't help. This killed thousands of Cubans from hunger and diseases. This is important because it made America upset with Spain's actions. -
The actions of Weyer wanted to be spread across the U.S. William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzers were fighting to see who could sell more newspapers. They would exaggerate what Weyer was actually doing to promote their paper. This is important because it deepened Americans sympathy for Cuban people because they thought they were getting treated worse than they actually were. -
The President was upset about the letter and sent troops to Cuba to protect American land and bring American citizens home. The ship blew up on the way back to America killing many men, on one knew what the cause of this was until it was released that the Spanish had blown up the ship. Hearst offered $50,000 to whoever found the Spanish man who did this. This was important because it was kind of the first “act” Spain did to actually harm the U.S. -
President McKinley was in office and wasn’t for war with Spain. The Spanish Mister was upset he wasn’t giving in to starting a War. He wrote a letter bashing the President. This letter got in the hands of the Cubans and they spread it to the U.S. and newspapers. This is important because it made Americans and the President even more upset with Spain, their anger resulting in one step closer to war. -
Even though the US was inexperienced and didn’t have the people or items they needed they still invaded Cuba. This was important because it was the first time the US went to Cuba to fight for the land. -
After the letter and the yellow press, the Americans were fed up, which eventually led to President McKinley asking Congress to authorize war. Congress agreed and the U.S. went to war with Spain. This is important because it was the start of the Spanish-American war. -
It was the start of the war in the Caribbean. They sealed up the Spanish fleet in the harbor of Santiago De Chile. This is important because it showed the Spanish that we did have a chance at winning the war. -
The U.S. invaded the Philippines, a Spanish colony, Commander George Dewey told the soldiers to fire. They conquered the Spanish very fast and were able to land in the Philippines. This was important because it was the first attack of the war and the U.S. won. -
It was the first battle in Cuba, it was the second. The first part of the battle happened on Kettle Hill, the rough riders and two regiments, won the battle. That led to them attacking San Juan hill. This was important because it was the first battle in Cuba. -
The Spanish Fleet was trying to leave Cuba, they met the American blockade. This led to a naval battle. The Americans beat the Spanish Fleet, and this led to them invading Cuba. This is important because it showed Americans' dominance, and led them to invade Cuba. -
The confidence the destruction of the Spanish fleet led them to invade Puerto Rico. No shots were fired and the Spanish surrendered and agreed to give Puerto Rico to the U.S. This is important because it showed that the U.S. wasn't going into war with intention of only freeing Cuba. -
It was a ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Spain ending the ¨Splendid little War¨. They came to an agreement to stop fighting the war. The war had only lasted 15 weeks. This is important because it was what stopped the fighting. -
Spain gave up the Philippines as a result of the Spanish-American war. They sold it to the U.S. for 20 million dollars. This is important because it gave the U.S. the Philippines and also showed that the U.S. didn´t just want to free Cuba going into the War. -
The treaty between Spain and the U.S. freed Cuba and gave Guam and Puerto Rico to the U.S. They also sold the Philippines to the U.S. for 20 million dollars. This was important because it officially ended the War and started the U.S empire.